Exception getting property 'jira.lf.date.relativize' from database. Using default

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Summary

Problem

Multiple WARN messages on this exception is showing on the logs

The following appears in the catalina.out log

1 2016-03-30 19:22:03,003 http-bio-8037-exec-10 WARN INTERNAL-Admin 1162x1042x1 is9j4t 127.0.0.1 /rest/activity-stream/1.0/preferences [jira.config.properties.ApplicationPropertiesImpl] Exception getting property 'jira.lf.date.relativize' from database. Using default

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Steps

  • Run this SQL query on the database to determine whether there is any value set for that

    1 select * from propertyentry where property_key = 'jira.lf.date.relativize';
  • If there is a value , please proceed to the resolution below :

Cause

  • It is unclear how this entry is populated in the database as if the user would like to disable relative dates, the only step is to add a line to the jira-config.properties file as per Display standard dates in Jira server

Solution

Resolution

Run the query below to remove the entry from the database and then restart JIRA.

Always back up your data before making any database modifications. If possible, test any alter, insert, update, or delete SQL commands on a staging server first.

1 delete FROM propertyentry where property_key = 'jira.lf.date.relativize';

Updated on April 2, 2025

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