Symptoms

Unable to change password on AD server from within JIRA, using Read/Write connector.

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Cause

The connection is not secure (SSL). To change password on AD user from within JIRA, you need to have a secure connection (SSL) established.

See this page for more information on how to change passwords on AD users from clients(JIRA).

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794887(v=ws.10).aspx

Resolution

Setup SSL between JIRA and AD server