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Candidate Configuration

The Junos working copy of the configuration edited in configuration mode, which becomes active only after commit.

Definition

Multiple users can edit a shared candidate or use configure private or configure exclusive to avoid conflicts. show | compare displays differences between candidate and active configuration. The active configuration is rollback 0.

Example

user@R1# show | compare

Exam tip

Candidate is uncommitted; active is rollback 0. Know the difference.

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