Index: configs/phoneprov.conf.sample
===================================================================
--- configs/phoneprov.conf.sample	(revision 310330)
+++ configs/phoneprov.conf.sample	(working copy)
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@
 ;   TIMEZONE
 
 [polycom]
-staticdir => configs/ ; Sub directory of AST_DATA_DIR/phoneprov that static files reside
-                      ; in. This allows a request to /phoneprov/sip.cfg to pull the file
-                      ; from /phoneprov/configs/sip.cfg
+staticdir => configs/ ; Directory that static files reside in.  The path
+                      ; specified can be either an absolute path (starts
+                      ; with '/'), or a relative path; relative paths are
+                      ; interpreted as being relative to the 'astdatadir'
+                      ; in asterisk.conf which defaults to /var/lib/asterisk.
+                      ; The example allows a request to /phoneprov/sip.cfg to
+                      ; pull from AST_DATA_DIR/phoneprov/configs/sip.cfg
 mime_type => text/xml ; Default mime type to use if one isn't specified or the
                       ; extension isn't recognized
 static_file => bootrom.ld,application/octet-stream ; Static files the phone will download
@@ -126,10 +130,15 @@
 static_file => SoundPointIPLocalization/Dutch_Netherlands/SoundPointIP-dictionary.xml
 static_file => SoundPointIPLocalization/Korean_Korea/SoundPointIP-dictionary.xml
 
-${MAC}.cfg => 000000000000.cfg               ; Dynamically generated files.
-${MAC}-phone.cfg => 000000000000-phone.cfg   ; (relative to AST_DATA_DIR/phoneprov)
-config/${MAC} => polycom.xml                 ; Dynamic Filename => template file
+; Dynamically generated files.
+;   FILENAME => TEMPLATE
+; The TEMPLATE path is relative to AST_DATA_DIR/phoneprov unless it's
+; absolute (starts with '/').
+${MAC}.cfg => 000000000000.cfg
+${MAC}-phone.cfg => 000000000000-phone.cfg
+config/${MAC} => polycom.xml
 ${MAC}-directory.xml => 000000000000-directory.xml
+
 setvar => CUSTOM_CONFIG=/var/lib/asterisk/phoneprov/configs/custom.cfg  ; Custom variable
 
 ;snom 300, 320, 360, 370, 820, 821, 870 support
Index: res/res_phoneprov.c
===================================================================
--- res/res_phoneprov.c	(revision 310330)
+++ res/res_phoneprov.c	(working copy)
@@ -422,7 +422,11 @@
 		goto out404;
 	}
 
-	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/phoneprov/%s", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR, route->file->template);
+	if (route->file->template[0] == '/') {
+		strncpy(path, route->file->template, sizeof(path));
+	} else {
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/phoneprov/%s", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR, route->file->template);
+	}
 
 	if (!route->user) { /* Static file */
 
@@ -1157,7 +1161,11 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/phoneprov/%s", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR, args.template);
+	if (args.template[0] == '/') {
+		strncpy(path, args.template, sizeof(path));
+	} else {
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/phoneprov/%s", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR, args.template);
+	}
 	filelen = load_file(path, &file);
 	if (filelen < 0) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Could not load file: %s (%d)\n", path, filelen);