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Large number of spurious users

Ceki Gulcu

Hello,

We host our own Jira server and are having a problem with about 100'000 bogus users with very long user names, images, etc. These users never log on.

We have are removing users by executing SQL statements but new ones keep coming in.

What could be the point of creating such users?

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Dave Mathijs

Hi @Ceki Gulcu a couple of questions here:

Is Jira connected to an external user directory?
If the answer to the previous question is yes, are these "bogus users" listed in Active Directory as well?
How are users added or granted application access?
Have you enabled public signup and CAPTCHA?
Are users invited through email?
Are users created automatically?

Ceki Gulcu

Thank you for your prompt answer.

> Is Jira connected to an external user directory?

No.

> How are users added or granted application access?

Anyone can browse projects. Users ("project role: users" and the "group: jira-users") can create, comment on and link issues. So users are granted certain rights automatically.