s3 lock files - cant delete

Hi

Object Lock is a feature in Amazon S3 that helps protect objects from accidental deletion or modification for a specific retention period. Once enabled for a bucket, it cannot be disabled

There are two main ways Object Lock can be enforced: retention period and legal hold.

Retention Period: If it's a retention period, you might need to wait until the retention expires to delete the object.


Legal Hold: If it's a legal hold, it's likely placed for compliance reasons. You'll need to remove the legal hold using the AWS console or API before deleting the object...

Consult the AWS documentation for detailed instructions on managing Object Lock

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-lock.html

Hii,

You can't delete locked objects with Compliance mode Object Lock. Here are your options:

Wait: If the mode is Governance, use s3:BypassGovernanceRetention permission (double-check your policy). Otherwise, wait for the retention period to expire.

Overwrite (might work): In some cases, you can overwrite the locked object with an empty one (check your specific use case)

Which object lock mode? If it is Legal Hold then see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-lock-managing.html#object-lock-managing-bypass

If you have the s3:BypassGovernanceRetention permission, you can perform operations on object versions that are locked in governance mode as if they were unprotected.

Note

Bypassing governance mode doesn't affect an object version's legal hold status. If an object version has a legal hold enabled, the legal hold remains and prevents requests to overwrite or delete the object version.