"You must specify the server type." error, while configuring SMTP via jndi.

[xiaodong shi]

Hi, 

Can someone help on this? Thanks in advance.

"You must specify the server type." error, while configuring SMTP via jndi.

The server.xml was updated:

<Resource name="mail/JiraSmtpServer"
auth="Container"
type="javax.mail.Session"
mail.smtp.host="XXX.com"
mail.smtp.port="465"
mail.smtp.auth="true"
mail.smtp.user="XXX@XXXcom"
password="password"
mail.smtp.starttls.enable="true"
mail.debug="true"
mail.smtp.socketFactory.class="javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory"
/>

And i also move the java.mail.jar,java.mail.api.jar and activation.jar from /WEB-INF/lib to /JIRA/lib folder.

[Yogesh Mude]

HI @xiaodong shi

Welcome to the community!

Please have a look at the below KB. hope it helps.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver072/configuring-an-smtp-mail-server-to-send-notifications-829827255.html#ConfiguringanSMTPmailservertosendnotifications-SpecifyahostnameorJNDIlocationforyourSMTPmailserver

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/mail-1-4-1-jar-not-available-for-JNDI-setup/qaq-p/718982

[xiaodong shi]

Thanks for your advice.

I followed the KB to configure JNDI location and move the mail.XX.jar.

Now, the error is "You must specify the server type". Looks like the SMTP server type is not defined correctly. can't identifed the issue.

[xiaodong shi]

Well, I restarted the jira instances serveral times and the mail works fine now. Maybe there's a cache in there.

[Yogesh Mude]

Ohh ..good to hear.... the issue has been solved.