Unable to import Maven project into IntelliJ IDEA

Question

I\'m having problems importing any Maven projects into IntelliJ IDEA. I create an empty Maven project like this:

$ mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.mycom         


        

Answer 1

Look for any (recently installed) applications that might prevent RemoteMavenServer from responding to Intellij's calls correctly. In my case, it turned out to be a an online accountability software:x3watch. After uninstalling it, Intellij started working fine.