Index: contrib/init.d/rc.redhat.asterisk
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--- contrib/init.d/rc.redhat.asterisk	(revision 11311)
+++ contrib/init.d/rc.redhat.asterisk	(working copy)
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 #AST_USER="asterisk"
 #AST_GROUP="asterisk"
 
+# Use this option to specify a different location for the Asterisk configuration.
+#AST_CONFIG=/etc/asterisk
+
 RETVAL=0
 
 start() {
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@
 	if [ $AST_GROUP ] ; then
 		ASTARGS="`echo $ASTARGS` -G $AST_GROUP"
 	fi
+	if [ $AST_CONFIG ] ; then
+		ASTARGS="`echo $ASTARGS` -C $AST_CONFIG"
+	fi
 	daemon $DAEMON $ASTARGS
 	RETVAL=$?
 	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/asterisk