The first error says that the hibernate.cfg.xml is not found in the classpath. You mention that you placed this file in the META-INF folder. Instead, move it one level up to the root of the project. The second error appears to be because of some missing jar file in the classpath. Not sure which one, because its not printing the classname. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4158691#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...