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Cause

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In order to overcome this issue, please follow the below steps:

1.  Download CLI client 8.5 SNAPSHOT.0 from this location under the *EAP Client* section.

2.  Use the Email address as username and token as password.

   A. In order to create a token: Click on your profile avatar on the bottom left corner.
   B. Click on Profile --> Manage your account --> Security
   C. Under API token, click on Create and manage API tokens (If you see a blank screen, refresh the page Or open this in another browser)
   D. Then click on the button Create API token.

3. A token is created that needs to be copied and kept securely. Use it as --password parameter.

Linux:

java -jar /opt/atlassian/cli/atlassian-cli-8.5.0-SNAPSHOT/lib/jira-cli-8.5.0-SNAPSHOT.jar --server https://your-site.atlassian.net --user "john@example.com" --token rg97a5s4agsjsd732 "$@"

Windows:

java -jar D:\CLI\atlassian-cli-8.5.0-SNAPSHOT-distribution\atlassian-cli-8.5.0-SNAPSHOT\lib\jira-cli-8.5.0-SNAPSHOT.jar --server https://your-site.atlassian.net --user "john@example.com" --password "jLBdxOCRPvsiOdu0XiBcA088" %*

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