Bug#379285: Incorrect location for asterisk.pid and asterisk.ctl

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 04:41:55PM +0100, Tony Hoyle wrote:
> Package: asterisk
> Version: 1:1.2.7.1.dfsg-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> In the default configuration asterisk runs as an unprivileged user, but
> the binary tries to create and use /var/run/asterisk.pid and 
> /var/run/asterisk.ctl and fails (without the .ctl the -r function will 
> not work).  
> 
> There is a /var/run/asterisk directory presumably setup for this purpose 
> but it's not trying to use it.
> 
> The only fix currently is to run asterisk as root, which is not ideal.

The directory for the pid file is set in /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf ,
in the section [directories], value 'astrundir'

What do you have there?

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