When another user enters CONFIGURATION mode, the Dell Networking OS sends a message similar to
the following:
% Warning: User "admin" on line vty2 "172.16.1.210" is in configuration
In this case, the user is “admin” on vty2.
Navigating the CLI
The Dell Networking Operating System (OS) displays a command line interface (CLI) prompt comprised
of the host name and CLI mode.
• Host name is the initial part of the prompt and is “Dell” by default. You can change the host name with
the
hostname
command.
• CLI mode is the second part of the prompt and reflects the current CLI mode. For a list of the Dell
Networking OS command modes, refer to the command mode list in the
Accessing the Command
Line
section.
The CLI prompt changes as you move up and down the levels of the command structure. Starting with
CONFIGURATION mode, the command prompt adds modifiers to further identify the mode. For more
information about command modes, refer to the
Command Modes
section.
Prompt
CLI Command Mode
Dell>
EXEC
Dell#
EXEC Privilege
Dell(conf)#
CONFIGURATION
Dell(conf-if-te-0/0)#
Dell(conf-if-vl-1)#
Dell(conf-if-ma-0/0)#
Dell(conf-if-range)#
INTERFACE
Dell(conf-line-console)#
Dell(conf-line-vty)#
LINE
Dell(conf-mon-sess)#
MONITOR SESSION
Obtaining Help
As soon as you are in a command mode there are several ways to access help.
To obtain a list
of keywords at
any command
mode:
Type a
?
at the prompt or after a keyword. There must always be a space before
the
?
.
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