Try: *C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1> mvn archetype:generate * * *Instead of the "archetype:create". The "archetype:generate" is the newer plugin, and you don't need to worry about providing it with any command line parameters that might cause errors.
There could be several issues. Are you using Java 1.5 or higher? What version of Maven are you using? ** On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 2:17 AM, 白鹏 <bill.peng....@gmail.com> wrote: > C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1>mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app > -DartifactId=my-app > FATAL ERROR: Unable to start the embedded plexus container > > who can tell me why this happen ?? > > Thanks a lot! > -- David Weintraub qazw...@gmail.com