Nexus logs indicate that the user "sometimes" it does not authenticate

[RobertoSoft]

Affected version

3.1.3

Bug description

Error is:

[WARNING] Could not transfer metadata it.REDACTED/maven-metadata.xml from/to snapshots-soft (https://REDACTED:9443/repository/snapshots): status code: 401, reason phrase: Unauthorized (401)
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:3.1.3:deploy (default-deploy) on project nexrates-console: Failed to retrieve remote metadata it.REDACTED/maven-metadata.xml: Could not transfer metadata it.REDACTED/maven-metadata.xml from/to snapshots-soft (https://REDACTED:9443/repository/snapshots): status code: 401, reason phrase: Unauthorized (401) -> [Help 1]

When running the goal maven-deploy-plugin:3.1.3:deploy (default-deploy) on a GitLab runner, sometimes I get a 401.
The mvn command is std (see below).
mvn -B clean deploy -Dmaven.build.cache.local.enabled=true -Dmaven.build.cache.remote.enabled=true -Dmaven.build.cache.remote.save.enabled=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=warn

Nexus logs indicate that the user "sometimes" does not authenticate (see below)

NOK 10.131.67.114 - - [09/Jul/2025:08:48:44 +0200] "GET /v2/REDACTED/manifests/latest HTTP/1.1" 404 - 1539 4 "docker/25.0.3 go/go1.21.6 git-commit/f417435 kernel/4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9.0.1.x86_64 os/linux arch/amd64" [qtp519495085-6584]
NOK 10.131.67.107 - - [09/Jul/2025:08:48:54 +0200] "GET /repository/snapshots/REDACTED/maven-metadata.xml HTTP/1.1" 401 - 0 1 "Apache-Maven/3.9.9 (Java 17.0.14; Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3)" [qtp519495085-6607]
OK 10.131.67.107 - ci-user [09/Jul/2025:08:48:54 +0200] "GET /repository/snapshots/REDACTED/maven-metadata.xml HTTP/1.1" 404 - 1715 17 "Apache-Maven/3.9.9 (Java 17.0.14; Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3)" [qtp519495085-6610]

Above it tried anonymous then tried using the settings.xml configurations

Sometimes instead just fails.

Since the machine is being used for continuous cicd, a hunch is another process may be locking settings.xml hence the non-usage of the correct user. It fails randomly both on Windows Server 2012 and on Linux (Rocky 8.x).

Any suggestions?

[cstamas]

What Maven version, what Java version and what transport is in use? Any extension being used?

For transport ref: https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-resolver-transport.html

[RobertoSoft]

Java version is
openjdk version "17.0.14" 2025-01-21 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-17.0.14.7.1 (build 17.0.14+7-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-17.0.14.7.1 (build 17.0.14+7-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

Python version is Python 3.12.4

Maven version is Apache Maven 3.9.9 (8e8579a9e76f7d015ee5ec7bfcdc97d260186937)
Maven home: C:\BuildTools\apache-maven

Java version: 17.0.14, vendor: Amazon.com Inc., runtime: C:\Program Files\Amazon Corretto\jdk17.0.14_7
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows server 2012 r2", version: "6.3", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

            <extension>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
                <artifactId>wagon-http</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.3</version>
            </extension>
....
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.1.3</version>
                <configuration>
                    <deployAtEnd>true</deployAtEnd>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>

Sonatype Nexus Repository OSS 3.68.1-02

[RobertoSoft]

Any help here?
Tried:

• Fixed re encrypting password (w Java 17 set as java version) "mvn --encrypt-password your-password” in ci-cd machine - Not working

• Probably was due to old wagon-http version (2.10 vs 3.5.5) - Not working

• Probably was due to need to restart nexus server - Not working

• Probably was due to need to have nexus server use Java 17 instead of Java 8 - Not working

• Probably in maven-deploy-plugin add - Not working

                <configuration>
                    <deployAtEnd>true</deployAtEnd>
                </configuration>

• Probably when running mvn -T 8 (multi threaded run) - Not working

• Probably need to change transport (Guide to Selecting Alternative Wagon Providers – Maven) - Not working

<extensions>
  <extension>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-wagon</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.10</version>
  </extension>
  <extension>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
    <artifactId>wagon-http-lightweight</artifactId>
    <version>3.5.3</version>
  </extension>
</extensions>

Am I the only one having this issue?