Isn't that just the way it always is?? ... https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20786 ========= Bug #20786 mysqldump always includes AUTO_INCREMENT Submitted: 29 Jun 2006 22:31 [21 Jul 2011 1:27] John Swapceinski I'm planning to throw a 5 year birthday party for this bug at the end of the month. Who wants to come? Anyone from MySQL/Sun/Oracle? There will be cake. [28 Jun 2013 17:25] Ada Pascal And now there has been cake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAiVsbXVP6k Happy 7th birthday MySQL bug #20786! seriously ROFL video PS: this bug is in mariadb too PPS: this bug is biting me now... (piping through sed... sigh)