Set WORM retention rules or the default object-lock on a MinIO bucket (mc retention set)

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Documented steps

  1. Set a bucket default lock (also enables object locking on an existing bucket since RELEASE.2025-05-20T20-30-00Z): mc retention set --default GOVERNANCE "30d" ALIAS/BUCKET
  2. Apply a compliance lock to an object: mc retention set compliance 30d ALIAS/BUCKET/object.csv
  3. Apply to a specific version: mc retention set --version-id VERSION MODE VALIDITY ALIAS/PATH
  4. Apply to all versions: mc retention set --versions MODE VALIDITY ALIAS/PATH

Known gotchas

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