Are you running with the -b option? http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/JBoss42FAQ View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4145966#4145966 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4145966