safe_asterisk(8) [debian man page]
SAFE_ASTERISK(8) Linux Programmer's Manual SAFE_ASTERISK(8) NAME
safe_asterisk -- A wrapper to run the asterisk executable in a loop SYNOPSIS
safe_asterisk [ asterisk_params ] DESCRIPTION
safe_asterisk is a script that runs asterisk in a loop, which can be useful if you fear asterisk may crash. The script does not run in the background like a standard service. Rather, it runs in its own linux virtual console (9, by default). It also uses the option '-c' of asterisk(8) to avoid detaching asterisk from that terminal. safe_asterisk also runs asterisk with unlimited core file size, and thus asterisk will dump core in case of a crash. To get a "picture" of console 9, from another terminal (e.g: from a remote shell session) you can use: screendump 9 The init script of the Debian package should be able to run safe_asterisk as the asterisk service, if so configured. See coments in /etc/default/asterisk FILES
/tmp safe_asterisk runs in that directory, rather than in / as usual. /tmp/core If core files were generated there, they may be /etc/asterisk/startup.d Files in this directory will be 'source'd by the safe_asterisk script before it starts Asterisk proper, allowing them to set addi- tional environment variables or run any other steps that are needed for your system. BUGS
While showing the output on a console is useful, using screen(1) as the terminal may be better. The script does not read configuration from standard location under /etc It uses fixed locations under /tmp , and thus may be exposed to a symlink attacks. SEE ALSO
asterisk(8), screendump(9) AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this docu- ment under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2. Asterisk Jun 30th, 2005 SAFE_ASTERISK(8)
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AUTOSUPPORT(8) Linux Programmer's Manual AUTOSUPPORT(8) NAME
autosupport -- interactive script to provide Digium[tm]'s support with information SYNOPSIS
autosupport [OPTION] [prefix] DESCRIPTION
autosupport is a script that is normally run by a user contacting Digium's Technical Support to automate gathering support information. It will probe the system for some run-time and system information, and generate a backup of Asterisk related configuration. An optional param- eter for a prefix may be specified which is typically used to specify a Digium Technical Support Ticket ID. The script requires root privileges to run, and writes all output in the home directory of the user running the script. For the purposes of this document, this will be referred to as /root/ henceforth. The system information is written to /root/digiuminfo.txt and the backup of configuration (and the system information file) are written to a tarball in /root/ with a base name of digium-info. A Date Stamp will be appended, and if specified the optional parameter will be a pre- fix. The tarball at least is expected to be attached to a support ticket with Digium. OPTIONS
Arguments: prefix Used to prefix the file names. Typically a Digium Technical Support Ticket ID Options: -n, --non-interactive Run without requiring user input -h, --help Show help about options FILES
/root/digiuminfo.txt /root/digium-info_YYYYMMDD.tar.gz SEE ALSO
asterisk(8) AUTHOR
autosupport was written by John Bigelow <support@digium.com> in conjunction with Charles Moye and Trey Blancher. This manual page was writ- ten by Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> and updated by Charles Moye. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2. autosupport Dec 14th, 2011 AUTOSUPPORT(8)