Issue
I am using Maven 3.0, and my .m2 folder location is C:\Users\me\.m2.
However, I do not have write access to that folder, but I want to change the repository location from the one defined in the settings.xml.
Due to restricted access, I am not able to edit the settings.xml to change the repository location.
How can I override the values of my settings.xml -or change the default location of the .m2 folder- without editing my C:\Users\me\.m2\conf\settings.xml file?
Solution
You need to add this line into your settings.xml (or uncomment if it's already there).
<localRepository>C:\Users\me\.m2\repo</localRepository>
Also it's possible to run your commands with mvn clean install -gs C:\Users\me\.m2\settings.xml - this parameter will force maven to use different settings.xml then the default one (which is in $HOME/.m2/settings.xml)
Answered By - Petr Mensik
Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (JavaFixing Volunteer)
