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What Confluence version is recommended for JIRA software version 7.13.?
Asked by Juan Manuel Herrera:

I have a jira software server version 7.13 and would like to know which version of confluence is recommended for this.

Thanks so much for your comments


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The latest one in general, but the latest "Enterprise" release (6.13) is a better recommendation for those interested in stability and longevity. Especially as Jira 7.13 is the Enterprise release for Jira.

That said, Confluence 6.0 upwards is good for Jira 7.13, and the later versions of 5 work fine with it too.


Tags: jira
please suggest me how to do. Hi Team, we have some users in Jira Internal Directory now i want to m
Asked by Mahendar:

please suggest me how to do.

Hi Team,  
we have some users in Jira Internal Directory now i want to migrate them into Active directory   
1.does i lost the user history in jira?  
2.here some users are same mail ids but username is different when compare with AD and JD. how to migrate them into AD?


Answers:
author: mahendar d
body: @ismeal  

Thank you


author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Mahendar](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2112183)

To migrate the users to the AD, create the user with the same username in your AD.

Next connect your AD to Jira and ensure you sync users property for username equals value of username in current Jira else you would get duplicate users.

Once you are done, synchronize the AD and move it above the internal directory.

Please **test the steps on a test instance** before you attempt it on your production instance. Document your exact steps that worked and redo these in production instance.

comments: author: Ismael Jimoh
body: If the username is the same you don't lose user history.

Either rename AD to same username as in Jira or else you will create a duplicate user which is a pain to fix as it must be done on the database.

Cheers.


Tags: jira-core
Jira permission changes
Asked by Mahendar:

Hi team,

we have 150 jira projects which are inactive am runing jira v7.11.1 here i d o not have disabel option so i want to change the all projects current permission scheme to one permission scheme manually doing which takes more time so can please guide me how to do this.

we can do by rest api calls but my jira rest api is not working please tell me where can i see my rest api button.(jira v7.11.1)

or

any plugins for this one to change all projects permission scm to new permission scm


Answers:
author: Ismael Jimoh
body: To my knowledge you will have to do this manually as it's the safest option.

If anyone else is familiar on how to do this without a database direct modification do share.


Tags: jira
confluence uat restore from confluence production
Asked by Mahendar:

i have 6.10.1 confluence i want to restore my testing machine from production i have taken the production back up file i dropped into /var/atlassian/application-data/comfleunce/restore/ and from conflunce UI the backup\&restore from i did restore it show error like


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Mahendar,

Thank you for reaching out!

I just want to be sure that you were following the restore process below?

* [Restoring a Site](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf610/restoring-a-site-952623103.html)

Can you explain to us the situation surrounding your restore?

* Are you migrating the instance to a new server?
* Are you restoring a 6.10.1 backup into a 6.10.1 instance, or are you attempting an upgrade?
* Is this being restored into an empty instance or are you overwriting data?
* Can you just confirm the path you dropped the file into? Your path above mentions "comfleunce" instead of "confluence" so I want to make sure it's in the right folder.
* Could you let us know what error message you're seeing when you try to restore? Please send a screenshot, and include the error messages from the [Confluence server logs](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/working-with-confluence-logs-108364721.html). You can tail the logs and include the exact lines you see right when you attempt the restore.

Thank you for your help!

Regards,

Shannon
mysql 5.7 problem with confluence 6.15 and ubuntu 18.04 problem
Asked by EdisonCh:

Dear all,

I have tried to install confluence 6.15.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 using fresh install mysql 5.7 and it failed Gateway Timeout with the error messages below.

I have follow all the instruction (read/write permission for confluence user) and the setting of database mysql step-by-step and I have passed the Test Connection in setting of database page. However after I pressed Next, the clock would spin then after awhile Gateway Time out. I check catalina.out file to see what happens. Here is the brief error:

-----

01-May-2019 12:05:52.644 INFO \[main\] org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start Server startup in \[14,412\] milliseconds  
Loading class \`com.mysql.jdbc.Driver'. This is deprecated. The new driver class is \`com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver'. The driver is automatically registered via the SPI and manual loading of the driver class is generally unnecessary.  
01-May-2019 12:45:02.870 WARNING \[Catalina-utility-2\] org.apache.catalina.valves.StuckThreadDetectionValve.notifyStuckThreadDetected Thread \[http-nio-9777-exec-6\] (id=\[70\]) has been active for \[69,115\] milliseconds (since \[5/1/19 12:43 PM\]) to serve the same request for \[http://geminiwest:9777/confluence/setup/setupdbtype.action\] and may be stuck (configured threshold for this StuckThreadDetectionValve is \[60\] seconds). There is/are \[1\] thread(s) in total that are monitored by this Valve and may be stuck.  
java.lang.Throwable  
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)  
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.\<init\>(ZipFile.java:225)  
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.\<init\>(ZipFile.java:155)  
at java.util.jar.JarFile.\<init\>(JarFile.java:166)  
at java.util.jar.JarFile.\<init\>(JarFile.java:130)  
at org.apache.tomcat.util.compat.JreCompat.jarFileNewInstance(JreCompat.java:164)  
at org.apache.tomcat.util.compat.JreCompat.jarFileNewInstance(JreCompat.java:149)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.AbstractArchiveResourceSet.openJarFile(AbstractArchiveResourceSet.java:307)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.AbstractSingleArchiveResourceSet.getArchiveEntry(AbstractSingleArchiveResourceSet.java:97)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.AbstractArchiveResourceSet.getResource(AbstractArchiveResourceSet.java:256)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot.getResourceInternal(StandardRoot.java:281)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.CachedResource.validateResource(CachedResource.java:87)  
at org.apache.catalina.webresources.Cache.getResource(Cache.java:87)

01-May-2019 12:45:52.896 WARNING \[Catalina-utility-4\] org.apache.catalina.valves.StuckThreadDetectionValve.notifyStuckThreadCompleted Thread \[http-nio-9777-exec-6\] (id=\[70\]) was previously reported to be stuck but has completed. It was active for approximately \[111,386\] milliseconds.

----

Any clue to help me out?

I have tried postgresql 10 with confluence 6.15.3 with the same errors.

I am out of idea right now.


Answers:
author: EdisonCh
body: Already answer in

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Ubuntu-18-04-Confluence-6-15-3-setup-db-problem/qaq-p/1071708>


Tags: confluence-server

server
Upgrading from 5.10.8 to 6.15 Question
Asked by Chris M:

I've consolidated all the distinct action items from all the Upgrade Notes for each version in between.

In V 6.6 the Sql Server Driver is updated. The doc states, "we'll switch you to the new driver automatically, after you upgrade to Confluence 6.6."

My question is: since we're going straight to 6.15, will I need to do this manually before the upgrade, or will the upgrade installer for V 6.15 take care of this for me?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there!

Chris, the Connie installer will try to proceed with the driver update. If the process is not successful, we need to proceed and manually upgrade the driver, as described here:

**[Migrate from the jTDS driver to the supported Microsoft SQL Server driver in Confluence 6.4 or later](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/migrate-from-the-jtds-driver-to-the-supported-microsoft-sql-server-driver-in-confluence-6-4-or-later-939505122.html)**

Here is an excerpt from that page:
> When you start Confluence 6.6, Confluence will attempt to switch to the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server. If this process can't be completed, or if you want to switch to the new driver before upgrading to 6.6, you'll need to follow the steps in this guide to manually migrate to the supported driver.

Let us know from you Chris!

comments: author: Chris M
body: Thanks
Adding a spaces page tree to another space's sidebar
Asked by Ronald Yeshulas:

I would like to include the page tree from space A on the sidebar of space B. I tried adding the page tree macro to the sidebar, but I can't find an option that works to identify the space key for another space. I tried something like what's below, but I get a messgae that it can't find SPACEA:@home in the current space. Anyone have a suggestion?

{pagetree:root=SPACEA:@home\|sort=natural\|excerpt=true\|reverse=false\|startDepth=3\|expandCollapseAll=true\|searchBox=true}


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there!

You are almost on point with the structure. What we are looking for is something like this:

```
{pagetree:spaces=SPACEA|root=@home|sort=natural|excerpt=true|reverse=false|startDepth=3|expandCollapseAll=true|searchBox=true}
```

This Page Tree will be displayed above the own space page tree. You can check it by inserting it here **Space Tools \> Look and Feel \> Sidebar, Header and Footer** and then paste it on the **sidebar** text box.

Let us know if this helps you!

comments: author: Ronald Yeshulas
body: Thank you, that's what I needed.


author: Stacy Allotta
body: I needed that too! Thanks for asking that Ronald and thanks for solving it Diego!


author: Diego
body: Great to hear that this has helped you as well, [@Stacy Allotta](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1397358) !


author: Andrea Rodriguez
body: [@Diego](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1188952) is there a way to include the root page in the tree when implementing this solution? My implementation is only showing the children of my root, but I'd like to include the one root page as well.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Anyone in Confluence Cloud having problems with Share only finding groups and not users?
Asked by Arthur Mack:

First our @mentions started to play up and this last day or so nobody can share anything as it will not find users. It will find groups but single users cannot be found. I do have a ticket in on this but was wondering if we are alone in the very weird situation.


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there!

Hey Arthur, I just saw your question. Searching our systems I can see that the issue is still being taken care of and you are actively helping us with it!

Is there anything we could help you here at the Community?

Let us know Arthur!

comments: author: Arthur Mack
body: Thanks, its fixed and working great again.

Art


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Admin password does not work after first log-out in Google Chrome.
Asked by tsboom:

I went through a 6.15 Confluence installation on a RHEL7 machine, set an admin password and username, but after I logged out once, the password does not work.

I tried following the instructions to use recover_admin and a temporary password to get access, but this password does not work.

As a last resort I did a fresh install after wiping the database. I went through the confluence set-up screens and set an admin and another password. This password also does not work after the first log-out.

EDIT: I tried to log into the admin password with the password set during setting up, and it worked in Firefox 61.0 but does not work in Chrome version 72.0.

Has anyone had this problem? Why is the password that I set during installation not working in Chrome? Thank you!


Answers:
author: tsboom
body: I solved this issue by clearing my browsing cache in Chrome.


Tags: confluence-server

password

recovery

server
Confluence - How To Find Articles That Don't Have Labels
Asked by Isaac:

I'm working on a Knowledgebase and I'm managing it via labels.  
This KB isn't new and wasn't organized and has over one hundred articles.

I'm going through the ones that have labels already. Where can I find articles that don't have any labels attached?

Thanks :D


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: Try this solution:

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Re-Search-for-Confluence-Pages-without-Tags/qaq-p/658604/comment-id/88345#M88345>

comments: author: Isaac
body: That works! Thanks :)
Confluence cloud defaulting to single column width
Asked by Jeff Moss:

Im using Confluence Cloud and all of my pages seem to be defaulting to be single column width. This forces all of my content to left aligned in the center of the page. I can control all of the content on the page except for the Page Title and the "created by, and last edited by" info. Any advice on how to make the Page Title div Full width?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there!

Hey Jeff, it sounds like you have the new experience enabled on your instance. Do your pages look like this:

![Screen Shot 2019-05-02 at 17.51.18.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/53355i1DC88EF99834470F/image-dimensions/550x324?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2019-05-02 at 17.51.18.png")

You can take a look into our posts about this new editing experience:

**[Confluence Editing Improvements](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/confluence-editing-improvements-945107733.html)**

**[Try out the new editing experience](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-discussions/Try-out-the-new-editing-experience/td-p/1000813)**

**[The new editing experience: we're listening Edited](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-discussions/The-new-editing-experience-we-re-listening/td-p/1044540)**

The new editor aims at giving the users a cleaner, powerful and consistent experience for Confluence Cloud. We are currently working on providing the option of selecting **Full Width or Narrow view** modes for Confluence Editor. Stay Tuned!

Let us know your thoughts on this!

comments: author: Jeff Moss
body: [@Diego](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1188952) yes it does, the problem seems to have been resolved. Not sure what changed.

The problem was that the div for the Page title would still be left aligned but only set for single column width. So when i created a page section that was full width, the Title Div would be in the center of the page and my text would start at the far left.


author: Diego
body: Great to hear that Jeff! If you ever need something again, come share with the Community.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Dropdown in edit mode
Asked by Dominic Lagger:

Hi all,

I've been trying a lot with user macros lately. Is there a way to display a dropdown field in edit mode?

There, you can select different values. The selected value should be saves and displayed in view mode, so next time you edit the page the selected option is still selected.

Thanks for your help


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: On server, the only way to do this is for the user to edit the macro. See the "enum" Parameter type described here <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/user-macro-template-syntax-223906130.html#UserMacroTemplateSyntax-Definingtheparameters>

comments: author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@James Dellow](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502478)

Okay, I was worried about that this is the only way to do this. But I wanted to ask anyway. Could be, that someone challenged the same already.

I know this way already., thank you.


author: James Dellow
body: Always worth asking! This might change if/when live macros come to the server edition of Confluence.


