After rename user from LDAP, will JIRA create a new user account ?

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Yes, JIRA will create a new username with the same email address when a user account is renamed in the LDAP server.

This only happens in JIRA v6.0.8 and earlier. In JIRA v6.1.x and above an 'external_id' column in cwd_user table insulates JIRA accounts from changes at the LDAP server. 

Last modified on May 27, 2015

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