What is the purpose of "disabledsystemuser" account on Confluence
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Summary
Confluence instance has disabledsystemuser account created automatically.
Solution
The user disabledsystemuser is a Confluence internal user, created by Questions for Confluence app in order to perform specific actions during the migration of Confluence server to Confluence Cloud.
It is possible for this account to be present if the Questions for Confluence app had previously been installed and uninstalled. To determine if this account is present, perform a User search for this account. If found, we recommend that you immediately review security advisory Questions for Confluence Security Advisory (released on ) to prevent misuse of this account. If you have any questions about the disabledsystemuser account after reading the advisory, please contact Atlassian support.