[Asterisk-Users] Re: initiate call with asterisk -> authentication error telnetting to Manager API

[Tony Mountifield]

In article <20050905135923.GA13407 at fruitcom.com>, Eric <es at fruitcom.com> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have the following error in the logs when trying to login to
> the Manager API:
> 
>  ... tried to authenticate with non-existant user 'admin'
> 
> =============  managet.conf is ======= 

I assume you mean manager.conf :-)

> ; Asterisk Call Management support
> ;
> [general]
> enabled = yes
> port = 5038
> bindaddr = 0.0.0.0

You need to change this:
> ;[mark]
> user=admin

to this:
[admin]

> secret=secret
> ;deny=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
> permit=127.0.0.1/255.255.255.0
> 
> read = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user
> write = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user
> ======================================

The user name goes in the brackets, not after a "user=".

Cheers
Tony
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