How to manage maven settings.xml on a shared jenkins server?

Question

I have a Jenkins cluster that is shared by several teams, that I can configure build jobs on, However i can\'t easily make changes to the Jenkins configuration itself.

Answer 1

If your company is using Nexus Pro (as you've already mentioned), then your unique Maven settings.xml can be stored there, and retrieved at build time using the nexus-maven-plugin as described here: http://books.sonatype.com/nexus-book/reference/maven-settings.html

Combined with token-based access (again, Nexus Pro does this), you do not need to store passwords insecurely in the settings.xml (see https://books.sonatype.com/nexus-book/reference/usertoken.html)