Unable To Delete User with com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.Space.pageTemplates Exception

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Summary

Symptoms

Unable to remove specific user even though all content related to this user has already been removed.

The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log: (PostgreSQL database)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2014-03-14 09:06:42,802 ERROR [http-8090-4] [atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher] sendError Could not execute action -- referer: http://localhost:8090/admin/users/removeuser.action?username=test| url: /admin/users/removeuser-confirm.action | userName: test com.atlassian.core.exception.InfrastructureException: net.sf.hibernate.LazyInitializationException: Failed to lazily initialize a collection ... Caused by: net.sf.hibernate.LazyInitializationException: Failed to lazily initialize a collection ... Caused by: net.sf.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: could not initialize collection: [com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.Space.pageTemplates#1933313] ... Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block

Diagnosis

Try to do the instruction following articles before attempting the removal:

Cause

The personal space of the user is not properly removed from the database.

Solution

Resolution

  • Run the following query to find the problematic row:

    1  select * from spaces where substr(spacekey,2) = 'username';
  • Follow the instruction from the article 'Delete a Space' to remove the problematic personal space

  • Restart Confluence and click on 'Flush All' in Confluence Admin >> Cache Statistics screen

  • Remove the user from Confluence Administration panel

Updated on April 2, 2025

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