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: Hi Dominic,

There is also [Handy Status](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214971/handy-macros-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview) macro that [works similar](https://demo.stiltsoft.com/display/HM/Handy+Status?os_username=guest1&os_password=guest1) to dropdown.

comments: author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781696)

Thanks for your reply. This plugin looks fancy, but i wanted to try something similar with a user macro for free. Would that be possible?


author: Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_
body: As far as I know, there are no free solutions. But you can contact [StiltSoft support](https://stiltsoft.customercase.com/forums/support-requests/ideas/create?category=Handy%20Macros%20for%20Confluence) about pricing.


Tags: confluence-server

server
504 Timeout On Database Install
Asked by Kai:

Greetings,

I'm attempting to configure Confluence on my server and when I trigger the "Configuring Database" stage in the setup process, the page times out every time which then corrupts the install. In order to reset, I have to uninstall Confluence completely and reinstall. I've hit a brick wall in terms of understanding what I'm doing wrong.

Some notes:

I have JIRA running on the same server; the server itself has 8GB of RAM total.

I'm using PostgreSQL to manage the databases.

I have two separate databases (one for JIRA, and one for Confluence) and they are managed by dedicated users each. I am able to successfully connect to the confluence database user in setup.

I'm also using Nginx to proxy the port from localhost:10090 (a custom port that I set in the installation process) to {mydomain}/confluence and I've seemingly set the proper settings in the server.xml file as well as my Nginx conf file for the page. (It wouldn't show the configuration wizard if that part wasn't working). I'm also passing synchrony from port 10091... Though I'm not quite sure where that is set.

JIRA is setup the exact same way and it works great.

I have noticed something else though when starting up the confluence service, it takes about 5-10 mins before I can safely refresh the page to display the configuration wizard. If I try to refresh the page before then, I run the risk of triggering a "Spring Application has not been set" error.

The server is running Ubuntu 16.04

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Kai
body: I solved my own issue by increasing the timeout in Nginx and Confluence significantly and also disabling Cloudflare on the subdomain temporarily during setup.


Tags: confluence-server

server
How do I limit how much history a Change History macro displays on the page?
Asked by Rebecca Louden - OIT:

I have a Change History macro on a page and there are so many changes that the list is becoming unreasonably long. I would like to limit the size of the display, either by just displaying some, but not all, of the history, or having a way to scroll through it, so it doesn't take up so much real estate on the page. I tried putting it into a panel but there doesn't seem to be a way to limit the panel size either. Can you suggest something? Thank you.


Answers:
author: Dominic Lagger
body: Hi [@Rebecca Louden - OIT](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2479812)

As [confluence documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/change-history-macro-154632795.html) says, there is no possible way to reduce the size of the history macro.

Here is a ticket, where you can vote:

* [Confluence Cloud](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-32315)
* [Confluence Server](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-32315)

Hope that helps a bit.

comments: author: Rebecca Louden - OIT
body: Thank you. I wasn't sure what the documentation meant when it said it didn't accept parameters, so that clarifies it. Thank you for the voting links as well.


Tags: confluence-cloud
Slack connector for internal Confluence server
Asked by Ben Roth:

I am attempting to configure the official Slack connector for confluence server, and am running into an issue where the Slack app is refusing the internal URL of the confluence server( ex: https://wiki:8443)

We do not expose our Confluence server publicly, so we only use the internal URL above, which seems cause issue with the Slack integration. Any workarounds?


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hi Ben,

Sorry you've not gotten an answer on this prior to now! As you may have surmised, the official [Confluence Server for Slack](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220186/confluence-server-for-slack-official?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview) app that Atlassian provides requires Slack to be able to connect to your Confluence server.

It's possible that you could use [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/) to expose your server to the internet for Slack to connect to (using an ngrok.io URL). But obviously exposing your Confluence server to the internet may be something you're trying to *avoid* given that you don't currently do it. And if you're open to exposing your server, I'd actually recommend doing it with a reverse proxy like nginx [per our documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-use-nginx-to-proxy-requests-for-confluence-313459790.html) instead.

There are two other apps on the Marketplace currently that *may* allow you to send notifications to Slack without requiring bi-directional communication. **I have not tried either of these add-ons to confirm this** - just offering them as potential options:

* [Slack for Confluence (by codefortynine GmbH)](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215055/slack-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)
* [Slack Connector for Confluence Server (by JSoftware)](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215438/slack-connector-for-confluence-server?hosting=server&tab=overview)

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: confluence-server

server

slack