Index: configs/basic-pbx/asterisk.conf
--- configs/basic-pbx/asterisk.conf.orig
+++ configs/basic-pbx/asterisk.conf
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 ;verbose = 5
 ;debug = 2
 
-; 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
+
+[files]
+astctlpermissions = 0660
+astctlowner = _asterisk
+astctlgroup = wheel
+astctl = asterisk.ctl