PCNSE Manage, Monitor and Operate Practice Question
An administrator wants to see only the candidate configuration changes that have not yet been committed. Which CLI command should be used?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse 'show configuration candidate' (which is not a valid command) with the correct 'show config candidate' command, or they mistakenly think 'show configuration running' or 'show configuration sessions all' will show uncommitted changes, when in fact only 'show configuration sessions changes' provides the diff of pending modifications.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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show configuration sessions changes
The 'show configuration sessions changes' command displays the uncommitted candidate configuration changes for the current administrative session. This is the correct command because it specifically shows only the modifications that have been made to the candidate config but not yet committed to the running configuration on a Palo Alto Networks firewall.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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show configuration running
Why it's wrong here
This shows the running configuration, not pending changes.
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show configuration sessions all
Why it's wrong here
This shows all active configuration sessions, not the changes.
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show configuration sessions changes
Why this is correct
This displays only the uncommitted changes.
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show configuration candidate
Why it's wrong here
This shows the full candidate configuration, not just changes.
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