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Confluence permission backup
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear Sir,

If we already setup a new confluence, how can we backup the setting , such as account and permission setting?If we want to restore the setting to another new confluence server, is it possible to finish it ? Thank you.


Answers:
author: Luiz Maia
body: Hi there,

It's unfortunately not possible to migrate specific settings only. These settings are stored on the Confluence database, so you'd need to restore a full database backup in the new server. This would work, but would migrate all your instance content as well.

This would consist on a migration of Confluence, which has all steps described on this documentation: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Migrating+Confluence+Between+Servers>

Thanks.

Regards,  
LM


author: Hsu Yao Chang
body: Long time ago, I have tried restore confluence postgresql command to restore database as listed as below:

psql.jpg

But now it's got something wrong as listed as below:

psql2.jpg

How can we backup and restore database when our confluence is new and have no data ? Is there any suggestion about the issue ? Thank you.

[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-permission-backup/qaq-p/20507?attachment-id=5044){#link_1187f7147e6a72}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/3412/1/psql2.jpg){#display_1187f7147e6a72_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-permission-backup/qaq-p/20507?attachment-id=5045){#link_1187f7147e6a72_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/3412/2/psql.jpg){#display_1187f7147e6a72_2}


author: Pilar
body: You cannot backup the permissions or other configurations as such. What you can do is to take entire confluence instance backup in an xml and restore it (on test environment) should you wish to see any of the settings at the later point in time.

Pilar


Tags: confluence-administration
How can I create different page views by drop down selection in Confluence?
Asked by Harshal Haridas:

I am trying to create a confluence feature similar to its online documentation where I will select a confluence version and then read its documentation. I want a feature similar to that. Can I do it using a single space and for pages in the single space? Or do I need multiple spaces and archival feature in order to achieve that\>


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: The new documentation is very customized. We could probably figure something out if you're willing to write a User Macro.


author: Milo Test
body: You can do something like that in page with the Expand macro.

Otherwise, you can do it with different pages and put links to all the versions in the SPACE SHORTCUTS.


Tags: confluence-administration
hide sidebar
Asked by francis mckenna:


Answers:
author: Luiz Maia
body: It's recommend to click the hide button, and Nick suggested, however if you want to make the sidebar unavailable, you can add a custom HTML as suggested on this page: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=330796984>

Thanks.

Regards,  
LM


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Click the hide button?
How to rectify the problem which the users are facing in Table macro?
Asked by Harshita Sehgal:

1. When i insert the table, it does not shows the rows and columns:

image2015-9-9 14:15:55.png

2. When i save the page, it appears correctly:

image2015-9-9 14:17:57.png  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-rectify-the-problem-which-the-users-are-facing-in-Table/qaq-p/394327?attachment-id=6138){#link_1187f75b28ab96}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66816/1/image2015-9-9%2014%3A15%3A55.png){#display_1187f75b28ab96_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-rectify-the-problem-which-the-users-are-facing-in-Table/qaq-p/394327?attachment-id=6139){#link_1187f75b28ab96_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66816/2/image2015-9-9%2014%3A17%3A57.png){#display_1187f75b28ab96_2}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-to-rectify-the-problem-which-the-users-are-facing-in-Table/qaq-p/394327?attachment-id=6140){#link_1187f75b28ab96_1}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66816/3/image2015-9-9%2014%3A12%3A50.png){#display_1187f75b28ab96_4}


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: That's the way the editor works - the edit screen is a simplified version of the end result.


author: Taha Khanzada
body: Hi Harshita,

It seems like browser issue. Which Confluence version and browser you are using ?

Are you able to replicate this issue in other browsers as well ?

Taha
Per-Space Import including Attachments
Asked by Jack [AppFox]:

Hi all,

I'm performing a large migration of Confluence and I need to do a per-Space import (x50), however i cannot find a way to include attachments in this, is there a process that will import both the Space and Attachments.

It looks like it used to be possible?

I'm dealing with hundreds of attachments and the Manual process won't suffice.

Thanks


Answers:
author: Taha Khanzada
body: Hi Jack,

For Migration of Space you can do **XML Export** of that space which *"Generates a XML file of all pages and blog posts (including ones not visible to you) in this space, **including comments and attachments***."

If you are restoring from backup then while taking backup of confluence instance make sure you check the box to include attachments.

Hope this helps.

Taha


Tags: confluence-administration
I would like to restrict confluence questions by topic to certain groups
Asked by Rita Kumar:

Is there a way to restrict confluence topics to groups. This would allow us to serve the entire organization with this function so only people who have permissions to see a topic can see it. Currently you can restrict a topic by space but that hardly helps as everyone needs to be able to see all questions. My specific use case is for partners to only see certain topics and employees to see everything.

<br />

Would love to see this feature added.


Answers:
author: Abdoulaye Kindy Diallo
body: You should be able to restrict access to CQ to certain groups, as in here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/questions/permissions-407724476.html>.
> Users with administrator permissions for your Confluence site can choose to restrict access to Confluence Questions to particular groups.

However, having private topics is yet to be available. You can watch the threads below:

* <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CQ-364>
* <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CQ-1802>


Tags: confluence-administration

questions-for-confluence
"{0}V{1}iew" text on button when viewing page history or recent activity
Asked by Will:

"{0}V{1}iew" text on button when viewing page history or recent activity. We have heavily tweaked our css and use Refined Wiki... Any ideas?

page history button.JPG  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/quot-0-V-1-iew-quot-text-on-button-when-viewing-page-history-or/qaq-p/394735?attachment-id=1265){#link_1187f7ab0d474d}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66871/1/page%20history%20button.JPG){#display_1187f7ab0d474d_0}


Answers:
author: Will
body: The problem was that the US English language pack had a bug in it and was for confluence 4.x when we were on 5.x. we updated the pack and the problem was fixed.

view_button_fixed.jpg  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/quot-0-V-1-iew-quot-text-on-button-when-viewing-page-history-or/qaq-p/394735?attachment-id=12194){#link_1187f7ae78677a}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66875/1/view_button_fixed.jpg){#display_1187f7ae78677a_0}


author: Will
body: yeah, it's still there using confluence's native theme.

view button2.jpg  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/quot-0-V-1-iew-quot-text-on-button-when-viewing-page-history-or/qaq-p/394735?attachment-id=11401){#link_1187f7b25ae093}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/66874/1/view%20button2.jpg){#display_1187f7b25ae093_0}


author: Will
body: Thanks Giuliano, we have submitted a ticket with Refined Wiki as well.

* happening in other browsers but only on a page's history or activity page.
* it shows this way even with no css customization (though, still refined wiki's theme).

i will try disabling refined wiki and see what happens, but any other thoughts or ideas?


author: Giuliano C.
body: Hi Will,

This could be a tricky one. To start checking about it, have you confirmed if this is happening in other pages and also different browsers? The way that the CSS is being rendered could be related to how the browser is retrieving such information. Also, do you have any specific CSS customisation that would affect directly the "Page tools" for the page history?

We can try to share this information with the [RefinedWIKI Support](http://www.refinedwiki.com/en/display/support.aspx), but, I'm not sure if they would be able to help us in matters of customisation.

Hope it helps ya, sir.

Cheers,

Giu


Tags: confluence-administration
administration menu messed up
Asked by Richard A. Ehlinger:

Confluence 4.3.1

Users \& Security show admin.section.security.title

Other menu options and titles have the same dotted syntax

This was after a duplicate database from Production. The environment is development. I did the same duplicate database to staging and it does not have the issue. So I think it is the Conlfluence Home or the Data Home.

I cleaned out the plugin temp directories and such, as usual. Went into and out of safe mode, but no help there.

Anyone run into something like this?

Thanks,

Rick


Answers:
author: Giuliano C.
body: We can check if this could be related, Richard: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/Menu+Titles+Appear+Broken+in+Confluence+Admin+or+Space+Admin+Due+to+Incompatible+Plugins>

This doc suggest us to upgrade any incompatible add-on and verify if we need to remove them from the DB (PLUGINDATA), in case of not having it compatible with the instance. Since you have already tried to isolate it with the Safe Mode and cleaning the temp caches, this could be definitely related.

If that's not the case, do you remember of any customisation applied in this instance, through the **Look\&Feel** session of the administration console? Lastly, is it happening in all browsers?

Cheers,

Giu


author: Rodrigo Girardi Adami
body: Hi Richard,

I remember that I have seen this behavior some time ago. The issue If I'm correct was caused due to differences in the installation and home directories.

What I recommend is to install Confluence from scratch (the same version and point to a different database schema) and copy just the attachments folder to the new home directory, then change the Confluence.cfg.xml file to point to the copied database from prod.

I hope that helps!

Rodrigo


Tags: confluence-administration
Does anyone know why my Watch page under settings is not showing all of my watches? For example, some pages that I am currently watching when I go to the page are not showing up as "watched" under my settings page. Please help!
Asked by Whitney Green:


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: There are a few different types of watches. You need to make sure you are not watching any spaces, and you also need to check your followers (should be the Network tab in your profile settings. You may be getting notification e-mails from there, too.

Another chance is that something has gotten out of sync in the db and the search index needs to be run again.

If neither of those are it, then more information might be needed to solve the problem.


Tags: watch
Images on the Space Attachments page are unavailable when I try to add them to another page
Asked by Laura White:

I'm using the Space Attachments Macro (<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-attachments-macro-278693110.html>) to manage all of my space attachments.

