'Exception in thread PersonalInformationRepair' Reported after Upgrading to Version 2.9.2 or Higher

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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

After upgrading to Confluence 2.9.2 or higher, an error like the following is reported:

1 Exception in thread "PersonalInformationRepair" org.springframework.dao.DataAccessResourceFailureException: PreparedStatementCallback; SQL [select distinct(c.CREATOR) from CONTENT c LEFT OUTER JOIN CONTENT pi on c.CREATOR = pi.USERNAME where pi.USERNAME IS NULL AND c.CREATOR IS NOT NULL\]; No operations allowed after statement closed.;

Cause

The migration required to enable the contributor search added in Confluence 2.9 was not successfully completed.

Resolution

Manually complete the migration by following the instructions at Enabling Contributor Filtering for Search.

Updated on April 1, 2025

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