Problem

When running the Confluence 9.2.23 Linux installer in unattended mode (-q -varfile response.varfile), the sys.installationDir variable defined in the response.varfile is silently ignored. The installer falls back to the default path (/usr/local/Confluence) instead of the specified directory (e.g., /opt/atlassian/confluence).

No error or warning is produced. The installer reports success but installs to the wrong location.

This is a regression, the identical varfile and automation script works correctly with the 9.2.22 installer.

Environment

Confluence 9.2.23
Also 10.2.15

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a valid response.varfile with sys.installationDir=/opt/atlassian/confluence

1. Run: ./atlassian-confluence-9.2.23-x64.bin -q -varfile response.varfile

1. Observe that Confluence is installed to /usr/local/Confluence instead of /opt/atlassian/confluence

Expected Results

Confluence installs to /opt/atlassian/confluence as specified in the varfile.

Actual Results

Confluence installs to /usr/local/Confluence. No error is shown.
The installer seemed to run fine, but Confluence never fully installed.
 

Workaround

Use the explicit -dir flag on the command line:
 ./atlassian-confluence-9.2.23-x64.bin -q -dir /opt/atlassian/confluence -varfile response.varfile

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