Maven build issue - Connection to repository refused - maven

Question

I wish to import, change, rebuild, test and push/check-in my changes to the code available in this Github repository
Currently, I do not wish to use any IDE or plug-ins for this purpose.
I installed Maven on my Windows machine and as proceeded as per the installation instructions as shown below :
C:\Documents and Settings\298790\My Documents\Downloads\seismichadoop-master>mvn
-X package
Apache Maven 3.0.5 (r01de14724cdef164cd33c7c8c2fe155faf9602da; 2013-02-19 19:21:
28+0530)
Maven home: D:\Omkar\Development\Softwares\Tools\apache-maven-3.0.5
Java version: 1.6.0_20, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_20\jre
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows xp", version: "5.1", arch: "x86", family: "windows"
[INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on.
[DEBUG] Reading global settings from D:\Omkar\Development\Softwares\Tools\apache
-maven-3.0.5\conf\settings.xml
[DEBUG] Reading user settings from C:\Documents and Settings\298790\.m2\settings
.xml
[DEBUG] Using local repository at C:\Documents and Settings\298790\.m2\repositor
y
[DEBUG] Using manager EnhancedLocalRepositoryManager with priority 10 for C:\Doc
uments and Settings\298790\.m2\repository
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[DEBUG] Extension realms for project com.cloudera.seismic:seismic:jar:0.1.0: (no
ne)
[DEBUG] Looking up lifecyle mappings for packaging jar from ClassRealm[plexus.co
re, parent: null]
[DEBUG] === REACTOR BUILD PLAN ================================================
[DEBUG] Project: com.cloudera.seismic:seismic:jar:0.1.0
[DEBUG] Tasks: [package]
[DEBUG] Style: Regular
[DEBUG] =======================================================================
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building seismic 0.1.0
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-so
urces, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate
-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resou
rces, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-in
tegration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy
]
[DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean]
[DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy]
[DEBUG] Using connector WagonRepositoryConnector with priority 0 for http://repo
.maven.apache.org/maven2
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-
resources-plugin/2.5/maven-resources-plugin-2.5.pom
[DEBUG] Writing resolution tracking file C:\Documents and Settings\298790\.m2\re
pository\org\apache\maven\plugins\maven-resources-plugin\2.5\maven-resources-plu
gin-2.5.pom.lastUpdated
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 21.573s
[INFO] Finished at: Fri May 24 12:05:55 IST 2013
[INFO] Final Memory: 2M/15M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.5 or one of its
dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.
apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:jar:2.5: Could not transfer artifact
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:pom:2.5 from/to central (http:/
/repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refus
ed: Connection timed out: connect -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginResolutionException: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugi
ns:maven-resources-plugin:2.5 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved:
Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-
plugin:jar:2.5
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:129)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getPluginD
escriptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:142)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getMojoDes
criptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:261)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getMojoDescriptor(D
efaultBuildPluginManager.java:185)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.setupMojoExecution(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:152)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.setupMojoExecutions(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:139)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.calculateExecutionPlan(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:116)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.calculateExecutionPlan(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:129)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.BuilderCommon.resolveBuildPlan(Bu
ilderCommon.java:92)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje
ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje
ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBu
ild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycl
eStarter.java:161)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Laun
cher.java:290)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.jav
a:230)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(La
uncher.java:409)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:
352)
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to
read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:ja
r:2.5
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:296)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:186)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifac
tDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:279)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:115)
... 25 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not
transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:pom:2.5 from/
to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.mave
n.apache.org refused
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(Def
aultArtifactResolver.java:538)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
facts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:216)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
fact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:193)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:281)
... 28 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.transfer.ArtifactTransferException: Could not tra
nsfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:pom:2.5 from/to c
entral (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.maven.ap
ache.org refused
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(W
agonRepositoryConnector.java:951)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(W
agonRepositoryConnector.java:941)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$GetTask.
run(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:669)
at org.sonatype.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run(Run
nableErrorForwarder.java:60)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExec
utor.java:886)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor
.java:908)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.TransferFailedException: Connection to http://
repo.maven.apache.org refused
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInput
Data(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:892)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getInputStream(StreamWagon.java:11
6)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getIfNewer(StreamWagon.java:88)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.get(StreamWagon.java:61)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$GetTask.
run(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:601)
... 4 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.conn.HttpHostConnect
Exception: Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refused
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.DefaultCli
entConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:190)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.ManagedCli
entConnectionImpl.open(ManagedClientConnectionImpl.java:294)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.DefaultR
equestDirector.tryConnect(DefaultRequestDirector.java:645)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.DefaultR
equestDirector.execute(DefaultRequestDirector.java:480)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Abstract
HttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:906)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Abstract
HttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:805)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.execute(A
bstractHttpClientWagon.java:746)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInput
Data(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:886)
... 8 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:182)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:529)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.conn.scheme.PlainSoc
ketFactory.connectSocket(PlainSocketFactory.java:127)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.DefaultCli
entConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:180)
... 15 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please rea
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[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResoluti
onException
I tried to access the URL for which I'm getting the connection refused error :
http://repo.maven.apache.org
Browsing for this directory has been disabled.
View this directory's contents on http://search.maven.org instead.
The pom.xml is as follows :
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.cloudera.seismic</groupId>
<artifactId>seismic</artifactId>
<version>0.1.0</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>seismic</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
<artifactId>hadoop-core</artifactId>
<version>1.0.3</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.crunch</groupId>
<artifactId>crunch</artifactId>
<version>0.4.0-incubating</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
<version>1.2</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
<version>3.0.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>maven-hadoop</id>
<name>Hadoop Releases</name>
<url>https://repository.cloudera.com/content/repositories/releases/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2.1</version>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>src/main/assembly/hadoop-job.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.cloudera.seismic.segy.Main</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>make-assembly</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>single</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Answer 1

Most probably you are behind proxy.
Try to do a telnet repo.maven.apache.org 80 and probably you will find it failed to connect.
In your settings.xml, add corresponding proxy settings to tell Maven to go through the proxy to download the artifacts
<settings>
.......
<proxies>
<proxy>
<active>true</active>
<protocol>http</protocol>
<host>your_proxy_host</host>
<port>your_proxy_port</port>
<!--
<username>proxyuser</username>
<password>somepassword</password>
<nonProxyHosts>*.yourdomain.com|*.yourOtherDomain.com</nonProxyHosts>
-->
</proxy>
</proxies>
</settings>