Set WORM object-lock retention on a specific MinIO object or version with mc retention set

domain: min.io · 6 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Ensure the bucket was created with object locking (mc mb --with-lock ALIAS/bucket).
  2. Lock the latest version of an object: mc retention set COMPLIANCE 1y ALIAS/bucket/object.txt.
  3. Lock a specific version: mc retention set --version-id <vid> COMPLIANCE 30d ALIAS/bucket/object.txt (get the vid with mc ls --versions).
  4. Lock all versions: mc retention set --versions GOVERNANCE 30d ALIAS/bucket/object.txt.
  5. Recursively lock everything under a prefix: mc retention set --recursive GOVERNANCE 7d ALIAS/bucket/prefix/.
  6. Optionally allow privileged bypass with --bypass (governance mode only).

Known gotchas

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