Recently I added some images to my Space Attachments page. When I tried to insert the images on a newly created page, it said the image could not be found. (I checked several times to ensure the images uploaded to the directory and that I was typing the image name correctly). I'm wondering if the Space Attachments macro is still being supported?

Recently, the Documentation theme was deprecated, so I am using the standard theme. Is the Space Attachments Macro still supported?

Thanks for your help!


Answers:
author: darrenpegg
body: The space macro I think just displays everything you have in a space.. You should still need to add the attachments to the page in question so you can insert them with the gallery macro?

comments: author: Laura White
body: True. It's not so much the macro. I did a little more investigating, and it looks like the Insert Image from Another Page feature isn't working.

Normally, I can upload an image and then reuse it on any confluence page. (<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/display-files-and-images-245827130.html>). Now it looks like I can't reuse an image that's attached to another page.

Note - this is only seems to be true of images uploaded after Aug 28th. Images uploaded prior to Aug 28th can be reused on other pages.


author: Darren Pegg
body: Oh :-/ that is a little off.. Have you tried a context reindex?


author: Darren Pegg
body: Content\*


Tags: attachment

cloud

confluence-cloud

macro
Seperate Confluence Spaces for two Teams
Asked by Steffen D?ll:

Hello everyone,

we got two teams, collaborating in two spaces on the same confluence server (5.8.4).

Now we've got the problem, that via the @mention-Feature User A (only works in Space A) can Tag User B (only works in Space B), altough -best case-User A shouldn't even know that Space B and all it's Users exists.

Is there a possibility to seperate spaces in such a way, that it is impossible for every user on space A to search content, user or attachments considering space B?


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: Tara and Pilar are correct about information access, to add though, I don't think there is anyway to "hide" users. So mentions will autofill with the entire user list.


author: Pilar
body: Yes you can set the view permissions on the space B to only members of space B. This you can set by going into the space admin screen for project B.

Once you apply space level permissions, no content on space B will be visible to any users outside the group of people you defined.

See this link for more details

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html>

Pilar


author: Taha Khanzada
body: Hello Steffen,

Users can only search content which they have access to. If you set permission on two spaces such that they are not related to one another then it is not possible for User of Space A to search content on Space B.

Taha

comments: author: Steffen D?ll
body: Is there any way of workaround? It is necessary, that users of Space A dont even know that there are other users in Space B oder Space C


Tags: confluence-administration
Installation with an X Server
Asked by Siecje:

When I run the Confluence or JIRA installer I get a message that

```
This application needs access to an X Server.
```

```
$ ./atlassian-confluence-5.6.6-x32.bin -c -q -varfile response.varfile Unpacking JRE ...Starting Installer ...Sep 04, 2015 1:25:54 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 runINFO: Created system preferences directory in java.home.Could not display the GUI. This application needs access to an X Server.*******************************************************************You can also run this application in console mode withoutaccess to an X server by passing the argument -c*******************************************************************
```


Answers:
author: Taha Khanzada
body: Hi Cody,

Check below link, may be this is the issue

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRAKB/JIRA+Upgrade+or+Install+Fails+due+to+Could+not+display+the+GUI+Error>

Taha

comments: author: Siecje
body: If you have a GUI the 32 installer works fine.Seems strange that you can't install a 32-bit application on a 64-bit machine.
Confluence Mail function
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear all,

We setup mail setting at the confluence But when we tried to send a email to administrator, it show the message as below:

email.jpg

But the SMTP Server : webmail.yuntech.edu.tw can work at my outlook. How can we modify the question ? Thank you.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Mail-function/qaq-p/330021?attachment-id=9168){#link_1187f81f5d0217}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/55637/1/email.jpg){#display_1187f81f5d0217_0}


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The Confluence server cannot find the email server - check the routes and name resolution on the Confluence server.


Tags: confluence-administration
member management question
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear sir,

Would it be possible to setup a member message when they joined a new confluence member ?

sign up.jpg

sign up2.jpg

The message will show as listed as below:

**After the administrator confirm their apply request, they will can use confluence system.**

And then the administrator must have the function to confirm a new user apply request.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/member-management-question/qaq-p/337344?attachment-id=10490){#link_1187f83d4cdfa3}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/56952/1/sign%20up.jpg){#display_1187f83d4cdfa3_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/member-management-question/qaq-p/337344?attachment-id=10491){#link_1187f83d4cdfa3_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/56952/2/sign%20up2.jpg){#display_1187f83d4cdfa3_2}


Answers:
author: Giuliano C.
body: Hey Hsu Yao,

In order to modify the gin up screen for Confluence or the message that it will display, I believe that [this article](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/How+to+Customise+the+Sign+Up+Page) would help you with some good suggestions if you are comfortable to work with custom modifications. Also, we are working to have the requests approved by the admin through this request: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-663>

You can keep an eye to see how is it going there and also add some comments to share your needs and ideas. :smile:

Cheers,

Giu


Tags: confluence-administration
AutoExport for Confluence plugin
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear sir, {#toc-hId-1902263422}
===============================

Would it be possible to download the plugin at the address : <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.confluence.extra.autoexport>

We have tried download the plugin, but it always show the message as listed as below:

404 - Not Found {#toc-hId--649893539}
=====================================

Resource not found


Answers:
author: Guilherme V.
body: Hi There,

I couldn't get it either. However it's only supported on the 5.0.3 version and below.

