Error on reindex due to com.atlassian.jira.issue.changehistory

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Summary

Symptoms

JIRA Agile could be disabled because the upgrade process of it includes re-indexing.

This can be seen in the atlassian-jira.log:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2014-01-20 11:44:49,092 main INFO [atlassian.greenhopper.upgrade.GhUpgradeTask027] Reindexing issues 2014-01-20 11:44:50,104 main ERROR [sal.core.upgrade.PluginUpgrader] Upgrade failed: com.atlassian.jira.issue.changehistory.ChangeHistory.getUser()Lcom/opensymphony/user/User; java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.atlassian.jira.issue.changehistory.ChangeHistory.getUser()Lcom/opensymphony/user/User; at com.tuncaysenturk.jira.plugins.ReopenedIssueCFType.getValueFromIssue(ReopenedIssueCFType.java:64) at com.tuncaysenturk.jira.plugins.ReopenedCounterCFType.getValueFromIssue(ReopenedCounterCFType.java:30) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.fields.CustomFieldImpl.getValue(CustomFieldImpl.java:362) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.index.indexers.impl.NumberCustomFieldIndexer.addDocumentFields(NumberCustomFieldIndexer.java:41)

Diagnosis

JIRA has been upgraded to JIRA 5.x

Cause

A third-party plugin, JIRA Enhancer Plugin is not compatible with your current version of JIRA.

Solution

Resolution

Update JIRA Enhancer Plugin to a compatible version.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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