A few more details follow. My JBoss Server is configured with: Deploy Directory: C:\jboss-4.2.2.GA\server\default\deploy Temporary Deploy Directory: C:\jboss-4.2.2.GA\server\default\tmp\jbosstoolsTemp No files or directories show up in the temporary directory. The exploded ear directory tree is created in the deploy directory, but has no files. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4106148#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...