The only thing that stands out is: | 2009-05-28 16:43:20,691 INFO [org.jboss.web.tomcat.tc5.TomcatDeployer] deploy, ctxPath=/recks, warUrl=file:/usr/jboss/server/all/tmp/deploy/tmp41271recks.war/ | 2009-05-28 16:43:22,981 INFO [STDOUT] = Initializing control file . . . | 2009-05-28 16:43:22,984 INFO [STDOUT] /usr/jboss/server/default/conf/controlfile.dat | 2009-05-28 16:43:22,984 INFO [STDOUT] = Config path: /usr/jboss/server/default/conf | 2009-05-28 16:43:22,984 INFO [STDOUT] = Control file /usr/jboss/server/default/conf/controlfile.dat loaded . . . | 2009-05-28 16:43:22,985 INFO [STDOUT] = Properties in the file /usr/jboss/server/default/conf/paths.properties loaded . . . | You are deploying in the "all" configuration, but looks like your code is picking up some files from the "default" configuration (/usr/jboss/server/default/conf/controlfile.dat). I don't know what that file does and whether it relates to your exception. But that's the only thing that stands out. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4234116#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...