Sharing my mkdir (make directory) method

RouterOS Scripting
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I was surprised that I could not create directorys on the local storage natively. I hate that it relies on FTP but it works.
Sharing for others.

# To reduce the security risk limit FTP to only connections from the device itself
set ftp disabled=no address=127.0.0.1/32;
# Create a user and group to grant access
/user group add name=ftp policy=ftp comment="Grants access to FTP";
/user add name=ftp_loopback group=ftp address=127.0.0.1/32 password="mypassword" comment="Used by scripts to FTP to the loopback interface to create directories";

# Now create the folder "/flash/ssh"
/tool fetch mode=ftp address=127.0.0.1 user=ftp_loopback password=mypassword src-path=doesnotexist dst-path=/flash/ssh/willnotexist;

This is an extract from a larger script that I might share later.

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Following is a RouterOS trick that I use to make a directory via CLI [Terminal]

/ip smb shares add name=sharethis directory=nameit
/ip smb shares remove [find name=sharethis]

So the Trick is to create the SMB share with the name of the directory THEN remove the share
works very nicely and is quick and easy.

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How hard it could be for Mikrotik to just add “mkdir” command, even if just for console…?! Done in 5 minutes or less…
This functionality have been requested for years. Having to use above methods for something so trivial and basic is just sad.

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Nice one thanks mozerd I like that better than my FTP method

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I have to agree r00t, it really should not need these types of hacks for basic file system management