I am using Asterisk 20.8.1 and trying to put an .call file in /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing to initiate a call, but asterisk is not processing the .call file and nothing shows in the asterisk -rvvv log information. this is the settings.
PBX Core settings
-----------------
Version: 20.8.1
ABI related Build Options: DEBUG_THREADS, OPTIONAL_API, BUSYDETECT_TONEONLY, BUSYDETECT_DEBUG
All Build Options: DEBUG_THREADS, BUILD_NATIVE, OPTIONAL_API, BUSYDETECT_TONEONLY, BUSYDETECT_DEBUG
Maximum calls: Not set
Maximum open file handles: 88803
Root console verbosity: 3
Current console verbosity: 0
Debug level: 0
Trace level: 0
Dump core on crash: Yes
Core dump file: |/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump %P %u %g %s %t %c %h %e
Maximum load average: 0.000000
Minimum free memory: 0 MB
Startup time: 23:28:50
Last reload time: 23:28:50
System: Linux/4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10.x86_64 built by root on x86_64 2024-06-24 09:18:55 UTC
System name:
Entity ID: 08:00:27:39:32:8a
PBX UUID: 783a6c90-9fd8-44dd-a645-d347e47f2c3b
Default language: en
Language prefix: Enabled
User name and group: asterisk/asterisk
Running directory: /tmp
Executable includes: Disabled
Transcode via SLIN: Enabled
Transmit silence during rec: Disabled
Generic PLC: Enabled
Generic PLC on equal codecs: Disabled
Hide Msg Chan AMI events: Disabled
Sounds search custom dir: Disabled
Min DTMF duration:: 80
Cache media frames: Enabled
RTP use dynamic payloads: 1
RTP dynamic payload types: 35-63,96-127
* Subsystems
-------------
Manager (AMI): Disabled
Web Manager (AMI/HTTP): Disabled
Call data records: Enabled
Realtime Architecture (ARA): Disabled
* Directories
-------------
Configuration file: /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
Configuration directory: /etc/asterisk
Module directory: /usr/lib64/asterisk/modules
Spool directory: /var/spool/asterisk/
Log directory: /var/log/asterisk
Run/Sockets directory: /var/run/asterisk
PID file: /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.pid
VarLib directory: /var/lib/asterisk
Data directory: /var/lib/asterisk
ASTDB: /var/lib/asterisk/astdb
IAX2 Keys directory: /var/lib/asterisk/keys
AGI Scripts directory: /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin
I have tried to put a .call file that is not properly formated to see if there will be any error message, but nothing shows.
I also tried to change the Spool directory to /var/spool/asterisk/outing, change the file permission and owner to rwxr-xr-x and asterisk.
So far none of them works