[Asterisk-Users] how to run asterisk?

[Bayrouni]

Hello all
Can I run asterisk under normal user?
Or any other user than root?

If yes, are there any changes to do?

When I run asterisk under my username, I have some errors:
Parsing '/etc/asterisk/logger.conf': Found
Logger Warning: Unable to open log file 
'/var/log/asterisk/messages': Permission denied
Mar 1 10:41:42 ERROR[3140]: logger.c:609 init_logger: Unable 
to create event log: Permission denied.

Thank you
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Bayrouni