'java.lang.NoSuchMethodError com.atlassian.sal.api.user.UserManager.isAdmin' Thrown When Trying to Use Atlassian Universal Plugin Manager

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Symptoms

When trying to use Atlassian's Universal Plugin Manager, JIRA throws this error message:

1 2 3 4 5 6 java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.atlassian.sal.api.user.UserManager.isAdmin(Ljava/lang/String;)Z at com.atlassian.upm.rest.resources.permission.PermissionEnforcer.isAdmin(PermissionEnforcer.java:82) at com.atlassian.upm.PluginManagerServlet.doGet(PluginManagerServlet.java:38) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690) .......

Cause

The latest version of the plugin is not compatible with older versions JIRA. For example, JIRA 4.1 is not compatible with plugin version 1.1.1.

Resolution

Check the compatibility chart in the Atlassian Universal Plugin Manager. Download and install the appropriate version.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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