The call of /export Don’t export the user names. For this an call to /user/export are necessary. But that's actually illogical when I export root. The manual says that only the passwords of system users cannot be exported. This raises the question of what else is missing from an /export cal…

And I don’t use the radius database.

It’s always been this way. Probably because without the password they cannot be readded… just guessing. Additionally, the passwords are only stored as hashes. There was a request for allowing hashes to be exported. But that’s also against security best practices. It’s not a bug, and I’m not sure t…

No, it's exactly as it SHOULD be. The user part, since it cannot be completely and directly managed with a "show-sensitive" export, should NOT be included. The ultimate goal of the export is to be able to use it on another device to configure it the same way, except for the users, which must be ma…

[image] lurker888: certificates are also not part of the export. dude database user-manager database ssh keys licenses... Backup of everything (for users passwords is possible only .backup): [image] Router crashes are wiping the config RouterOS beta se…

Thanks, it looks the manual are not exact, because for backup command it will be clear written what will be backed up and what not. Only for the export part are it not clear. An I hope so, that only pw hashes are stored inside :slight_smile: Which will be salted to. :slight_smile: The backup bina…

If you have EXACT same device (and often revision) you CAN restore .backup, BUT after that, restore original interfaces (real and virtual) MACs...

I see in the old wiki, this was exact written so. Only in the new confluence one it was written unclean. Wiki: RouterOS backup feature allows you to save your current device's configuration, which then can be re-applied on the same or a different device (with the same model name/number). Confl…

Just in case, point #17: [image] GP & CSA for Mikrotik devices Beginner Basics Preamble and disclaimer: The following is a numbered list of what is usually considered good practice or common sense advice when choosing, using, setting up or maintaining a Mikro…

My hope for an option “Restore, but without setting mac-address.” keep tight.

Export will not export the complete config

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jaclaz October 4, 2025, 8:19am 9

Just in case, point #17: