How to fix maven exception : [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean

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PFB full error log for command : mvn -U clean -

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean (default-clean) on project bDartCustom: Execution default-clean of goal org.apache.maven.plu clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean failed: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Could not find artifact org.codehaus.pl -utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/repository/public ) -> [Help 1] org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean (default-clean) on project bDartCustom: Exec lt-clean of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean failed: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1 or one of its dependencies could not be r uld not find artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/repository/public ) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:213) at o rg.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:154) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:146) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:309) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:194) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:107) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:955) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:290) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:194) at sun.reflect.NativeMethod AccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356) Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionException: Execution default-clean of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1:clean failed: Plugin org.apache.mave aven-clean-plugin:2.6.1 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Could not find artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/rep lic) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPlug inManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:106) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:208) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:154) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:146) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:309) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:194) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:107) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:955 ) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:290) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:194) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356) Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginResolutionException: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.6.1 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Could not ct org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/r epository/public ) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolveInternal (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:218) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolve (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:149) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.createPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:403) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.setupPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:374) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getPluginRealm (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:231) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:102) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:208) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:154) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:146) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.inter nal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:309) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:194) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:107) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:955) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:290) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:194) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl .java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356) Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not find artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/reposit

at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve (DefaultArtifactResolver.java:422)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifacts (DefaultArtifactResolver.java:224)
at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultRepositorySystem.resolveDependencies (DefaultRepositorySystem.java:338)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolveInternal (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolve (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:149)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.createPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:403)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.setupPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:374)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getPluginRealm (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:231)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:102)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:208)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:154)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:146)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:309)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:194)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:107)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:955)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:290)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:194)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356)

Caused by: org.eclipse.aether.transfer.ArtifactNotFoundException: Could not find artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.1 in central ( http://dummy_repo/repository/ at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.ArtifactTransportListener.transferFailed (ArtifactTransportListener.java:48) at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$TaskRunner.run (BasicRepositoryConnector.java:365) at org.eclipse.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run (RunnableErrorForwarder.java:75) at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector$DirectExecutor.execute (BasicRepositoryConnector.java:583) at org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnector.get (BasicRepositoryConnector.java:259) at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.performDownloads (DefaultArtifactResolver.java:498) at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve (DefaultArtifactResolver.java:399) at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultArtifactResol ver.resolveArtifacts (DefaultArtifactResolver.java:224) at org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.DefaultRepositorySystem.resolveDependencies (DefaultRepositorySystem.java:338) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolveInternal (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:210) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolve (DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:149) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.createPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:403) at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.setupPluginRealm (DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:374) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getPluginRealm (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:231) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:102) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:208) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor .execute (MojoExecutor.java:154) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:146) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:309) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:194) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:107) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:955) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:290) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:194) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method) at sun.ref lect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356) [ERROR] [ERROR] [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles: [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResolutionException

Answer 1

It seems you've configured a custom repository or proxy. ( http://dummy_repo/repository/ ). When maven tries to find all required dependencies it does so by checking the configured repositories. If non are configured it will use maven central. Remove you custom repository and this will probably work.

Answer 2

It seems that plexus-utils:jar is not in your repository. If you have permission in the repository you can check it.

Also, you could change your settings.xml to add a new repository which include the missing artifact.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>org.codehaus</id>
        <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

EDIT : The new URL of the old nexus.codehaus is https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/codehaus-snapshots/