Why do jira-software-users get create space permissions in confluence cloud

[Zachary Wilcox]

I am studying for my ACP-520 exam and looking at default permissions. Looked at the default global permissions and I noticed:

1. Confluence-users-orgname by default can't make a personal space or a space (Kinda makes sense)
2. jira-software-users-orgname by default can make spaces and personal spaces

Is there a reason why this is the default? jira-software-users-orgname isn't even a default access group for Confluence.

[Sagar · Accepted solution]

Hi @Zachary Wilcox Welcome to the Atlassian community.

In Confluence Cloud, the Jira Software Users group is granted certain permissions by default because of the integration between Jira Software and Confluence.

This group gets the "Create Space" permission in Confluence Cloud because it's assumed that members of this group may need to create spaces in Confluence to support their Jira projects. By granting this permission, teams can easily create and manage Confluence spaces alongside their Jira projects.

You can update the global configuration based on your requirements but by default this is the global permissions configuration in Confluence cloud.

Let me know in case of any questions or concerns.

Thanks

Sagar