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Cannot delete ONTAP Snapshot with message 'has not expired or is locked'

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Snapshots

Issue

Unable to delete a snapshot with the following message:
 
::*> snapshot delete -vserver SVM1 -volume vol1 -snapshot  vol1_daily_20221018_001520 -ignore-owners true -force true

Error: command failed: Snapshot copy
"vol1_daily_20221018_001520" of volume "vol1" in Vserver "SVM1" has not expired or is locked. Use the "snapshot show -fields owners, expiry-time" command to view the expiry and lock status of the Snapshot copy.
 
Snapshot show output does not list any owners or expiry time
 
::> snapshot show -volume vol1 -fields snapshot,busy,expiry-time,owners
vserver        volume              snapshot                                  busy  owners expiry-time
-------------- ------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----- ------ -----------
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221018_001520                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221022_001521                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221024_001520                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221025_001519                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221026_001520                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221027_001519                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221028_001529                false -      -          
SVM1           vol1                vol1_daily_20221029_001523                false -      -          

 

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