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  2. CONFSERVER-35177

User and Group Links Missing from Admin Console After Migrating From Cloud to Server

      NOTE: This bug report is for Confluence Server. Using Confluence Cloud? See the corresponding bug report.

      All user management features are missing from Confluence 5.6.3 (also 5.6 and 5.6.1) if a Cloud/OnDemand instance with the "user management" dark feature is imported.

      Reproduction steps:

      1. Export an Cloud/OnDemand instance that has the unified user management dark feature enabled
      2. Restore this XML backup to Confluence 5.6.3
      3. Log in to the Confluence admin console
      4. User link and Group link should both be missing, user management is also missing from the cog.

      Expected behavior

      User management links should be visible to admins in the Confluence admin console and the cog

      Actual behavior

      User management links are not visible to admins in the Confluence admin console and the cog

      Related Notes

      • These sections are accessible using the direct url, it is just the links in the left hand menu and the cog that are missing
      • Only affects Confluence 5.6 and above

      Workaround

      1. The user and group management areas can be accessed directly via url:
        • Users: <base_url>/admin/users/showallusers.action
        • Groups: <base_url>/admin/users/browsegroups.action
      2. Try to disable the dark feature:
        1. Log into Confluence with an user with administrator permissions.
        2. Go to the URL <base_url>/admin/darkfeatures.action
        3. Click on remove by the entry unified.usermanagement.
      3. Or you can use the following SQL to disable the dark feature. The Confluence cache will need to be flushed, and the links will reappear.
        delete from BANDANA where BANDANAKEY = 'confluence.darkfeature';

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            [CONFSERVER-35177] User and Group Links Missing from Admin Console After Migrating From Cloud to Server

            Rob added a comment -

            We have closed this bug as obsolete as we are no longer able to reproduce this issue.

            If you believe that you are still running into this bug, please contact our Support team

            Rob added a comment - We have closed this bug as obsolete as we are no longer able to reproduce this issue. If you believe that you are still running into this bug, please contact our Support team . 

            Nothing new on this three year old issue?

            Michael Henninghaus added a comment - Nothing new on this three year old issue?

            1. Log into Confluence OD with an user with administrator permissions.
            2. Go to the URL <base_url>/admin/darkfeatures.action
            3. Click on remove by the entry unified.usermanagement (all the way at bottom)

            Félix Martineau [Expert] added a comment - Log into Confluence OD with an user with administrator permissions. Go to the URL <base_url>/admin/darkfeatures.action Click on remove by the entry unified.usermanagement (all the way at bottom)

            I had the same issue after moving confluence Cloud to Server version 5.7-OD-48-071. The second workaround fixes the issue for me completely. Even though this does not affect the users it does deprive the admin from viewing the users and groups in the instance.

            Sneha Sheth added a comment - I had the same issue after moving confluence Cloud to Server version 5.7-OD-48-071. The second workaround fixes the issue for me completely. Even though this does not affect the users it does deprive the admin from viewing the users and groups in the instance.

            Branno added a comment -

            Attaching screenshots of the actual behavior.

            Branno added a comment - Attaching screenshots of the actual behavior.

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              sbrannen@atlassian.com Branno
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