From f79dba52da4ccffd02449abe4f98abfe986acb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: phoneben <3232963@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 18:19:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add comment to asterisk.conf.sample clarifying that template
 sections are ignored

Add comment to asterisk.conf.sample clarifying that template sections are ignored.

Resolves: #1692
---
 configs/samples/asterisk.conf.sample | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/configs/samples/asterisk.conf.sample b/configs/samples/asterisk.conf.sample
index c573c276ae..1ce0d10787 100644
--- a/configs/samples/asterisk.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/samples/asterisk.conf.sample
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+; In order for Asterisk to process the [directories](!) stanza below,
+; you will need to remove the (!) suffix, which marks this as a template.
+; The compiled-in defaults are typically sufficient, so most users will 
+; not have to do this.
 [directories](!)
 astcachedir => /var/cache/asterisk
 astetcdir => /etc/asterisk