Incorrect major version information at "detail-version" in exported xml config file
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Created On 11/22/24 01:50 AM - Last Modified 10/27/25 21:24 PM
Symptom
Incorrect "detail-version" major version information in exported xml config file.
For example, although the PAN-OS version is 10.2.x, exported running-config.xml has the following lines. It shows "10.1.14."
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config version="10.2.0" urldb="paloaltonetworks" detail-version="10.1.14">
<mgt-config>
<users>
Commit works even under this condition. Other abnormal firewall behavior is not observed.
Environment
PAN-OS
Exported xml config file
Cause
It could happen after uploading and committing an old config to the firewall.
Resolution
Please follow the below steps to fix this condition.
Steps: change detail-version= from "10.1.11" to "10.2.4"
- (Commit any required changes if you have)
- Export running-config.xml
- Rename it to a unique name (like detversion-10.2.4.xml)
- Open it and edit detail-version= from "10.1.11" to "10.2.4"
- Save it
- Import this file (in this case, detversion-10.2.4.xml) to the firewall
- Load this config file (in this case, detversion-10.2.4.xml)
- (Just in case) do config audit between "Local Running" and "Local Candidate" then confirm it shows "These versions are identical"
- Commit
- Export running-config.xml and check if it overrides detail-version information
* If you have any concerns in the steps, please do enough tests in your test environment.