JFrog Common Errors

• 401/403 Authentication Errors
• Gradle Boost/Springframework Error

Below are common errors you may encounter when migrating or onboarding to JFrog Artifactory, along with troubleshooting steps. Your specific error messages may vary.

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401/403 Authentication Errors

Example error:
Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 401 for URL: https://jfrog.ford.com/artifactory/gradle-distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip

• Possible Causes:

  • Incorrect Gradle wrapper credentials
  • GRADLE_OPTS environment variable not set up correctly
  • Insufficient permissions

• Troubleshooting Steps:

  1. Test download via curl (OS terminal):

     curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>" "https://jfrog.ford.com/artifactory/external-proxy-group/org/hibernate/hibernate-validator-parent/5.0.3.Final/hibernate-validator-parent-5.0.3.Final.pom"

     • If successful, check your environment variable configuration. See Local Environment Configuration.
  2. Run Gradle build with wrapper parameters (OS terminal):

     gradlew -Dgradle.wrapperUser=<CDSID>@ford.com -Dgradle.wrapperPassword=<TOKEN> clean build

     • If successful, check your build environment configuration. See Codespace Configuration.

Other possible errors:

• Failed to get resource: HEAD. [HTTP HTTP/1.1 401 : https://jfrog.ford.com/artifactory/public-maven-ford/... ]

• Failed to get resource: HEAD. [HTTP HTTP/1.1 403 : https://jfrog.ford.com/artifactory/FCE-CRE-API/... ]

• Could not resolve or HEAD resource (status code 401/403)

• Possible Causes:

  • Wrong credentials
  • JFrog credentials environment variables not configured correctly
  • Missing repositories block in your build.gradle file

• Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Use curl to test artifact download (see above).
  • If successful:

    • Ensure OS environment variables are set correctly. See Local Environment Configuration.

    • For testing only, hardcode JFrog credentials in your settings.gradle and/or build.gradle and rebuild.

    • Ensure repositories { ... } and gradleBoost { ... } blocks are present in your build.gradle. Example:

      repositories {
          maven {
              url repositoryUrlProxy
              credentials {
                  username = System.getenv("ARTIFACTORY_USER")
                  password = System.getenv("ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD")
              }
          }
          maven {
              url repositoryUrlPublic
              credentials {
                  username = System.getenv("ARTIFACTORY_USER")
                  password = System.getenv("ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD")
              }
          }
      }
      gradleBoost {
          dependencies {
              defaultRepositories = {}
          }
      }

Gradle Boost/Springframework Error

Example errors:

• Plugin [id: 'gradle-boost', version: '5.1.0'] was not found in any of the following sources:

• Plugin [id: 'org.springframework.boot', version: '3.1.6'] was not found in any of the following sources:

• Possible Causes:

  • Wrong credentials
  • JFrog credentials environment variables not configured correctly
  • Missing repositories block in your settings.gradle file

• Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Use curl to verify artifact download (see above).
  • For testing only, hardcode JFrog credentials in your settings.gradle and/or build.gradle and rebuild.
  • Add or configure a settings.gradle file for your project. See example in Codespace Configuration.

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If these steps do not resolve your issue, consult your team or the JFrog support channel for further assistance.