This works and solved my problem!  My network monitoring system (Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold) is running an EXPECT script that logs in via SSH and runs the show config diff | match @@ command. If there is no output, there are no pending changes. If there is any output, there are changes waiting to be committed, and I need to be notified. This is going to help me and my staff make sure we're following through. Thanks for the advice everyone!  :smileygrin: ... View more

This 'show config diff' method may get me what I want to know.  I'm not interested in the specific details of the candidate changes.  I just want to know if there exist candidate changes waiting to be applied.  I'll have my network monitoring system check every couple hours and raise a warning if changes are waiting that haven't been committed. 'show config diff | match @@' may be what I need. After a change but before commit: admin@PN3020> show config diff | match @@ @@ -4156,7 +4156,7 @@ @@ -4174,6 +4174,14 @@ @@ -4253,7 +4261,7 @@ @@ -4271,6 +4279,14 @@ @@ -4424,33 +4440,6 @@ admin@PN3020> After the commit: admin@PN3020> show config diff | match @@ admin@PN3020> ... View more