svn - Maven release plugin not using configured username -

i using maven-release-plugin:2.5.1. need configure connect svn using public/private key authentication. i'm having problems getting configuration use correct username when attempting ssh connection svn.

my deploy-settings.xml <server> config looks like:

<server>   <id>my.server.org</id>   <username>[xxxx]</username>   <privatekey>/home/[yyyy]/.ssh/id_rsa</privatekey> </server> 

my pom.xml <scm> config looks like:

scm:svn:svn+ssh://my.server.org/data1/svns_zzzz/zzzz/path/to/the/project/trunk 

my mvn command line looks like:

--batch-mode  release:clean release:prepare release:perform   -s /home/[yyyy]/.m2/deploy-settings.xml  -dsettings.security=/home/[yyyy]/.m2/master-settings.xml  

when tried above configuration failed. not commit modified pom file svn. debug problem, set following environment variable:

svn_ssh="ssh -vvv" 

when did this, saw in debug statements many authentication failures username other [xxxx] username defined in <server> tag.

so tried specify username in command line:

--batch-mode -dusername=[xxxx] release:clean release:prepare release:perform... 

that didn't work.

so tried specify username in pom:

scm:svn:svn+ssh://[xxxx]@my.server.org/data1/svns_zzzz/zzzz/path/to/the/project/trunk 

that didn't work either.

to debug , verify [xxxx] username , /home/[yyyy]/.ssh/id_rsa key did in fact work, added them environment variable:

svn_ssh="ssh -vvv -l [xxxx] -i /home/[yyyy]/.ssh/id_rsa" 

after setting environment variable this, worked. release plugin able commit modified pom file svn. know username , password work.

so question wrong maven configuration? setting svn_ssh environment variable helped diagnose problem, , provides work-around don't want leave long-term solution.

any thoughts?

the release plugin forks build, , doesn't pass arguments provide on command line forked process default. try adding this: -darguments="-s /home/[yyyy]/.m2/deploy-settings.xml -dsettings.security=/home/[yyyy]/.m2/master-settings.xml" (note double quotes) current command line. should pass changes forked processes.