Remove JIRA user server for confluence in CLI

Question

Confluence 6.7.1 server version

We had experimented with using a JIRA server for user management on our confluence server. However, probably due to our complicated proxying structure, we did not succeed.

The result is that now I cannot get to the Web interface of confluence (login loop, see https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/cannot-login-to-confluence/qaq-p/756323).

So I want to remove the definition of the JIRA user server for confluence. On the JIRA side this was no problem, but on the confluence side, as I don't have access to the application in the browser, I need a CLI way to do this. Where is this server defined in the configuration files?

Jean

unknown · Answer

The quoted page asserts that the internal directory has always the id 1. However mine has the id 98305. Could this be relevant?

See also my response to https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/cannot-login-to-confluence/qaq-p/756323?utm_source=atlcomm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immediate_general_answer&utm_content=topic#U758619

Josh Steckler · Answer

The directory configurations are in the database, not in a config file. Shut down Confluence, then do this before starting it back up.

This details disabling non-local directories in the database. Do not attempt to delete the directory, only disable it. These instructions are for Jira but should also apply to Confluence.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/disabling-a-directory-via-the-jira-database-338366836.html

You will then need to log in with a local admin account.