Arquillian Shrinkwrap provide custom settings.xml file -

i have set arquillian project , works fine locally when running maven build on our continuous integration box fails. managed bottom of problem , because maven user settings.xml file on ci box has server definitions (for project) whereas locally machine default file (with no servers defined). tests throw runtimeexception because mavenresolver goes looking settings-security.xml file doesn't exist on ci box.

i prefer not go adding settings-security.xml , instead provide resolver 'empty' settings.xml file, or better, tell not use one. possible?

i tried answer thread https://developer.jboss.org/thread/174873 pretty says add following option failsafe plugin:

<plugin>                 <groupid>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupid>                 <artifactid>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactid>                  <version>2.9</version><!-- or upper -->                         <configuration>                             <systempropertyvariables>                                    <org.apache.maven.user-settings>nonexistentsetting.xml</org.apache.maven.user-settings>                              </systempropertyvariables>                         </configuration> </plugin> 

if , provide xml file doesnt exist work fine command line running 'mvn clean install' when debug within ide still fails.

is there way can either: tell maven resolver not use settings.xml / use 'default' file create empty settings.xml in project , tell maven resolver use that

i did try following line in code build archive didnt seem have effect:

.addaslibraries(maven.configureresolver().fromfile("test-settings.xml").loadpomfromfile("pom.xml").importruntimedependencies().resolve().withtransitivity().asfile()) 

thanks help, craig

shrinkwrap resolver default loads settings-security.xml

default_settings_security_path = userhome == null ? ".settings-security.xml" : userhome.concat("/.m2/settings-security.xml").replace('/', file.separatorchar); 

but can override location setting

system.setproperty(mavensettingsbuilder.alt_security_settings_xml_location,             "somedir/empty-settings-security.xml"); 

when alternative location (non-empty string) provided theoretically should skip default location. not 100% sure method work.