Cheers,


Tags: confluence-administration
Confluence Command Line Interface Question
Asked by Hsu Yao Chang:

Dear sir,

We download Confluence Command Line Interface at the address :<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.swift.confluence.cli> . And then unzip the file and copy to confluence server. But we are not sure how to use the command to export some space to Separate file? Is there any guidance for the issue ? Thank you.

export space.jpg

(when we run exportSpace, it show the message: command not found)

[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Command-Line-Interface-Question/qaq-p/48002?attachment-id=2227){#link_1187f9149c238f}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/8132/1/export%20space.jpg){#display_1187f9149c238f_0}


Answers:
author: Hsu Yao Chang
body: Thank you for your kindly reply.

But after run the command as listed as below, it show some error message

rpc1.jpg

But we have set rpc setting as listed as below:

rpc2.jpg

How can we find the address of :<http://10.10.10.207/dashboard.action/rpc/soap-axis/confluenceservice-v1>

Additional information : password we hide it .

Thank you.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Command-Line-Interface-Question/qaq-p/48002?attachment-id=10858){#link_1187f9198043e4}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/8135/1/rpc2.jpg){#display_1187f9198043e4_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Command-Line-Interface-Question/qaq-p/48002?attachment-id=10859){#link_1187f9198043e4_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/8135/2/rpc1.jpg){#display_1187f9198043e4_2}

comments: author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: The server needs to be the Confluence base url which in your case is likely <http://10.10.10.207>


author: Hsu Yao Chang
body: Thank you , These information is useful for us.


author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: Here are some references:

1. [Installation and Use](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ACLI/Installation+and+Use) - administrator
2. [Get Started](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ACLI/Get+Started)
3. [CLI Client Installation and Use](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ACLI/CLI+Client+Installation+and+Use) - this will help answer your specific problem


author: Hsu Yao Chang
body: We tried another way, and found some useful information as listed as below. How can we add the parameter to the command ? Thank you.

pwd.jpg  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Command-Line-Interface-Question/qaq-p/48002?attachment-id=8992){#link_1187f92fd2ffeb}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/8133/1/pwd.jpg){#display_1187f92fd2ffeb_0}  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Confluence-Command-Line-Interface-Question/qaq-p/48002?attachment-id=8993){#link_1187f92fd2ffeb_0}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/8133/2/export%20space.jpg){#display_1187f92fd2ffeb_2}


Tags: confluence-administration
'Manage Labels' not visible with Documentation theme
Asked by Open Europa Wikis Team:

Dear all,

When we use 'Documentation theme', 'Manage Labels' is not visible in 'Space admin' or 'Space operations'. We must use /spaces/adhoclists/managelabels.action?key=SPACEKEY manually...

Could you fix this issue?

Best regards,


Answers:
author: Rodrigo Girardi Adami
body: Hi team,

Is this happening with the latest version of the plugin? Can you check if this behavior just happens with the plugin installed? Please also list the plugin version and confluence version so we can try to replicate and check if that could be a bug with the plugin.

Cheers,

Rodrigo

comments: author: Open Europa Wikis Team
body: Hello Adami,The Confluence version is 5.8.10 \& Labels Cage plugin version is 3.0.1 (last version).Best regards,


Tags: addon-com.intenso.confluence.labelscage.labels-cage
I need to use a google sheet plugin for confluence. I decided to use G-Sheet plugin. I have the next error message: "error authenticating (check service name)". Does anyone have the same issue? Or does anyone hava antoher plugin to use?
Asked by Kramarics Gy?rgy:

Is there any other solution? Every idea appreciated.


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: Why not use the publish to web functionality of Google Sheets? Get the free [content formatting macros](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.adaptavist.confluence.contentFormattingMacros) add-on which will give you an iframe macro. Or if you have the html macro enabled yo could use that. Then go into you google sheet and go to File -\> Publish to web. Select the embed option and then either select the sheet you want to embed or the whole document. It will give you some iframe code to embed the Google Sheet. Either paste the into the html macro or add an iframe macro and put in the href that is given in the code into the iframe href property.


Tags: google

google-drive

google-sheets