Unable to login JIRA when starting JIRA as a service

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Problem

When starting JIRA using the .bat file, users are able to login however if JIRA is restarted as a service , users are not able to login.

Cause

The JIRA Service has been corrupted

Resolution

Delete the existing service and re-create it manually as per Manually Setting up JIRA to Run as a Service

Updated on April 8, 2025

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