If any external user directory such as LDAP is configured in Atlassian application, the behaviour of SSO will change according to the user directory permission.


Here are the behavioural changes listed for each directory permission type:

  1. Read Only directory

  2. Read Only with Local Groups

  3. Read/Write

Read Only


  1. User Creation:

  2. User Profiles Mapping:

  3. User Group Mapping:

  4. Default Groups:

Read Only With Local Groups


  1. User Creation:

  2. User Profiles Mapping:

  3. User Group Mapping:

  4. Default Groups:

Read/Write


  1. User Creation:

  2. User Profiles Mapping:

  3. User Group Mapping:

  4. Default Groups:

If you are looking for a different kind of behaviour for any User Directory Permission or need any help with setting up User Directory permissions, please reach out using the customer portal.