How to update system plugin in jira

[Timothy Harris]

Seems we are hit by this bug: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-40079

We are running JIRA version: 6.3.6

How do I udpate the navLinks plugin to 3.3.12?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Upgrade to 6.3.7 is the official answer, but if you have a look in the comments, you'll see a link to a new .jar you can download.  

Download it, then use the plugin manager to "upload plugin".  I would keep a copy of the .jar from your current installation just in case, but I'm always cautious.

[Timothy Harris]

Thank you. I updated the Nav-Links plugin to 3.3.12. It seesm to have solved the problem. However, It now shows up in the user add-ons instead of system add-ons. Should I be worried about this or is it just cosmetic?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

No and yes. You do not need to worry about it appearing in the "wrong" list on your current installation. Technically, it is a user-installed plugin because you did it by hand, but the difference between system and user plugins is not much more than "it came in the installation off-the-shelf" However, before you upgrade, you must remember to remove it, or it may interfere with the (fixed) new version in the new installation.