What is considered best practice with regards to committing configuration changes?

The correct answer is B. Validate configuration changes prior to committing. As a best practice, validate configuration changes prior to committing so that you can fix any errors that will cause a commit failure, thereby ensuring that the commit will succeed. This is particularly useful in environments with a strict change window. https://docs.paloaltonet

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ADisable the automatic commit feature that prioritizes content database installations before
BValidate configuration changes prior to committing
CWait until all running and pending jobs are finished before committing
DExport configuration after each single configuration change performed

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A
18% (5)
B
71% (20)
C
4% (1)
D
7% (2)

Explanation

As a best practice, validate configuration changes prior to committing so that you can fix any errors that will cause a commit failure, thereby ensuring that the commit will succeed. This is particularly useful in environments with a strict change window. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-0/pan-os-cli-quick-start/use-the-cli/commit- configuration-changes

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