This page last changed on Sep 14, 2006 by david.soul@atlassian.com.

Confluence 2.2.9 is a maintenance release that resolves an assortment of issues users may have encountered using Confluence 2.2. 2.2.9 resolves an indexing performance regression introduced in 2.2.8, and includes fixes for external user management, and MaxDB and Sybase compatibility.

2.2.8 is a free upgrade for all customers who purchased their Confluence license after September 9th, 2005.

Who should upgrade?

Confluence 2.2.9 is a minor bugfix release. Customers should consult the list of issues resolved in this release to determine if it is worth their while upgrading.

If you are running Confluence 2.2.8, but do not wish to upgrade to 2.2.9, we strongly recommend installing the patch attached to CONF-6908 instead to resolve an issue related to re-indexing performance.

Customers still running Confluence 2.2.2 or earlier are recommended to upgrade, as a significant security vulnerability was resolved in Confluence 2.2.3

Upgrade Procedure

Upgrading Confluence should be pretty easy. If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.2 - 2.2.3, you can find instructions here. We strongly recommend that you backup your confluence.home directory and database before upgrading!

If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.1.5 or earlier, please check the release-notes of the other major Confluence releases:

Changes in 2.2.9

2.2.8 resolves approximately 25 issues. See Issues Resolved for 2.2.9 for a complete list. A few of the issues are noted below.

External user management:

  • LDAP users are no longer given the option to change their passwords in Confluence – CONF-6144
  • External users belonging to more than 100 groups can log in successfully – CONF-6292
  • External users can be removed from local groups – CONF-6832

Database Compatibility

  • 'Review restricted pages' report now succeeds on MaxDB – CONF-6849
  • Fixed Sybase error when removing a space – CONF-6715

Indexing

  • A re-indexing performance regression introduced in 2.2.8 has been resolved – CONF-6908
  • Advanced search queries for specific index fields now work as expected – CONF-6714
  • Errors in text extractors no longer cause index queue flushing to fail – CONF-6857
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