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Martin Todorov commented on MRELEASE-569: ----------------------------------------- This is not a bug. However, I do agree that this message should tell the user that their authentication settings are incorrect. Here is a rather complete explanation of what is wrong and how to set things up properly: http://www.sonatype.com/people/2010/11/what-to-do-when-nexus-returns-401/ > Inadequate explanation of "BUILD ERROR: .... Return Code is 401" > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MRELEASE-569 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRELEASE-569 > Project: Maven 2.x Release Plugin > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Paul Hammant > > That this return code (and perhaps all return codes) are HTTP response codes > is not clear. > I lack authority to the remote directory apparently. > [INFO] [deploy:deploy {execution: default-deploy}] > Uploading: > http://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2//javax/inject/javax.inject-tck/1/javax.inject-tck-1.jar > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Error deploying artifact: Failed to transfer file: > http://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/javax/inject/javax.inject-tck/1/javax.inject-tck-1.jar. > Return code is: 401 -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira