How do I search for tickets assigned or created by inactive (deleted) users?

[Andy Nash]

This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Advanced searching - operators reference

My system admin inadvertently deleted a user on my project.

I reset up that user, but JIRA won't allow me to assign them their previous username (appends a "#1"), so existing tickets are left with an assignation of the old user account.

Does anyone know any way to either restore that user (not inactive, actually deleted)? or

Write a query to find any tickets assigned or created by that deleted user so I can reassign them to the newly created version of that user?

Many thanks,

Andy

[Oliviu Nita]

http://yourjiralink/issues/?jql=assignee%20%3D%20ldebay

Change the user at the end.

Not sure if it will work after a user delete, my resp asked me how to see the tickets of a deactivated user

Hope it helps

[Joe Pitt]

I strongly advise not deleting users. It will always come back around to bite you. Just set them inactive and remove from all groups and roles

[Andy Nash]

Thanks Joe, I think my question implied that this was a lessons learned for my sys admin!

[Marijn Vandevoorde]

It's 2019 and we have GDPR in place now. So yep, this is an issue :-)

[Mihai Schwarz]

I hope this helps. https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/146882