Permissions

Using Email This Issue requires users to log in. Anonymous users cannot access it and cannot use its features.

Permissions to send manual emails (via the The Email Button and the Email Screen)

Send Manual Email Permission

By default, the Email button is displayed for all logged in Jira users in all issues. However, sometimes it is necessary to restrict access to this feature to certain users.

To access this setting, go to the Administration configuration tab and choose Permissions to Send Emails Manually under the PERMISSIONS menu item.

Permission to Send Emails Manually

If the the above option is enabled, all users may send emails. However, if the option is turned off, Jira Administrators may grant permissions in the Jira Permission Schemes.

Disabling Permission to Send Emails Manually

Send Issues in Email Permission

In this case, Permission schemes contain a permission type called Send Issues in Email that can be configured as a regular Jira Permission in the usual way. Users being granted this permission, are able to use the Email button and Email Screen. Unprivileged users may not access the Email screen.

Permission Schemes - Send Issues in Email