JIRA - Changing User Names

[Trevor Hunt]

Is there a way to change usernames in JIRA similar to the following document?

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF51/Changing+Usernames

I was able to successfully follow this process and get everything in Confluence converted without issues and was hoping there was a similar way to do this for JIRA 6.0.

Thanks,

Trevor

[Trevor Hunt · Accepted solution]

I did. It looks like there's a change I'll need to make in the system variables so I can edit the property since I've already connected LDAP to JIRA.

See: https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=358908194

Thanks for everything on this one.

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

In JIRA6, it is easier. https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/Preparing+for+JIRA+6.0#PreparingforJIRA6.0-RenameUsers

Just go to User Management and "Edit" user.

[Trevor Hunt]

Thank you so much for the quick response! One more question. What should I do if I want to remap ownership of the existing user's content to one from an LDAP server?

On another note, it appears that when I go in and click edit for the user, I only get the option to change Full Name, Email, and check or uncheck the Active Box.

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

You won't be able to change an LDAP username from JIRA unless maybe it is a "Read/Write" directory. You can do it in internal directory.

If the username is same in both LDAP and internal directory, changing the order of directories will change the ownership.

[Trevor Hunt]

Ok, a little background. I have two user names for some users because they were created in an OnDemand instance prior to migrating to a locally hosted instance. I want to change their old JIRA Directory usernames to their corresponding LDAP usernames to "merge" the two so users have a single login.

Also, it appears that when I go in and click edit for the user, I only get the option to change Full Name, Email, and check or uncheck the Active Box.

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist]]

Did you already migrate to downloaded version. In onDemand, renaming option is restricted I guess.