Hello, I would like to write a macro to perform a shutdown of my server using a DTMF command. Basically I want to run a shell script from a function using a macro. Can someone point me to some documentation on how this can be accomplished? Thanks. On 3/9/2014 1:11 PM, Bob wrote:

Doug, Mike, Bryan... thanks all... need to read more about cron... each set, as well as the combined comments helped me tremendously. I copied them here so I can keep them together.

Thanks much!

Bob

kk6ecm

-----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Bryan D. Boyle Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:30 AM To: app_rpt mailing list Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt script execution

Read up on the 'cron' command.

Use asterisk to do what asterisk does (interface and manage the radios).

Use the operating system to do what operating systems do (download

files, manage network connections, disk I/O, etc.)

Write a shell script that downloads the file on a regular schedule and

save the mp3 or wav or whathaveyou file to disk (wget/curl is your friend).

Write a shell script to play the script, assign it to a dtmf command in

rpt.conf

use the schedule stanza inside asterisk to execute the dtmf command you

assigned to the shell script at the requisite time.

Again, use asterisk to do what aterisk does.

Use the OS to do what it's supposed to do.

Simplifies things immensely.

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*From:*hotmail_97fc649978f54bf0@live.com [mailto:hotmail_97fc649978f54bf0@live.com] *On Behalf Of *Doug Crompton *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:44 AM *To:* Bob *Cc:* app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org *Subject:* RE: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt script execution

Bob,

The easiest way to execute scripts that command app_rpt is outside of rpt.conf in this way....

Create a script and store it somewhere (example) -

#! /bin/bash /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27225 *7128190" sleep 10 /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27225 *7327133"

I call this script alaska_connect and it is in /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp Make sure it s executable - chmod 750 <filename>

Then create a cron job to tell when to execute it -

44 12 * * 1-6 /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp/alaska_connect

This says execute /etc/asterisk/wa3dsp/alaska_connect at 12:44 (PM the clock is 24 hour) on Monday through Saturday

Use crontab -e to edit cron or crontab -l to list what is there. Google cron or crontab to see cron options.

As you can see this has nothing to do with anything inside of rpt.conf Remove any scheduled jobs in rpt.conf especially if they conflict with doing it in this way externally.

The script can be any system command or anything you could do from the command prompt, download a file, reboot the system, send commands to app_rpt, restart asterisk, whatever.

*73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio*

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*From:*app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] *On Behalf Of *mike@midnighteng.com *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:48 AM *To:* app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] additional- app_rpt_script_execution

Some additional here bob...

I did not read you message properly the first time.

If you are not sure where your script is running from (like you installed something and do not understand how it works) , it is probably being executed from the system cron. /etc/crontab (do not edit this file with a "windows" based editor)

It is probably calling a script file that you will have to look in crontab to find what and where it is.

So if you are trying to change that to the app_rpt system sched/macro, you will need to remove it from crontab first.

Here is some info on using the app_rpt macro/sched

http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/143

http://themidnightengineer.com/category/ham-amateur-radio/app_rpt/macros-sch...

...mike/kb8jnm

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt_script_execution From: <mike@midnighteng.com <mailto:mike@midnighteng.com>> Date: Sun, March 09, 2014 12:25 pm To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org <mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org>

Bob,

Without knowing the exact nature, I can give some advice on this as I do run scripts from the app_rpt sched over the use of system cron and there are good and bad doing it that way.

But here is some guidance...

You can put the scripts in the /etc/asterisk folder (I use /etc/asterisk/scripts ) but you need to make sure you set file permissions to say 755 on the script file and be sure to call them specifically from their location or set a path to your directory.

Also note that any item you call in the script would have the same permission/path problem so do not assume you can run a file/command (as you would from "root" command line) without saying where it is with a path to it in the command line. And having the permissions set to run it.

If you are trying to keep security on files, you might run them as user: "asterisk".

Hope that is of some value...

...mike/kb8jnm

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt script execution From: "Bob" <kk6ecm@gmail.com <mailto:kk6ecm@gmail.com>> Date: Sun, March 09, 2014 12:08 pm To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org <mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org>>

I'm working on a node that downloads a file from the internet weekly, but the time seems to vary. I want to change this to a specific day and time each week, but cannot determine what is activating the script. The script is located in /etc/asterisk/. rpt.conf uses the file per its [schedule] stanza. I have two questions:

Does the server only load/execute files in /etc/asterisk each time asterisk is started?

How can I setup the system so it executes this script at a given time each week?

Thanks,

Bob

kk6ecm

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