Can't create or edit plan due to temporary directory being deleted

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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

You notice the following error while creating a plan,

1 2 An unexpected error has occurred: Processing of multipart/form-data request failed. /tmp/Jetty_0_0_0_0_8085_webapp___.dye317/upload55747558_12cf5208e88_7fed_00000005.tmp (No such file or directory).

Resolution

Add the following property in your <Bamboo-Home>/bamboo.cfg.xml file;

1 2 <property name="webwork.multipart.saveDir">${bambooHome}/temp</property>

within the <properties> tag, and restart Bamboo.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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