After Upgrading JIRA presented with JIRA Access Constraints warning
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Problem
Following an upgrade to JIRA, when accessing JIRA, the following message is shown:
JIRA Access Constraints, The current license is too old to install this version of JIRA.
The following appears in the atlassian-jira.log
2015-05-17 01:01:01,001 localhost-startStop-1 ERROR [atlassian.jira.license.LicenseJohnsonEventRaiserImpl] The current license is too old (01/JAN/15) to run this version (6.4.4 - Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015) of JIRA.
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Steps
- Log onto my.atlassian.com and check the relevant License, and SEN for this JIRA instance.
Cause
This can be caused by Upgrading JIRA without a valid JIRA License - you cannot upgrade JIRA to any versions that are released after the date in which your JIRA license expires. As per the Upgrade JIRA Documentation a check to validate your JIRA license is recommended before upgrading.
Resolution
To resolve this, renew your license, and follow the link to "Edit License or proceed under Evaluation Terms"