Issue Summary

Cancelling issue creation from <JIra-base-URL>/secure/CreateIssue.jspa results in "Oops, you've found a dead link." errors

This is reproducible on Data Center: Yes

Steps to Reproduce

1. Try accessing Jira from <JIra-base-URL>/secure/CreateIssue.jspa
2. fill in the details and proceed with issue creation.
3. cancel the operation now.

Expected Results

The page should be redirected to <JIra-base-URL>/secure/Dashboard.jspa

Actual Results

It's getting redirected to <JIra-base-URL>/secure/default.jsp and throwing an error stating
"Oops, you've found a dead link."

Workaround

Option 1

Add redirection rule at proxy level to redirect from /secure/default.jsp to /secure/Dashboard.jspa.

Option 2

Redirection rule at node level

1. Edit the JIRA_INSTALL/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/urlrewrite.xml file.
2. Add or modify a <rule> element:

   <rule>
           <from>/secure/default.jsp</from>
           <to type="redirect">/secure/Dashboard.jspa</to>
   </rule>
   

   • If you have context path, add it in your rule too.
3. Save the changes.
4. Restart the node.