diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/README b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/README
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/ari.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/ari.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
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new mode 100755
index ff66ceea7..a86ab4d7f
--- a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
+++ b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
+[directories]
+astetcdir => /usr/share/cgrates/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk
+astspooldir => /tmp/cgr_astevents/asterisk/spool
+astlogdir => /tmp/cgr_astevents/asterisk/log
+astrundir => /tmp/cgr_astevents/asterisk/run
+
 [options]
-; If we want to start Asterisk with a default verbosity for the verbose
-; or debug logger channel types, then we use these settings (by default
-; they are disabled).
-;verbose = 5
-;debug = 2
+runuser = asterisk		; The user to run as. The default is root.
+rungroup = asterisk		; The group to run as. The default is root
 
-; User and group to run asterisk as. NOTE: This will require changes to
-; directory and device permissions.
-;runuser = asterisk		; The user to run as. The default is root.
-;rungroup = asterisk		; The group to run as. The default is root
 
-;defaultlanguage = es
diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/cdr.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/cdr.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/cdr_custom.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/cdr_custom.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/confbridge.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/confbridge.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/extensions.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/indications.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/indications.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/logger.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/logger.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/manager.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/manager.conf
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new mode 100755
index aec2d07f1..bb9cc219a
--- a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/manager.conf
+++ b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/manager.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ; default is 60 seconds.
 ;
 [general]
-enabled = no
+enabled = yes
 ;webenabled = yes
 
 port = 5038
diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/modules.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/modules.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/musiconhold.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/musiconhold.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/pjsip.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/pjsip.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/queues.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/queues.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf
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diff --git a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/init.d/asterisk b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/init.d/asterisk
index 211737fa9..e81e200b9 100755
--- a/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/init.d/asterisk
+++ b/data/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk/etc/init.d/asterisk
@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 NAME=asterisk
 DESC="Asterisk PBX"
+TUTDIR=/usr/share/cgrates/tutorials/asterisk_events/asterisk
+TMP_DIR=/tmp/cgr_astevents/asterisk
 # Full path to asterisk binary
-DAEMON=__ASTERISK_SBIN_DIR__/asterisk
-ASTVARRUNDIR=__ASTERISK_VARRUN_DIR__
-ASTETCDIR=__ASTERISK_ETC_DIR__
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/asterisk
+ASTVARRUNDIR=$TMP_DIR/run
+LOGDIR=$TMP_DIR/log
+SPOOLDIR=$TMP_DIR/spool
+ALTCONF=$TUTDIR/etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
 TRUE=/bin/true
+AST_USER="asterisk"
+AST_GROUP="asterisk"
+
 
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:		asterisk
@@ -50,6 +57,16 @@ if ! [ -d $ASTETCDIR ] ; then
         exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ ! -d $LOGDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $LOGDIR
+  chown -R $AST_USER:$AST_GROUP $LOGDIR
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $SPOOLDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $SPOOLDIR
+  chown -R $AST_USER:$AST_GROUP $SPOOLDIR
+fi
+
 # Use the LSB standard functions for services management
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
@@ -77,7 +94,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		mkdir -p $ASTVARRUNDIR
 	fi
 	if [ $AST_USER ] ; then
-		ASTARGS="-U $AST_USER"
+		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS  -U $AST_USER"
 		chown $AST_USER $ASTVARRUNDIR
 	fi
 	if [ $AST_GROUP ] ; then
@@ -85,7 +102,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		chgrp $AST_GROUP $ASTVARRUNDIR
 	fi
 	if [ $ALTCONF ]; then
-		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -C \"$ALTCONF\""
+		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -C $ALTCONF"
 	fi
 	if [ "x$COREDUMP" = "xyes" ]; then
 		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -g"