This is way more confusing than it needs to be, but here’s how I was able to grant a Jira user access to only one project in JIRA.
Step 1: Create a new user in the User Management section of the Administrator. For this example, we’re just using username: test and email: [email protected]. Now, remove all of the Groups from this user. This means remove Jira-User and Jira-Developer. Jira-User will give the user access to all projects, which is not what we want. We should now have a user who can’t even login to JIRA good.
![Create New JIRA User](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1SingleAccessUser-6-17-151.png)
Step 2: Create a new group in the Administrator section. Entitle this new group TestGroup.
![Create a Jira Group for Single Project Access](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2SingleAccessGroup-6-17-151.png)
Step 3: Navigate to JiraAdministrationGlobal Permissions.
![JIRA Administrator Global Permissions](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3SingleAccessPermissions-6-17-151.png)
Step 4: Add your Test Group to Permission JIRA Users
![Add Group to Permission JIRA Users](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/4SingleAccessPermissions-6-17-151.png)
Step 5: Your TestGroup should show up under JIRA Users
![Single Project Access JIRA Users](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5SingleAccessPermissions-6-17-151.png)
Step 6: Navigate back to the User Management Administration setting. Find the new user. Add only the TestGroup to the new user Test.
![Add Single Access Group to New JIRA User](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/6SingleAccessUser-6-17-151.png)
Step 7: Navigate to your Project in the Administrator mode. Add your new Group to one of the existing Roles, e.g. JIRA Users.
![Add Single Project Group to JIRA Project Roles](https://assets.allcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7SingleAccessUser-6-17-151.png)
Step 8: Logout of JIRA as Administrator. Log back in with the new User. You should only have access to your Project!
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Joel Garcia has been building AllCode since 2015. He’s an innovative, hands-on executive with a proven record of designing, developing, and operating Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), mobile, and desktop solutions. Joel has expertise in HealthTech, VoIP, and cloud-based solutions. Joel has experience scaling multiple start-ups for successful exits to IMS Health and Golden Gate Capital, as well as working at mature, industry-leading software companies. He’s held executive engineering positions in San Francisco at TidalWave, LittleCast, Self Health Network, LiveVox acquired by Golden Gate Capital, and Med-Vantage acquired by IMS Health.