# Asterisk CLI not getting started

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-cli-not-getting-started/84289>\
**Category:** Asterisk Support\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-cli-not-getting-started/84289 "2020-05-26T05:10:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sanju19297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@sanju19297](https://community.asterisk.org/u/sanju19297)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-cli-not-getting-started/84289/1 "2020-05-26T05:10:02Z")

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Hi,

I have installed asterisk-16.10.0 in my linux machine.Installation was done and also asterisk is running,my problem is unable to bring up asterisk instance

[root@inchdlfxms3 asterisk-16.10.0]# service asterisk start  
Starting asterisk:  
[root@inchdlfxms3 asterisk-16.10.0]# asterisk -r

**ASTERISK** : Inside ast\_readconfig():/usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0

**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_CONFIG\_FILE= /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/cfg/conference.conf  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_TMP\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/spool/tmp  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_CONFIG\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/cfg  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_SPOOL\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/spool  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_MODULE\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib/modules  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_AGI\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib/agi-bin  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_LOG\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/log  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_RUN\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_SOCKET = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/asterisk.ctl  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_PID = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/asterisk.pid  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_VAR\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_DB = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib/astdb  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_DATA\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_KEY\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib/keys  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_SBIN\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_EXT\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_MOH\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/…/lib  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_SOUNDS\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0…/lib  
Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/asterisk.ctl exist?)  
**ASTERISK** : DEFAULT\_LOG\_ARCHIVE\_DIR = /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0…/log/archive[root@inchdlfxms3 asterisk-16.10.0]#

It is showing like this…But asterisk is running and i can see the pid  
Kindly help me to solve this

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**Author:** ![penguinpbx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/user_avatar/community.asterisk.org/penguinpbx/32/8856_2.png) [@penguinpbx](https://community.asterisk.org/u/penguinpbx)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-cli-not-getting-started/84289/2 "2020-06-16T20:19:11Z")

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> [@sanju19297](#):
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> Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does /usr/local/src/asterisk-16.10.0/asterisk.ctl exist?)

Does that file exist ?

Also your install is being placed into /usr/local/src/ directory - might want to move that so it doesn’t clobber your source tree.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/asterisk-cli-not-getting-started/84289/3 "2020-07-16T20:19:12Z")

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