How to reenable the new dashboard in Confluence 5.9 and 5.10
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Summary
After switching to the old dashboard by clicking the "Give Me The Old Dashboard" button, a user might want to reenable the new dashboard for various reasons.
Solution
Recommended Solution
Direct the affected user to <base_url>/users/darkfeatures.action
At the bottom should be an entry for
simple.dashboard.disabledDirect the affected user to click
Remove
Alternative Solution (to remove the entry on behalf of the user)
Shutdown your Confluence
Run the following query against your database (replace <user_name> with the affected user's username)
1 2 3delete from OS_PROPERTYENTRY where STRING_VAL = 'simple.dashboard.disabled' and ENTITY_NAME = CONCAT('USERPROPS-', (select user_key from user_mapping where username='<user_name>'));Start Confluence
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