Step 5: Log the Active Configuration

Action

To log the active configuration on the router, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:

user@host> show configuration | save filename 

Sample Output

user@host> show configuration | save test

Wrote 4076 lines of output to 'test'

user@host> show configuration

system {

    host-name lab8;

    domain-name juniper.net;

    backup-router 10.1.1.254;

    time-zone America/Los_Angeles;

    default-address-selection;

    dump-on-panic;

    name-server {

[...Output truncated...]

What It Means

The sample output shows the configuration currently running on the router, which is the last committed configuration.