A quick backup assumes root. use sudo if/where needed.

cd /etc/asterisk

mkdir bk

cp *.* /etc/asterisk/bk

Now copies of all the files are there in /etc/asterisk/bk

look to make sure your files are there beforehand.

to copy back

cp /etc/asterisk/bk/*.* /etc/asterisk

I am assuming you are not doing a upgrade method that is destructive to the data on the whole HDD.

Best to copy your .conf files off disk somewhere beforehand.

Using a GUI program like winscp makes this much easier and faster.

But suggest you also look-up for online linux how-to's for file manipulation.

...mike/kb8jnm

I have heard that I need to backup /etc/asterisk, run the update, and restore /etc/asterisk. Is this restoring by copying the backed-up /etc/asterisk over the top of the updated /etc/asterisk? 

While it probably seems trivial to you veterans, some of us are not that comfortable with Linux. I would rather ask than spend hours at a remote site trying to figure out bad-result ripples.

Thanks,

Duane   KA1LM  42996

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