The JBOSS_HOME/server/< servername>/conf/bootstrap/profile.xml has a DeploymentRepositoryFactory: <!-- The default deployment repository factory --> | <bean name="DefaultDeploymentRepositoryFactory" class="org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.repository.DefaultDeploymentRepositoryFactory"> | <property name="deploymentFilter"><inject bean="DeploymentFilter" /></property> | <property name="checker"><inject bean="StructureModificationChecker" /></property> | </bean> https://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/jbossas/branches/Branch_5_x/system/src/ma... This creates a DeploymentRepository: | public DeploymentRepository createDeploymentRepository(ProfileKey key, ProfileSourceMetaData metaData) The hotdeployment enabled repository is here https://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/jbossas/branches/Branch_5_x/system/src/ma.... The profile is associated with the deployment repository and that's where the call ends up when getModifiedDeployments() is invoked on the profile. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4259245#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...