[Asterisk-Users] FreePBX 2.1.0: Manually rewriting extensions_additional.conf

[Lachek Butalek]

Yes, I have learned my lesson and now know to add code to _custom
instead of _additional. I also realize I can manually update the MySQL
database. However, that does not solve my problem - FreePBX is
updating the MySQL database fine, and it appears as if all my changes
are sticking, until I actually look at the extensions_additional.conf
file and realize no changes have been committed at all. In fact, the
timestamp on the file hasn't even changed from when I made my manual
edit.

My question is, is there a way to forcibly tell FreePBX to dump all
its MySQL database configuration settings into the /etc/asterisk files
even if they have been manually modified? If FreePBX does this by
default (overwriting any custom changes to the _additional files) then
where might I start looking for the reason it's not doing it?

Thanks.

On 6/8/06, Tom Vile <tvile at baldwintechsolutions.com> wrote:
> you put custom code in the _custom.conf files not in the
> _addtional.conf files.  You can also add the changes directly to the
> Mysql database as well and they will be included in the
> _addtional.conf files.
>
> On 6/8/06, Lachek Butalek <lachek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Figuring I knew what I was doing (I didn't - surprise) I added a
> > totally unnecessary line in /etc/asterisk/extensions_additional.conf a
> > couple of days ago. Troubleshooting a dialing rule issue, I'm now
> > realizing that FreePBX is updating its database with the new settings
> > but is not rewriting/updating extensions_additional.conf with the
> > changes I'm making.
> >
> > I've tried renaming the file, changing its ownership, changing its
> > permissions, restarting the portal, all without any success. Web
> > resources on this issue claim the opposite problem - that custom
> > changes to extensions_additional.conf will be automatically rewritten
> > every time FreePBX/AMP is updated. If that was true, I'd be done -
> > unfortunately, it seems this is not the case.
> >
> > I really don't want to reinstall FreePBX and redo my entire
> > configuration again... :(
> >
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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