[asterisk-users] Force a new user to configure Comedian mail?

[Mark Michelson]

Jeremy Wadhams wrote:
> In Asterisk 1.4, is there any way to "force" new users to configure 
> their mailbox?  I'm thinking a simple IVR that holds a user's hand 
> through changing their PIN, recording their name, and setting up one 
> or both greetings, the very first time they use the account.
You can use the forcename and forcegreetings settings to get this 
behavior. The way to let the voicemail system know the user is a new 
user is to to set the mailbox number and password the same for that 
user. If you do this, then the first time the person calls 
VoiceMailMain(), they will be walked through the process of changing 
their PIN, recording their name, and their greetings.

Mark Michelson