build.gradle is not part of the build defined by settings file

I'm trying to build a Gradle file and getting the error Build file '.../build.gradle' is not part of the build defined by settings file '.../settings.gradle'. If this is an unrelated build, it must have it's own settings file.

Here is my build.gradle:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.1.4.RELEASE")
    }
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'

bootJar {
    baseName = 'gs-securing-web'
    version =  '0.1.0'
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

sourceCompatibility = 1.8
targetCompatibility = 1.8

dependencies {
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf")
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
    // tag::security[]
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security")
    // end::security[]
    testCompile("junit:junit")
    testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
    testCompile("org.springframework.security:spring-security-test")
}

Here is my settings.gradle:

/*
 * This settings file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
 *
 * The settings file is used to specify which projects to include in your build.
 * In a single project build this file can be empty or even removed.
 *
 * Detailed information about configuring a multi-project build in Gradle can be found
 * in the user guide at https://docs.gradle.org/4.0/userguide/multi_project_builds.html
 */

/*
// To declare projects as part of a multi-project build use the 'include' method
include 'shared'
include 'api'
include 'services:webservice'
*/

rootProject.name = 'gs-securing-web'

How do I get this to build?

Solution

I had same issue. I see there is no answer, though I'm late, this might be helpful for others.

Copy the settings.gradle file from the available location and paste it and needed location.

In my case Error was -

* What went wrong:
Project directory '/Users/pradeepbehera/Downloads/ud867-master/1.04-Demo-GroovyClosuresAndObjects' is not part of the build defined by settings file '/Users/pradeepbehera/settings.gradle'. If this is an unrelated build, it must have its own settings file.

I copied settings.gradle file from /Users/pradeepbehera/settings.gradle and pasted at /Users/pradeepbehera/Downloads/ud867-master/1.04-Demo-GroovyClosuresAndObjects.

Then it worked just fine.