Complete Palo Alto PAN-OS commands reference — 19 commands across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for PAN-OS.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| set deviceconfig system ip-address | Set the MGT interface |
| set mgt-config users admin password | Set the admin password |
| set deviceconfig system dns-setting servers | Set the DNS |
| set deviceconfig system ntp-servers | Set the NTP |
| set network interface | Set the Interfaces |
| set deviceconfig system | Set the System settings |
| set zone <name> # set vsys <name> zone <name> | Set the Zones |
| set rulebase # set vsys vsys1 rulebase | Set the Policy |
| set deviceconfig setting management quota-settings | Set the Log Quotas |
| set deviceconfig setting autofocus | Set the AutoFocus Settings |
| set deviceconfig setting wildfire | Set the WildFire Settings |
| set deviceconfig system panorama-server | Set the Panorama |
| request restart system | Set the Restart |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| show system info | System info |
| show interface all | Interfaces |
| show running security-policy | Security policy |
| show session all | Session list |
| commit | Apply config |
| show log traffic | Traffic log |
The most essential Palo Alto PAN-OS commands are: set deviceconfig system ip-address (Set the MGT interface), set mgt-config users admin password (Set the admin password), set deviceconfig system dns-setting servers (Set the DNS). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Palo Alto PAN-OS has 19 commands across 2 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Connect over SSH or console, then enter configure to reach configuration mode. Type the set commands there and run commit to apply them to the running device.
The Palo Alto PAN-OS command for set the mgt interface is set deviceconfig system ip-address.
Palo Alto PAN-OS includes 13 Configuration Commands commands, including set deviceconfig system ip-address (Set the MGT interface) and set mgt-config users admin password (Set the admin password). See the full list in the Configuration Commands section above.
Print the Palo Alto PAN-OS cheat sheet and keep it next to your keyboard for the first week, then switch to active recall: cover the answer column and quiz yourself until each one is automatic.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Palo Alto PAN-OS commands with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
No. Configuration commands change the candidate configuration only. Nothing applies to the running device until you commit, which is deliberate - it lets you stage a set of related changes and apply them together rather than one at a time.
Open your assistant with this page preloaded as the source — great for follow-up questions like "which of these work in other apps?"