git push and git clone works but not mvn release:branch

Question

I'm trying to build my Linux VM to interact with Git. I generated private/public SSH keys and put the public key in Git. I can git clone and git push without requiring a password. So I think everything is setup correctly.

But when I try to run mvn release:branch it's asking for a username and password.

Does it require that we need a different setup just for mvn commands?

Answer 1

The mvn release plugin would use the project.scm.developerConnection element in your pom.xml to know where to push a tagged source (or here a source with a new branch), before making the actual release to Nexus.

If that connection uses an https URL, then credentials would be required.

This article shows that the connection might be specified explicitly:

Apparently, the release:branch goal doesn't make any release.properties file or other files that the release:perform goal expects.

So try instead mvn release:prepare