Unable to load adobe cloud profile using maven

[aemuser07]

I have added settings.xml file in my home directory. 

While running mvn help:effective-settings , I get the error below.  Could anybody help ?

[ERROR] No plugin found for prefix 'help' in the current project and in the plugin groups [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.codehaus.mojo] available from the repositories [local (C:\Users\manab23\.m2\repository), adobe-public-releases (https://repo.adobe.com/nexus/content/groups/public), central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2)] -> [Help 1]

Below is my settings.xml file:

<settings xmlns="https://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="https://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="https://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
<profiles>
<!-- ====================================================== -->
<!-- A D O B E P U B L I C P R O F I L E -->
<!-- ====================================================== -->
<profile>
<id>adobe-public</id>
<activation>
<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
</activation>
<properties>
<releaseRepository-Id>adobe-public-releases</releaseRepository-Id>
<releaseRepository-Name>Adobe Public Releases</releaseRepository-Name>
<releaseRepository-URL>https://repo.adobe.com/nexus/content/groups/public</releaseRepository-URL>
</properties>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>adobe-public-releases</id>
<name>Adobe Public Repository</name>
<url>https://repo.adobe.com/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
<releases>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>
</repositories>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>adobe-public-releases</id>
<name>Adobe Public Repository</name>
<url>https://repo.adobe.com/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
<releases>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>adobe-public</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
</settings>

[Vijayalakshmi_S · Accepted solution]

Hi @aemuser07,

Plugin/artifact resolution first looks in local repository. In your case it is  - C:\Users\manab23\.m2\repository.

Delete the repository folder/rename the folder -> execute the command again -> it will download from remote - first adobe public then maven central.

Try this and update the behavior.

[aemuser07]

 @Vijayalakshmi_S Thank you . It worked.