[j-nsp] proposed changes to "clear bgp neighbor"

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> We've been asked to make a change the "clear bgp neighbor" command
> to make the neighbor or "all" argument mandatory.  The root cause
> is the severe impact of "clear bgp neighbor" and the increasing
> accidental use of this command without a specific neighbor.
> 
> In general, we avoid changing commands to add mandatory arguments,
> but my feeling is that the impact and severity of this specific
> command makes this an acceptable occasion for such a change.
> 
> I'm looking for feedback about this change.  My working assumption
> is that "clear bgp neighbor" is a sufficiently rare command and
> would not be used in automation/scripts, so the impact of making
> the neighbor/all argument mandatory would be minimal.  Is this
> assumption accurate?

For us, yes. Fully support the idea of requiring an "all" argument.

Steinar Haug, AS 2116