asterisk users - Jan 2008 - Asterisk and MRTG, a little help please...WORKING

On 1/28/08, JR Richardson <jmr.richardson at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > You need to take a step back and first test the script without using
> > MRTG.  Execute it like this:
> > # /opt/bin/asterisk-mrtg -h localhost -u XXX -p XXXX -1 SIP -2 Zap
> > 10
> > 10
> > 10
> > 10
> >
> > You should get 4 lines of numbers.   That respresents your SIP and Zap
> > channels.  Once you get past this step go back and plug it into your
> > MRTG config.
>
> I run the script without using mrtg but I don't get any reply:
>
> mrtg:# /var/mrtg/asterisk-mrtg -h [ipaddress] -u [user] -p [pass] -1 SIP -2
IAX2
> mrtg:#
>
> I can see the script log into the manager on the asterisk server, but
> doesn't return any figures.  i haven't modified anything in the
> script.  I'm wondering if the script is OK and maybe Asterisk manager
> is not setup correctly or asterisk is not returning proper value.
> Here is what I have configured in manager.conf:
>
> [general]
> enabled = yes
> port = 5038
> bindaddr = 0.0.0.0
>
> [user]
> secret = pass
> deny=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
> permit=[subnet of mrtg server]
> read = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user
>
I added
write = system,call,log,verbose,command,agent,user
to manager.conf and things started working.  I did not realize write
was needed for the script to poll and get a response.  no more errors
and I get the proper channel count.

Thanks.

JR
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JR Richardson
Engineering for the Masses