your xml file does not correspond to the schema (see 2nd example of http://labs.jboss.com/file-access/default/members/jbossmessaging/freezone.... It should be something like: | <queues> | <queue name="MyQueue"> | <address>myQ</address> | </queue> | </queues> | Please note that in JBM 2.0 Beta 3, there is no longer a separate jbm-queues.xsd. Instead, you should validate your configuration file against jbm-configuration.xsd View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4245206#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...