[asterisk-users] RFCFS - reload specified file

[Steve Edwards]

> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:59:43AM -0700, Steve Edwards wrote:

>> "Request For Comments on a Feature Suggestion" -- just wondering if 
>> others would find this useful.
>>
>> Frequently, when something really doesn't make sense, I like to bump up 
>> the console logging by editing logger.conf and changing
>>
>>          console = error
>>
>> to
>>
>>          console = debug,dtmf,error,event,info,notice,verbose,warning
>>
>> and entering
>>
>>          logger reload
>>
>> When done, I have to undo the changes.
>>
>> It occurs to me that being able to just enter:
>>
>>          logger reload maximum-verbosity.conf
>>
>> would be a useful feature and would be useful in many situations like 
>> "iax2 reload" or "extensions reload."
>>
>> Yays or nays?

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:

> Would the ability to temporarily change logging settings from the CLI do 
> the trick?

For the specific example of temporarily changing the logging level, yes.

I think a generic implementation would also be valuable when debugging 
dialplans or endpoint configurations.

Many years ago I wrote an Asterisk application that implemented an "edit" 
command so you could enter "edit extensions.conf" and when you exited the 
edit, the file would be automagically reloaded. Unfortunately I had to 
drop it when the client's interest waned.

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