This is not jbpm or even jbossas related. Your db user is just not configured with the correct rights. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4110818#4110818 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4110818