'java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Invalid space key' when Creating a New Space

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Symptoms

Users are unable to create a new space. The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:


java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid space key.
at com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.DefaultSpaceManager.createSpace(DefaultSpaceManager.java:428)

Cause

The space key contains illegal characters, or the space key already exists.

Resolution

Chose a different space key, which can only consist of ASCII letters or numbers (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).


Last modified on Mar 30, 2016

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