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Confluence Log error 4.3.3 Unable to retrieve filters from /rest/activity-stream/1.0/config?local=true
Asked by KP11:

We are seeing these in Confluence log. Othe records indiacte Jira issue but this is Confluence log. We are already on Jira 5.2 and Confluence 4.3.3. What is the fix?

2012-12-13 10:10:07,360 WARN \[StreamsCompletionService::thread-23\] \[atlassian.streams.internal.AppLinksActivityProvider\] handle Unable to retrieve filters from /rest/activity-stream/1.0/config?local=true

org.codehaus.jackson.JsonParseException: Unexpected character ('\<' (code 60)): expected a valid value (number, String, array, object, 'true', 'false' or 'null')

at \[Source: org.apache.commons.httpclient.AutoCloseInputStream@7b8e73a2; line: 2, column: 2\]


Answers:
author: LuizA
body: Hello There,

In a first look it seems just a warning message, and it's a little generic so doesn't point to a specific error or behaviour. To better investigate this I would like to suggest you to raise a support ticket at our [support.atlassian.com](http://support.atlassian.com) and attach your atlassian-confluence.log for a review.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

LJ.

comments: author: Darly Senecal-Baptiste
body: Do you know which ticket it was raised?

thanks


author: KP11
body: * View Support request [CSP-99679](https://support.atlassian.com/browse/CSP-99679)


author: Darly Senecal-Baptiste
body: Seems that I got a Permission Violation note
Confluence plugins not working
Asked by Nick Fordham:

After upgrading the confluence and moving to a new server the some plugins don't work and plugin browser doesn't load either.

To do the we followed the steps:

\* rsync confluence and confluence-data

\* download the confluence-4.3.3 installer

\* point installer to the confluence folder to do the update

Also, some messages on the interface doesn't show instead the message key shows e.g. easyuser.add.users.button


Answers:
author: AlysonA
body: Hi Ali,

Judging by the errors, I believe this was due to a failed upgrade process. So rather than start troubleshooting each problem individually, I suggest that you roll back to a pre-upgrade state and attempt the upgrade again.

I recommend using the standalone bin file, instead of the installer that is known to cause trouble. Please refer to [https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Upgrading+Confluence+Manually](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Upgrading+Confluence+Manually%20)for that.

Cheers.


author: DanielG
body: Have you tried to manually download the plugin and upload it on your Confluence Server?   
What error shows you if you do manually instalation of plugin?

<br />

Give me more information!  


Tags: app

upgrade
Can Confluence default permissions allow anonymous access?
Asked by Lester Martin:

Based on <https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/egIYDw>, it does not seem so, but wanted to verify.


Answers:
author: GuilhermeA
body: Hello Lester,

Unfortunately no. Assuming that you would not like everyone to have anonymous acces to Confluence we don't let this option be enabled.

If you by mistake create a space that should not be accessible to all users, and forget to add permissions, letting anonymous access, you'll leak information through this.

That's why we don't have such option available, I would suggest this as a feature, but I believe that this would not be a valid feature as this would go against security of Confluence.

What you can do is to enable anonymous access to each space by Managing Permissions.

Hope you can understand that.

Cheers,

Guilherme.

comments: author: Dane
body: It would nice to have the feature turned on or off, for public facing sites it is very frustrating to monitor non anynmous spaces. That something that should be left to the user to change. Is it possible in the configs or database someplace?


author: Sorin Sbarnea (Citrix)
body: If you want this to be solve do the following:

* Add a comment on [](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-27555)<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-27555>- asking to reopen it.
* Raise a ticket to [](https://support.atlassian.com)<https://support.atlassian.com>

If there are enough requests, Atlassian will reconsider the old closure. Adding support tickets is essential becaue I doubt there is anyone getting email notifications on comments form closed tickets.


author: Dave
body: There really isn't anything that Support can do for an existing feature request but to link the support ticket to that ticket on [](https://jira.atlassian.com.)<https://jira.atlassian.com>. The appropriate individual(s) on the development team will get notified of comments on the ticket so that is the appropriate action, NOT filing a support ticket.


author: Lester Martin
body: Guilherme, thanks for the follow-up. I do understand the thinking, but when you run Confluence in-house (not publicly on the Internet or via on-demand) this becomes a welcomed feature. Thanks again.


author: Dave
body: Hi Lester,

You can have anonymous access in Confluence if you'd like, check out <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AOD/Managing+anonymous+access> for detailed info on configuring this setting.

Thanks,

-dave


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Need Help in Confluence installation
Asked by aravind:

Hi ,

I recently installed evaluation version of Confluence 4.3 in MAC OS Lion.

I could see installation went fine by default thec onfluence takes the HSQL DB instead i wanted to connect to mySQL.

I changed the confluence.cfg.xml and when i reastart the server i get

**Caused by: com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: Table 'confluence.bandana' doesn't exist**

This seems to be because the DB "confluence" does not have the mandatory tables.

How can create the tables required in mySQL DB , there is a confluencedb.script in data folder but it is specific to HSQL.

Could any one please helping me in sorting this out,

Thanks in advance ,

Aravind


Answers:
author: Alejandro Conde Carrillo
body: Note that MacOS X is not supported as a server (check [supported platforms](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF43/Supported+Platforms)). I recommend you to try installing it in a linux box.

comments: author: Luca Orlandi
body: I'm sorry I cannot downvote (yet)


author: C. Faysal
body: hi

sounds like your installed conflunece running on hsqldb

did you already took a look at

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+from+HSQLDB+to+MySQL> ?

comments: author: aravind
body: Thanks for the reply,

I tried using migration assiatant but getting below error,

**Could not connect to Source DBMS.**   
**\[IM002\] \[iODBC\]\[Driver Manager\]Data source name not found and no default driver specified. Driver could not be loaded (0) (SQLDriverConnect)**   

**ODBC connection string: jdbc:hsqldb:\\Users\\Aravind_\\Desktop\\confluence-data\\database\\confluencedb;hsqldb.tx=MVCC**

Copied the hsqldb.jar to /mysql/lib folder.


author: C. Faysal
body: > Copied the hsqldb.jar to /mysql/lib folder.

why this location? shouldn't it be inside your application_installDIR

i.e. mine (using linux) is located here

/opt/atlassian/confluence/confluence/WEB-INF/lib

this dir contains the db drivers

ls -1 \*sql\*  
hsqldb-2.2.4.jar  
mysql-connector-java-5.1.22-bin.jar  
postgresql-9.0-801.jdbc4.jar
JIRA macro does't work
Asked by ??????? ?????:

I get this error

```
Error on line 119: The element type "meta" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "&lt;/meta&gt;".&lt;br/&gt;class java.io.IOException
```

while trying to add list of JIRA issues using JIRA macro in Confluence

What does this error mean?


Answers:
author: AlysonA
body: Hello,

This errors suggests that the URL was wrongly entered to the URL field. In this case, please go to Issue Filter or Search result from JIRA, navigate to *Views \>\> XML* andcopy the URL from the Web browser to URL field in JIRA Issues Macro, see how it goes.

Cheers.

comments: author: ??????? ?????
body: It works, thank you.

Is it possible to use permanent link to my search not a link from xml view?


Tags: jira

macro
Some form to auto-purge pages in the trash ?
Asked by DanielG:

Hi,

I'm using Confluence 4.3.2.

I only want to know if there is any way to auto-purge each time that I define, the pages that are in the trash.

It's possible or a future new feature?

Thanks in advance,

Dani


Answers:
author: Daniel Borcherding
body: Hello Daniel

It looks like a feature request for this behavior already exists in our feature tracker

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-7905>

It looks like the request has been around for a while. Please visit that issue and vote on it. That is the way our developers know that users are clambering for a new set of features. Please add yourself as a watcher as well. That way you will be notified when this feature is rolled into Confluence.


Tags: automation

delete

page

purge
Evaluation license: How to migrate to external database?
Asked by Arkadiusz Nowakowski:

So I've got my Confluence setup on evaluation license with the default database setup that comes with it. Then I decided to (as advised in every Confluence document) to migrate to external PostgreSQL database. I'm sure I did everything as explained on this website: [https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+to+Another+Database](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+to+Another+Database,) , but I still can't get it to work.

> 1. Make sure that the JDBC drivers for your database are available to the application server. If you don't already have the JDBC driver, please download one from [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Database+JDBC+drivers).
> 2. Make sure that your database is using a **case-sensitive** collation. Please refer to the section on case sensitivity [below](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+to+Another+Database#MigratingtoAnotherDatabase-case) and see this issue for more details: [CONF-7917](http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-7917).
> 3. If you are running the Confluence distribution, copy your JDBC database driver (a .jar file), into the `<confluence-install>/lib` folder.
> 4. Start up Confluence. You will see the [Confluence Setup Wizard](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+Setup+Guide).
> 5. Select '**Custom Install**'.
> 6. Select your database from the drop down list.
> 7. Select '**Direct JDBC** ' and then enter the details of the new database you want to migrate to.  
>    ![(info)](https://confluence.atlassian.com/s/en_GB/3393/fbf97d65fc2202c1ad8db08fef99ff488e0d596b.16/_/images/icons/emoticons/information.png) Read the documentation on the [Confluence Setup Wizard](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+Setup+Guide) for more detailed explanation.
> 8. When prompted, restore the contents of the backup you made in Step One into the new Confluence site.

Now, let's see.

1. Since I'm using Postgres, the documentation states that the driver for it is bundled with Confluence.

2. I don't know what the hell that means and why should I care about it if I'm using Postgres?

3. Done.

4. I'm using start-confluence.bat then localhost:8090 and I don't get any wizard but access to the default database.

What am I doing wrong?


Answers:
author: PauloP
body: Hi George

I believe that the best approach would be

1. Install a brand new Confluence instance connecting to an external database. Perhaps you may use the following links as a guideline: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF43/External+Database>

2. Once you have this new instance up and running, using the production system, export all the spaces and pages. This is the link for further details: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF43/Exporting+Confluence+Pages+and+Spaces+to+XML>

3. Import the file created in the previous step to the new instance.

After, you'll have your system running as Confluence + external database. This will also avoid long period of downtime.

For further assistance, perhaps you should raise a new support ticket.

Cheers,

Paulo Renato
No Access to the Confluence administration
Asked by Jens Lundberg:

Hi,

I have started the evaluation of Confluence on our OnDemand account ([knowitsyd.atlassian.net](http://knowitsyd.atlassian.net)). Im the one who set up the first Jira instance and also the one who added Greenhopper. Im an administrator and Im the one who is administeringen the licenses on [my.atlassian.com](http://my.atlassian.com) (account - [jens.lundberg@knowit.se](mailto:jens.lundberg@knowit.se)).

I see that the Confluence - app can be selected in the top - left corner when i login to [knowitsyd.atlassian.net](http://knowitsyd.atlassian.net). I can also see the Confluence tab on the Administration-page where I find the Users, Jira and Confluence tabs.

When I try to access either Confluence via the top left corner or via the Administration-page Confluence tab - I get errors.

Via the top-left corner I get : Not permitted

When I try to access via Administration tab I get a login - but none of my accounts work there.

From the settings menu in the upper-right corner (cogwheel) I can only find the Jira and the Users menu-item. Maybe I should have had Confluence here. None of the accounts that Im logging seams to have this access right. Eventhough I have added these users under the application-access in the Users-administration.

<br />


Answers:
author: Jeison
body: That's odd, Jens. From what I can see, you should have access. I'd suggest you raise a support ticket at [support.atlassian.com](http://support.atlassian.com) to have this investigated.

Cheers!


Tags: cloud

configuration
GreenHopper gadget in Confluence
Asked by Edmondo Porcu:

Dear support,

is it possible to import GreenHopper dashboards for example the Kanban one in a Confluence page??

Best Regards


Answers:
author: C. Faysal
body: hi. i think you are looking for something like this

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/GADGETS/_Using+GreenHopper+Gadgets+in+Confluence>

greenhopper it self has no dashboards...you mean the rapidboard (task,work,planning board in classic mode)

i've never heard about anything to make them show up in confluence. i might be wrong....


Tags: jira-software
Problem when Confluence generate URL to Jira Issues at Notifications-Tasks
Asked by DanielG:

Hi,

I'm using Confluence 4.3.2 and it works fine, great job. But, I have a 'bug'.

Confluence 4.3 has the feature of notification-task dialog in the top right. Notifications work well and can see the contents of these, but when I try to access them, I see that the URL that generates in the issues of Jira is the URL of Confluence, and not Jira itself so if I pulse I got a logical error from Confluence that the page not exist.

But in macros that referred Jira issues, Confluence generates the correct URL.

It's a bug of this version? Any solution?

Thanks in advance!

Dani


Answers:
author: Theodore Tzidamis
body: Hey Daniel, this seems to be a bug only in Confluence 4.3.2. I've just reproduced and created the ticket:

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-27604>

Thanks for raising awareness on this, mate!

Theo

comments: author: DanielG
body: Thanks for your help mate!


author: Bruna Griebeler
body: Hi Daniel!

I believe this issue could be related to this bug: [CONF-26782](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-26782)

The workaround for this case is changing the URL directly in the database, as explained on the link above.

Could you check if this applies to your case?

Cheers!

comments: author: DanielG
body: Hi Bruna,

I check the database and I don't see that URL contain the absolute path in table "AO_9412A1_AONOTIFICATION".  
For example, contain URL like " /browse/ATN-90" without server base URL. So I have to update to put the server base URL?  
I think that is not a solution... because I need to put a cron job that update my table every day no?

Thanks!


author: Theodore Tzidamis
body: Hey Daniel,

I have tried reproducing this using Confluence 4.3.3. and JIRA 5.2.2 and it seems to work as it should. Can you please check the remote application links in your *Confluence Admin \> Application Links* , click on *Configure* and check the *Application Details*?

Cheers,

Theo

comments: author: DanielG
body: I check the Application Details and I don't see anything strange... everything is correct. I check my database and also all is correct.   

I use Confluence 4.3.2 and Jira v5.2.1


author: DanielG
body: For me, it was a bug of Confluence version 4.3.2.

I upgrade to 4.3.5 and the URL was generated correctly but I don't know why the problem solved... and in release notes of 4.3.5 don't mention anything about the solvetion of this bug.... :(


Tags: bug

notification

url
How to modify the pull-down menu in Confluence/Jira Installed Site
Asked by Kevin:

1. I has installed the Jira and Confluence in local site.

2. Migrating from Confluence OnDemand to a Confluence Installed Site

3. There are two problem after the migration

4. First problem: There are pull-down menu button in Confluence but not for Jira

5. The Second: I need to modify the pull-down menu, but i can't how to and where to do ?

<br />


Answers:
author: MatthewC
body: there's a drop down menu in the top bar on OD installs that lets you go back \& forth between diffeent apps (Jira, Confluence etc)

didn't they just introduce it into the new confluence?


author: Harry Chan
body: Which pull-down menu are you referring to[?](https://www.cloudshards.com)


author: MatthewC
body: what versions?
How to modify the pull-down menu in Confluence/Jira Installed Site
Asked by Kevin:

1. I has installed the Jira and Confluence in local site.

2. Migrating from Confluence OnDemand to a Confluence Installed Site

3. There are two problem after the migration

4. First problem: There are pull-down menu button in Confluence but not for Jira

5. The Second: I need to modify the pull-down menu, but i can't how to and where to do ?

<br />


Answers:
author: Jason Pascoe
body: It is in Jira OnDemand, not sure if its in the same place in the downloaded version.


author: Kevin
body: Hi Bhushan,

Thanks a lot. It's not my need, i am only a beginner.


author: Jason Pascoe
body: You can change the name displayed on /secure/admin/ViewApplicationProperties.jspa

Jason

comments: author: Kevin
body: Hi Jason,

I think it's my need. But i can't found it in my confluence system.

Do you said it's in the jira?

Thanks a lot.


author: Bhushan Nagaraj
body: Hi Kevin,

I might be completely wrong but it looks like you have a plugin there. Is it a custom plugin you have written?

<https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Adding+Menu+Items+to+Confluence>


author: Kevin
body: Hi Bhushan,

I has added it.

Thanks a lot.

![](../../upfiles/pull-down_menu.jpg)


author: Bhushan Nagaraj
body: Which pull down menu are you talking about? Can you attach a screenshot?


Tags: cloud
Variables in a Confluence page name
Asked by MattS:

I have a page named "1.0" that uses the Expand and Include Page macros to show a child page named "A Child 1.0"while staying in the parent page. Works nicely. But now I copy the parent page to a new page named "1.1" and the child page to "A Child 1.1". I have to edit the new parent page so it doesn't include the old "A Child 1.0" page. This is quite a bit of work when there are many children. I don't want to use a new space for each version.

So the question is whether there's any way to use a variable in the name of the page to be included? I want to say "Expand: Include Page: A Child %myvar%" and then define %myvar% somewhere on the parent page.

I've poked around the open issues for this at JAC, didn't see any progress on them there.

\~Matt


Answers:
author: Sean King
body: I think the easiest thing to do is create a user macro with the other macros inside. That way you can set a parameter in the macro browser and that parameter can set the variables.

Or you can add variables to templates. If you create a page from a template you can add your values to the variables before the page is initially built.

comments: author: Casey Schulz
body: Could you expand on this?

I've tried the 2nd option you suggest. Using the "Create from Template" macro to call my own template that has variables you select for the page title. But when it builds the page the title isn't filled out.


author: CharlesH
body: Hi Matt,

As Bob suggests, the Reporting plugin (by your own company) will be able to pick out a variable created on the parent page, in the form of a scaffold field. You can then inject this into the include macro. Alternatively you could take the name of the current page and inject that. The mark up will be something similar to this (untested):

```
{report-on:injected=true}{include:A child %page:title%}{report-on}
```

Hope that helps,

Charles


author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: You could use the [Run-now macro](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/RUN/Run-now+macro) and the **$page_title**pre-defined variable to construct the child title. That will work for simple concatenation for child names. Otherwise, you would need a script or something else. The reporting plugin might have something similar as well.
Migrating from a hosted site to an installed site
Asked by Joseph DeFanti:

I see that in migrating from a hosted instance to an installed instance, all data can be migrated both for Confluence and JIRA. However, reading this page:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AOD/Exporting+wiki+data>

I see that in the Notes section,

Cross-application links point back to your OnDemandsite

If your source OnDemand site has more than Confluence, the cross-application links in the OnDemand site , e.g. links to a source file page or to a JIRA issue from wiki pages, will point back to the corresponding OnDemand location after the import.

If we were to launch using hosted Confluence and JIRA and later wanted to migrate to installed Confluence and JIRA, how would we fix the cross-application links such that they pointed to the new installed site locations?

Thanks,

-Jad DeFanti

[jad@tout.com](mailto:jad@tout.com)

<br />


Answers:
author: Alejandro Conde Carrillo
body: Those links can be removed in DB and recreated to point to the new local instances. Please open a ticket with support for this.

comments: author: Joseph DeFanti
body: The original posting is an artifact of my opening a ticket with support. Here is the answer I received:

"The applinks can be edited or removed in the Jira Admin section once your data is imported."

My question has been answered to my satisfaction.


Tags: migration