Service Management Email Request "Unexpected error while running action as user" Error
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Problem
Jira Service Management Email Request would not be able to process the Email with an error like below shown in Jira Administration Page > Application > Email Requests > View Log of the affected Email Address then move to the Processing Tab:
The following appears in the atlassian-jira.log:
2019-02-22 09:39:22,256 ERROR [] Caesium-1-1 anonymous Exception when MailHandlerWorker handles message:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unexpected error while running action as user 'xxxx.yyyy@zzzzz.com'
at com.atlassian.pocketknife.internal.util.runner.AuthenticationContextUtilImpl.runAs(AuthenticationContextUtilImpl.java:60) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.feature.emailchannel.IncomingEmailServiceImpl.inEmailContext(IncomingEmailServiceImpl.java:506) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.feature.emailchannel.IncomingEmailServiceImpl.lambda$doCreateNewOrCommentOnIssueWithMailChannel$15(IncomingEmailServiceImpl.java:187) [?:?]
at io.atlassian.fugue.Either$Right.fold(Either.java:620) [fugue-4.5.0.jar:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.feature.emailchannel.IncomingEmailServiceImpl.doCreateNewOrCommentOnIssueWithMailChannel(IncomingEmailServiceImpl.java:185) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.feature.emailchannel.IncomingEmailServiceImpl.lambda$createNewOrCommentOnIssueWithMailChannel$6(IncomingEmailServiceImpl.java:155) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.pocketknife.step.EitherStep2.lambda$null$0(EitherStep2.java:20) [?:?]
at io.atlassian.fugue.Either$RightProjection.flatMap(Either.java:886) [fugue-4.5.0.jar:?]
at io.atlassian.fugue.Either.flatMap(Either.java:231) [fugue-4.5.0.jar:?]
....List continues....
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:148) [?:1.8.0_181]
at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:108) [?:1.8.0_181]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.comment.InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.validateMailAttachmentsToAdd(InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.java:533) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.comment.InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.addEmailAttachmentsToIssue(InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.java:511) [?:?]
at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.comment.InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.addAttachmentsAndBuildComment(InternalServiceDeskCommentServiceImpl.java:398) [?:?]
....Diagnosis
- Make sure that there is no problem with the permission as in Resolving Jira Service Management permission errors.
- Check if the same operation can be done directly in the Customer Portal (e.g. Adding a comment, Creating a Request, Putting an Attachment).
- Look at the Workflow whether there are any Workflow Properties set as in "Workflow Properties".
Cause
One of the cause is due to the Workflow Property set on a particular status which is "jira.issue.editable" that would not allow any Editing operation including adding an attachment.
Resolution
Edit the Workflow and remove the property from the affected Status. Publish it to take an effect.