Unable to Install Plugins

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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

Missing 'temp' directory exception appears in the log file:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cause: java.lang.RuntimeException: There was a problem evicting or flushing a PluginData object at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.persistence.hibernate.HibernatePluginDataDao.saveOrUpdate(HibernatePluginDataDao.java:65) caused by: net.sf.hibernate.HibernateException: I/O errors during LOB access at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.support.AbstractLobType.nullSafeSet(AbstractLobType.java:163) caused by: java.io.IOException: No such file or directory at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)

Cause

The temp directory is missing.

Resolution

Recreate the temp directory in the Confluence Home and other important directories and restart Confluence.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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