Take A Lock; View Lock Holders; Enable Automatic Acquisition Of The Commit Lock - PaloAlto Networks Panorama 6.1 Administrator's Manual

Restrict Access to Configuration Changes
—Restricts access to changes on Panorama.
 Panorama
Take a Lock
Take a Lock
1. Click the lock icon at the top right of the web interface.
2. Select Take Lock.
3. For the Type, based on your role/permissions, select Commit or Config.
4. Select the category for which you want to take the lock.
5. As a best practice, add a Comment to describe the reasons for taking the lock.
6. Click OK.
View Lock Holders
Before changing a particular area of the configuration, check whether another administrator has taken the
lock for the area.
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View Lock Holders
Click the lock icon on the top right corner of the web interface and review the details.
The lock icon displays the total number of locks taken. It also includes information on the username of the lock holder,
type of lock, the category in which the lock is held, when it was taken, the last activity by the administrator, and whether
or not the administrator is still logged in.
Enable Automatic Acquisition of the Commit Lock
By default, you must manually take a lock before you start making changes on Panorama. If you would like
to enable automatic acquisition of the commit lock, use the following procedure.
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Enable Automatic Acquisition of the Commit Lock
1. Select Panorama > Setup > Management tab and edit the General Settings.
2. Select the Automatically Acquire Commit Lock check box.
3. Click OK and Commit, for the Commit Type select Panorama, and click OK.
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