[App_rpt-users] Rx disable command

[Steve Passmore]

Please send me the scripts.  That will save some time,  Thanks.

For some reason I was under the impression that usbradio.conf settings 
could only be changed by restarting Asterisk so I had ignored that approach.

Steve

On 6/15/2011 11:22, Bryan D. Boyle wrote:
> On 6/15/11 9:54 AM, Bryan D. Boyle wrote:
>> On 6/15/11 7:34 AM, Tony KT9AC wrote:
>>> Too bad you can't just switch the input PL required during those times.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'll give it a try...thinking this would be a quick and dirty way of 
>> accomplishing it...???
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
> Gave it a try (why not...little downtime here at the office...
>
> Created a script called nodenumberlid.sh (where nodenumber is the 
> numeric representation of the node in question), put it in my scripts 
> directory (which I have in /etc/asterisk to aggregate my various 
> 'stuff') that copies a usbradiolid.conf over the running 
> usbradio.conf, sleeps for 3 seconds (lets things calm down...), then 
> issues an rasterisk -rx "reload" command.  Does very nicely in 
> changing the ctcss for the receive to something other than the 
> published.  (also wrote the reverse script to copy the original 
> usbradionorm.conf back...don't want to screw up things...;)  Yeah, 
> more files to keep track of, but, I'm thinking at this level, things 
> don't change too much.
>
> Put it in a long 
> XXXXXXXX=cmd,/etc/asterisk/scripts/nodenumber[lid|norm] function 
> command in rpt.conf, reloaded, and over the iax connection, it makes 
> the changes, reloads in both directions...seems to work just fine.  
> Well, at least the execution and file changes ok...will check when I 
> get home to see if it actually changes over the RF side of the 
> equation...how's that?
>
> Why don't I have the lid script backup the running script?  Well..if 
> you issue the lid script twice in a row...you'll end up with the 
> changed ctcss-containing file being copied back by the norm script 
> (which would be written to do so...); better to have a fixed config 
> file that doesn't get touched except to edit.  Now...if you want to 
> edit the running or standard config, just edit the usbradionorm.conf 
> file, then issue a nodenumbernorm function command...:)
>
> I can see this being used, rather than sed inline..which gives me a 
> shudder, but I know that's how some like to do it...and not making a 
> judgment, just stating my preference.  But, it is eminently doable 
> (and the index card with the list of function commands I can execute 
> from the DTMF pad is getting longer...sigh...)
>
> Scripts available, if anyone wants to see how I did it...simple 4 
> lines...
>