JNCIA-Junos Study Guide—Part 1

Starting Configuration Mode

You enter configuration mode by issuing the configure command from the CLI’s operational mode. If, when you enter
configuration mode, another user is also in configuration mode, a message indicates who the user is and what portion of the
configuration the user is viewing or editing.
In configuration mode, the prompt changes from the angle bracket (>) of operational mode to the pound sign (#), preceded by
the name of the user and the name of the device.
The portion of the prompt in brackets, such as [edit], is a banner indicating that you are in configuration mode and specifying
your location within the configuration hierarchy.

Exclusive Configuration

By default, multiple users can enter configuration mode and commit changes. Use the configure exclusive command to
allow only a single user to edit the configuration. Uncommitted changes are always discarded when you use the configure
exclusive command. In contrast, uncommitted changes are retained when you use the standard configure command.

Private Configuration

Entering configuration mode using the configure private command allows multiple users to edit the configuration while
committing only their private changes. (You must issue a commit command from the [edit] hierarchy.) If private users issue
a rollback 0 command, the software discards only their changes.
When a user is in private mode, other users must enter private mode or use configure exclusive to become the master,
or they cannot modify the candidate configuration. Exiting private configuration without committing changes results in the loss
of any modifications made to the private candidate configuration.

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