---
title: "Administrative (Audit) Logging"
slug: "administrative-logging"
description: "Set two types of logging. Administrative activity logging lets you manually download pre-existing administrative activity logs as a file. Compliance bucket logging lets y permanently enable access to the Compliance Bucket Logging confirmation option, which creates comprehensive text logs in a format that meets compliance needs."
tags: ["Account Settings", "Administrative Logs", "Compliance Logging", "Download CSV", "Settings"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-09T16:15:00Z
published: 2026-09-09T16:15:00Z
canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/administrative-logging"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Administrative (Audit) Logging

You can save log files to a target bucket when the following conditions are met with the [Object Lock](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/object-locking-enable) feature for the bucket:

- The **Default Object Retention** setting is enabled.
- The **Enable Compliance Mode** option is selected.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-FOFIFZUF.png)

Refer to [Object Lock: Setting for a Bucket or Object](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/object-locking-enable) for details.

In addition, you can manually download pre-existing administrative activity logs as a file. Note that it may take an hour or so for the files to update.

## Setting Up Administrative Logging

Enabling this feature ensures that all future administrative activity logs are retained. Note that when you use the **Save to Bucket** option (as described below), you must be a Root user to log directly to a bucket.

1. Click **Security** on the Wasabi menu.
2. Click **Administrative Logging**.
3. To ensure all future administrative activity logs are retained, enable the **Save to Bucket** option. You must be a Root user to log directly to a bucket.![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-QT2ULG6G.png)
4. Click in the **Target Bucket** area and select the bucket in which to store log files. As noted in the overview of this article, only a bucket that has the Object Lock feature set (**Default Object Retention** is enabled and **Enable Compliance Mode** is selected) is available as a target bucket.

You can search for a bucket name in the Search box (such as if a long list of bucket names is displayed). After you select a target bucket, click **Select**.
5. Enter a **Logging Prefix** to include in the log file name. Each log file will start with the characters you enter.
6. Click **Save Settings** to confirm your settings.

Note that if you are changing the target bucket, it may take an hour or so to create the log file.

## Downloading Administrative Logs

When you enable administrative activities logging, an option to download logs is displayed.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-1748906503452.png)

To download administrative activities logs to a CSV file:

1. Enter a start and end date to collect a maximum of 90 days of logs.
2. Click the **Logs** drop-down and select the type of activity you want to log.
3. Click **Download CSV**.

## Related

- [Settings for Wasabi Console](/your-profile-and-settings.md)