Pom.xml error in Eclipse

Question

I have created a web project , and when i right click the project->configure->maven project, I get this error in pom.xml.

Failure to transfer org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:pom:2.12.4 from http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of central has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:pom:2.12.4 from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): repo.maven.apache.org

Answer 1

1 Goto the directory {Home}/.m2/repository/org/apache.

2 Delete the maven folder. then click the project->configure->maven project

To be more sure:- Right click on your Maven project in Eclipse and select Maven -> Update Project...

In the appeared dialog, select the Force Update of Snapshots/Releases and click OK

Make sure that, you do not have any proxy related problems when updating the project again.