This feature is introduced in version 4.0.0/5.0.0.
File size limit for different user groups
This allows the enforcement of different permissions for different user groups, which is useful for scenarios such as:
Increasing upload limit for Jira administrators to handle exceptions.
Restricting user groups from uploading a subset of the whitelisted file types.
For example, if pdf is whitelisted, set pdf maximum size to 0 to block the upload.
Setting different size limits for different file types.
For example, to limit a maximum size of 100kb for image files, while other file types can be up to 10mb.
You can enable/disable file size check and edit the corresponding error message at the Attachment Checker Configuration page, File Size Checking tab.
To access the File Size Limit page, click Edit File Size Limit.
The default groups are:
jira-administrators
jira-software-users
jira-servicedesk-users
logged in users
anonymous users
When a file is uploaded, it will check which group the user belongs to in sequence starting from group 1.
For example, If user is a member of both group 1 and 2, the file size check will be based on limits set for group 1.