[Asterisk-Users] Voicemail Passwords

[beonice]

--- Jeff Heath <jheath1 at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 21:25, BJ Weschke wrote:
> >  voicemail.conf
> > 
> >  edit that file and issue a reload to change them.
> 
> I tried this, but I still can't get access to
> voicemail from one of the
> phones.  
> 
> This is a test system that I setup about a month
> ago.  Got busy and am
> just now getting back to it.  I have 2 SIP phones
> and the Asterisk
> server.  The default voicemail password is 1234 for
> both extensions.  I
> changed the password for one of them and (doh!)
> forgot/lost it.
> 
> Since this is a test system, I tried an experiment. 
> I went into the
> phone where I can get access to voicemail, and I
> manually changed the
> password from 1234 to 4567.  Then I issued a reload
> (the default
> passwords in voicemail.conf are 1234).  Then I
> accessed voicemail again,
> and the password is 4567 not 1234.

When you say manually, what do you mean? :) By editing
the voicemail.conf file? See below:

   --- snipped ---
> voicemail.conf
> 
> [general]
> format = wav49|gsm|wav
> serveremail = asterisk
> attach = yes
> maxmessage = 180
> maxgreet = 60
> skipms = 3000
> maxsilence = 10
> silencethreshold = 128
> maxlogins = 3
> 
> [default]
> 4009 => 1234,Jeff
> 4035 => 1234,Pam

 Right there in the [default] context is where you
would change 1234 to whatever else you want. :) Then,
even if you restart, you should have the new password.
You don't ever _need_ to remember the password. :)

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Maya



		
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