[Asterisk-Users] Set system time over the phone

[Peter Bowyer]

On Apr 5, 2005 12:45 AM, Mike Sander
<mike at corporatebankinginternational.com> wrote:
> I have installed Asterisk using the Ast at Home image for a client that is
> VoIP-a-phobic.
> 
> Hence the system cannot be connected to their LAN at all - don't ask why!
> 
> I have tested the clock at my installation lab, and all is fine, but they
> might want to set/check it.
> 
> I know there is the SayUnixTime command, and it works fine to say the time.
> 
> Is there a good dialplan command to test it? Best I've come across is
> System, but this exits non-zero. Any ideas?
> 
> exten 456,1,Background(Please-set-time-mmddhhmm)
> exten _.,1,System (date ${EXTEN})
> 
> If I dial 456 I get the message, so I type 04021305 (2nd April, 13:05).
> 
> On the console Asterisk reports the command Dial 04021305 exits non-zero.

You need 'Read' instead of 'Background'.

Peter

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