If an asterisk (*) precedes the command prompt, a new change to the switch configuration has not been saved. To save the configuration, use the save configuration command. After you save the configuration, the asterisk (*) no longer precedes the command prompt.
Observe the console prompt. If you are logged in as an administrator, the prompt ends with the hash symbol(#). If you are logged in as a user, the prompt ends with a greater than sign (>).
BD-10808.1 #
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