One of the frequent reasons for issues with JIRA Client is using HTTP protocol in the connection settings instead of HTTPS. Some of the JIRA Client functions would still work over HTTP, but with some actions you will be getting errors.
The best way to switch from HTTP to HTTPS is as follows.
This method will require rebuilding your database (which means you will need to have the Internet connection to do it). If you wish to change connection URL without reloading database, please refer to this article: https://wiki.almworks.com/display/jc16/How+to+change+the+URL+of+a+Connection |