Unable to login into Bitbucket Server after turning on Crowd integration

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Symptoms

Login attempts are failing when trying to login into Bitbucket Server with Crowd credentials.

Cause

The user was not defined in the group stash-users group.

Resolution

  1. Go to Bitbucket Server Admin.

  2. Accounts.

  3. Global Permissions

  4. Define user to be inside stash-users group.

  5. Synchronize Bitbucket Server with Crowd.

  6. Try to login again.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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