is it possible to have a log that store all workflow modification or any "admin" modification ?

[ribas]

is it possible, like a server that has root access to list all modification done using admin right to the configuration of the jira server ?

if not possible is it possible to make a diff of a known configuration file with a new configuration file ?

the goal is to monitor the admin modification that could be done on the jira server and check for unwanted modifications when there are several administrators

[Lucas Modzelewski _Lumo_ · Accepted solution]

Check these links:

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/auditing-in-jira-938847740.html
• and: https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/audit-log-events-in-jira-998879036.html
• Workflows can also be exported, for example, to an .xml file, allowing you to compare them before and after changes.

For managing changes, consider starting a change management project to keep track of tasks and approvals. Using Jira and Confluence together makes for a great combination to manage tasks and knowledge base articles. There's no reason to treat admin work as an exception - create a project and track the work like any other task. ^^

[ribas]

yes we have jira to keep track of modifications. but to complete the analogy with "standard" project, we miss "source code" to check for concrete modification.

exporting workflow and manage them inside a tool configuration like git seems to be great but we must track also attribute, "display", etc. is there a way to export "everything" in one time ?

[Lucas Modzelewski _Lumo_]

There’s probably an app for that - perhaps ScriptRunner offers a solution?

Sorry, I couldn't provide more details; I’m more of a cloud-based admin ;)

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @ribas 

This is more sys admin related.

This should be possible to track modification made to Jira installation files on a server.

Raise this with your IT department.

[ribas]

we can only perform a file modification tracking ?

there is no log file for jira that would store all kind of modification using admin rights in jira ?

do you know if there are one single file that store all the configuration of one workflow ? like jenkins for instance...

what are the names of the file to monitor ?

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @ribas 

There is no Jira log that ever logged this. From within Jira you even can't modify system based files.

On the question you are raising, this is in the database used for Jira not in a files.

All information around Jira is stored in the used database not in configuration files.