Confluence: Cannot remove users from some groups as system administrator

Question

Hello all,

We're using Confluence Server version 6.14.0.
As system administrator I was trying to remove other (inactive) users from confluence-sys-administrators & confluence-administrators groups but I couldn't.
I can only remove them using mySQL commands in database.

I tried the same with other groups and it worked fine.

Is that because the aforementioned groups have global Confluence Administrator permission?

Thank you!

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Go to Admin -> manage users and amend them there.  This will either do it correctly (without damaging your database with SQL) or give you an error message telling us why it does not work.

Iro Karavasili · Answer

I created the database from scratch and the issue remains.
I think the issue has to do with the directory.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Then you will need to restore Confluence from a backup taken before you damaged your database with SQL.