my-docs/Storage/Minio/Admin/01-accesskey.md

MinIO Admin: Access Key Management (mc admin accesskey)

The mc admin accesskey command set is used to manage users and access keys on a MinIO server.

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Listing Access Keys

• List all access keys:

mc admin accesskey ls

• List access keys for a specific user:

mc admin accesskey ls <user>

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Creating Access Keys

• Create a new access key with default settings:

mc admin accesskey create <mc-server>

• Create a new access key with custom access and secret keys:

mc admin accesskey create <mc-server> --access-key <custom-access> --secret-key <custom-secret>

• Create a user with temporary expiry duration (e.g., 24 hours):

mc admin accesskey create <mc-server> miniouser --expiry-duration 24h

• Create a user with a specific expiry date:

mc admin accesskey create <mc-server> --expiry 2026-01-15

• Create a user with expiry date and custom policy:

mc admin accesskey create <mc-server> --expiry 2026-01-15 --policy /path/to/policy.json

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Enabling and Disabling Access Keys

• Disable an access key:

mc admin accesskey disable <mc-server> <access-key>

• Enable a disabled access key:

mc admin accesskey enable <mc-server> <access-key>

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Access Key Information

• Get detailed info about an access key:

mc admin accesskey info <mc-server> <access-key>

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Removing Access Keys

• Remove an access key:

mc admin accesskey rm <mc-server> <access-key>