How do I hide or restrict the use of the comment field?

Question

I want to be able to either completely remove the comment field or restrict users from using it. Is this possible?

Rob Horan · Answer

Have a look here

Hide "Comment" field on transition screens

JIRA Edit Screen: Remove "Comment" input?

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-12244

Brian R_sijhmv · Answer

Is it possible to hide the comment field entirely?

Rob Horan · Answer

Sure, update the permission scheme so that nobody has permissions on comments.