S3 backups may be stored for X days instead of X months

S3 backups may be stored for X days instead of X months

Issue description:

When creating or editing a policy with S3 backup enabled and the default GUI time retention unit in the “Keep backup in S3 for at least” section is not changed, S3 backup retention time will be stored internally as “Days” instead of “Months” - although “Months” will still be displayed in the GUI.

As a result, S3 backups may be deleted before their desired retention time.

 

Workaround:

Change the units from “Months” to Years”, and then back from “Years” to “Months” from the drop-down menu. Click on “Save”.

 

Affected versions:
3.0.0, 3.0.0a

 

Fix version:
3.0.0b


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