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Overview
This article describes a set of commands used for configuration management.
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Following command parameters are accepted:
| Property | Description |
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| compact | Output only modified configuration, the default behavior |
| file | Export configuration to a specified file. When the file is not specified export output will be printed to the terminal |
| hide-sensitive | Hide sensitive information, like passwords, keys, etc. |
| verbose | With this parameter, the export command will output whole configuration parameters and items including defaults. |
For example export configuration from /ip address menu and save it to file:
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Here is the list of all menus containing default system entries
| Menu | Default Entry |
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| /interface wireless security-profiles | default |
| /ppp profile | "default", "default-encryption" |
| /ip hotspot profile | default |
| /ip hotspot user profile | default |
| /ip ipsec policy | default |
| /ip ipsec policy group | default |
| /ip ipsec proposal | default |
| /ip ipsec mode-conf | read-only |
| /ip smb shares | pub |
| /ip smb users | guest |
| /ipv6 nd | any |
| /mpls interface | all |
| /routing bfd interface | all |
| /routing bgp instance | default |
| /routing ospf instance | default |
| /routing ospf area | backbone |
| /routing ospf-v3 instance | defailt |
| /routing ospf-v3 area | backbone |
| /snmp community | public |
| /tool mac-server mac-winbox | all |
| /tool mac-server | all |
| /system logging | "info", "error", "warning", "critical" |
| /system logging action | "memory", "disk", "echo", "remote" |
| /queue type | "default", "ethernet-default", "wireless-default", "synchronous-default", "hotspot-default", "only-hardware-queue", "multi-queue-ethernet-default", "default-small" |
Configuration Import
Root menu command import allows running configuration script from the specified file. Script file (with extension ".rsc") can contain any console command including complex scripts.
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Import command allows to specify following parameters:
| Property | Description |
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| from-line | Start executing the script from the specified line number |
| file-name | Name of the script (.rsc) file to be executed. |
| verbose | Reads each line from the file and executes individually, allowing to debug syntax or other errors more easily. |
Auto Import
It is also possible to automatically execute scripts after uploading to the router with FTP or SFTP. The script file must be named with extension *.auto.rsc. Once the commands in the file are executed rsc file is replaced by , a new *.auto.log file is created which contains import success or failure information.
Configuration Reset
RouterOS allows resetting configuration with /system reset-configuration command
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It is possible to override default reset behavior with the parameters below:
| Property | Description |
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| keep-users | Do not remove existing users from the configuration |
| no-defaults | Do not load default configuration, just clear configuration |
| skip-backup | Skip automatic backup file generation before reset |
| run-after-reset | Run specified .rsc file after reset. That way you can load your custom configuration. |
For example hard reset configuration without loading default config and skipping backup file:
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