[ http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAS-3358?page=comments#action_12339659 ] Javid Jamae commented on JBAS-3358: ----------------------------------- I was able to produce this on several machines with 4.0.4GA. Vicky Kak (from JBoss support) was able to produce it as well. The following is the output after I do a Ctrl-C in the console window: 20:38:15,281 INFO [Server] Runtime shutdown hook called, forceHalt: true 20:38:15,281 INFO [Server] JBoss SHUTDOWN: Undeploying all packages 20:38:15,281 INFO [TomcatDeployer] undeploy, ctxPath=/simple, warUrl=.../deploy/simple.war/ As you can see, the application is undeployed and in turn the work directory is deleted. My Web application is called "simple" and as you can see (below) the entire work directory for my app is deleted on shutdown. Before shutdown: /cygdrive/c/jboss-4.0.4.GA-ejb3/server/default/work/jboss.web/localhost $ ls -la total 0 drwx------+ 6 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 21:36 . drwx------+ 3 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 15:05 .. drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:29 _ drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:29 jbossws drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:37 jmx-console drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 21:36 simple After shutdown: /cygdrive/c/jboss-4.0.4.GA-ejb3/server/default/work/jboss.web/localhst $ ls -la total 0 drwx------+ 5 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:38 . drwx------+ 3 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 15:05 .. drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:29 _ drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:29 jbossws drwx------+ 2 Javid Jamae None 0 Jul 11 20:37 jmx-console -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira