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Confluence 2.1.5 is a maintenance release that resolves some issues users may have encountered using Confluence 2.1.4 or earlier.
Confluence 2.1.5 fixes around 50 issues, including a number of fixes for LDAP support, the WYSIWYG editor, and other areas.
2.1.5 is a free upgrade for all customers who purchased their Confluence license after March 16th, 2005.

Confluence 2.1.5 has a problem which disables the rich text editor link dialog. Please replace  the file WEB-INF/classes/com/atlassian/confluence/user/actions/PagePickerAction.properties with this file: PagePickerAction.properties

This is fixed in 2.1.5a.

Known Issues in 2.1.5a

Anonymous users may get a Javascript error under some circumstances. See CONF-5765 for details and a patch.

When using LDAP user management, changing passwords for local users won't work. See CONF-5775 for details and a patch.

Who should upgrade?

Confluence 2.1.5 fixes a number of bugs found in Confluence 2.1.4 and earlier. Customers are recommended to upgrade if they are experiencing any of the issues fixed in this release.

Confluence is a recommended upgrade for all customers using Confluence's new atlassian-user LDAP user management, as it fixes important issues related to LDAP integration.

Upgrade Procedure

Upgrading Confluence should be pretty easy. If you are upgrading from an earlier Confluence 2.1 release, you can find instructions here. We strongly recommend that you backup your confluence.home directory and database before upgrading!

If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.0.3 or earlier, please check the release-notes of the other major Confluence releases:

Changes in 2.1.5

More than 48 issues were resolved between 2.1.4 and 2.1.5. For the complete list, see: Issues resolved for 2.1.5

Improvements

  • LDAP queries are cached to improve performance - CONF-5288
  • Administrators can insert custom HTML on every Confluence page, see Administration, Custom HTML - CONF-5350
  • Tables created in the rich text editor don't have non-breaking spaces added to each cell - CONF-5044
  • News improvements - Info tab available including list of version, News can be exported as PDF - CONF-1989, CONF-5582, CONF-5594

Notable Bugs Fixed

  • Anchor, user profile and attachment links now round-trip properly in the rich text editor - CONF-5678
  • Paging of LDAP users works properly - CONF-5438
  • Servlet plugins can be disabled - CONF-5598
  • Forgotten username emails work again - CONF-5530
  • User profiles fixes with LDAP - CONF-5225, CONF-5549
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  1. Mar 21, 2006

    Andrew Miller

    Is PagePickerAction.properties the only changed file between 2.1.5 & 2.1.5a?

    I was hoping to just copy that file into my 2.1.5 installation rather than do a full upgrade.

    Thanks.

    1. Mar 21, 2006

      Tom Davies

      Yes, that's the only change.

      Tom

      1. Mar 21, 2006

        Guy Fraser (Adaptavist)

        FYI: The build number wasn't incremented for 2.1.5a

  2. Apr 11, 2006

    Danny Smitherman

    We're running Confluence 1.4.3 and want to upgrade to 2.1.5a. I've tried to do so, and have run into various problems. Is there a recommended upgrade path in this situation - like, first install 2.0, then 2.1, then 2.1.5??

    Thanks for the help.

    Danny Smitherman
    dsmitherman@adventurecycling.org

    1. Apr 11, 2006

      Charles Miller

      Your best bet is to file a support request at http://support.atlassian.com, and attach the logfiles from your failed upgrade. A support tech will be able to walk you through the best way to get it up and running.