Hi All: I now realize that version 18 of commons-parent is not on Maven Central because I did not run:
mvn stage:copy -Dsource="https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/releases/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/18/" -Dtarget="scp://people.apache.org/www/people.apache.org/repo/m2-ibiblio-rsync-repository" -DtargetRepositoryId=apache.releases -Dversion=18 When I do, I get: [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-stage-plugin:1.0-alpha-2:copy (default-cli) on project commons-parent: Error copying repository from https://repo sitory.apache.org/content/repositories/releases/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/18/ to scp://people.apache.org/www/people.apache.org/repo/m2-ibiblio-rsync-repository: Cannot connect. Reason: Algorithm negotiation fail -> [Help 1] org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-stage-plugin:1.0-alpha-2:copy (default-cli) on project commons-pa rent: Error copying repository from https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/releases/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/18/ to scp://people.apache.org/www/people.apa che.org/repo/m2-ibiblio-rsync-repository at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:217) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:319) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:534) 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(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352) Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Error copying repository from https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/releases/org/apache/commons/commons -parent/18/ to scp://people.apache.org/www/people.apache.org/repo/m2-ibiblio-rsync-repository at org.apache.maven.plugins.stage.CopyRepositoryMojo.execute(CopyRepositoryMojo.java:107) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:107) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:209) ... 19 more Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.authentication.AuthenticationException: Cannot connect. Reason: Algorithm negotiation fail at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.ssh.jsch.AbstractJschWagon.openConnection(AbstractJschWagon.java:186) at org.apache.maven.wagon.AbstractWagon.connect(AbstractWagon.java:207) at org.apache.maven.wagon.AbstractWagon.connect(AbstractWagon.java:142) at org.apache.maven.plugins.stage.DefaultRepositoryCopier.copy(DefaultRepositoryCopier.java:159) at org.apache.maven.plugins.stage.CopyRepositoryMojo.execute(CopyRepositoryMojo.java:98) ... 21 more Caused by: com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Algorithm negotiation fail at com.jcraft.jsch.Session.receive_kexinit(Unknown Source) at com.jcraft.jsch.Session.connect(Unknown Source) at com.jcraft.jsch.Session.connect(Unknown Source) at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.ssh.jsch.AbstractJschWagon.openConnection(AbstractJschWagon.java:158) ... 25 more I found this: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4241 So I need to upgrade the POM to use a new version of Wagon? Or just the HTTP part? But it /looks/ like I am using the current version of org.apache.maven.wagon/ wagon-provider-api/wagon-http: [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:2.1.1:describe (default-cli) on project commons-parent: Error retrieving plugin descriptor for: [ERROR] [ERROR] groupId: 'org.apache.maven.wagon' [ERROR] artifactId: 'wagon-http' [ERROR] version: 'null': Failed to parse plugin descriptor for org.apache.maven.wagon:wagon-http:1.0-beta-7 (C:\Users\ggregory\.m2\repository\org\apache\maven\wagon\wagon-http \1.0-beta-7\wagon-http-1.0-beta-7.jar): No plugin descriptor found at META-INF/maven/plugin.xml [ERROR] -> [Help 1] Arg. Gary Gregory Senior Software Engineer Rocket Software 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 820 * Atlanta, GA 30326 * USA Tel: +1.404.760.1560 Email: ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com<mailto:ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> Web: seagull.rocketsoftware.com<http://www.seagull.rocketsoftware.com/>