Look at the [/usr/sbin/]safe_asterisk script. It didn't serve my purposes, but "inspired" me to write a script that did. Basically, you create a process that creates the process that runs Asterisk so it can do something if Asterisk exits. -- Thanks in advance, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Edwards sedwards at sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000