Error When Uploading Global Logo

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Summary

When inserting a global logo, an error is reported when clicking save.

There were errors uploading this logo. There is more information in the logs.

The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ERROR [http-80-9] [confluence.plugins.lookandfeel.EditSiteLogoAction] doUpload There were errors uploading this logo. There is more information in the logs. -- referer: http://localhost/admin/sitelogo/upload.action | url: /admin/sitelogo/upload.action | userName: admin | action: upload java.lang.RuntimeException: Error opening input stream from resource: UploadedResource[filename: 'atl.site.logo', file: '\Atlassian\Application Data\Confluence\temp\scaledImages\upload__6d5c001a_13f3c86e042__7f65_00000033.tmp'] at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.DefaultFileUploadManager.storeResources(DefaultFileUploadManager.java:146) at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.DefaultFileUploadManager.storeResource(DefaultFileUploadManager.java:64) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)... Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: Atlassian\Application Data\Confluence\temp\scaledImages\upload__6d5c001a_13f3c86e042__7f65_00000033.tmp (The system cannot find the file specified) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)   ERROR [http-80-6] [atlassian.confluence.pages.DefaultAttachmentManager] getAttachmentData Could not find data for attachment: Attachment: atl.site.logo v.1 (1867780) null - No AttachmentData object was returned when it was expected for attachment: Attachment: atl.site.logo v.1 (1867780) null -- referer: http://localhost/admin/sitelogo/upload.action | url: /s/en_GB-1988229788/4108/b47156ace146e4f759b49ef98258cb637bdd5af8.23/_/images/logo/confluence-logo.png | userName: admin   ERROR [http-80-6] [[Standalone].[localhost].[/].[default]] log Servlet.service() for servlet default threw exception -- referer: http://localhost/admin/sitelogo/upload.action | url: /s/en_GB-1988229788/4108/b47156ace146e4f759b49ef98258cb637bdd5af8.23/_/images/logo/confluence-logo.png | userName: admin java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.util.LastModifiedHandler.calculateLastModifiedDate(LastModifiedHandler.java:54) at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.util.LastModifiedHandler.checkRequest(LastModifiedHandler.java:71)

Cause

This might be related to CONFSERVER-21439 - Content must not be null error when uploading global logo

Solution

Resolution

  1. Reset the global logo to default

  2. Connect to the database

  3. Run the following query:

    • For Confluence 5.6.6 and below

      1 delete from attachments where title = 'alt.site.logo';
    • For Confluence 5.7 and above

      1 delete from content where title = 'alt.site.logo';
  4. Attempt to upload the global logo again from the UI.

ℹ️ You might note in newer versions that the auto theme coloring does not take when you alter the logo this time. This is most likely due to a flag in the database not being reset.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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