I have given the code that I used to lookup a bean by its COMP_NAME, after googling for several hours, posting this here to get some clues atleast. Code: Context initial = new InitialContext(); | Object objref = initial.lookup("java:comp/env/ejb/LicenseVerifier"); | LicenseVerifierLocalHome home = (LicenseVerifierLocalHome) objref; | LicenseVerifierLocal license = home.create(); Exception: javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: env not bound JNDI View java:comp namespace of the LicenseVerifier bean: +- env (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | +- ejb (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | | +- LicenseVerifier[link -> LicenseVerifierLocalHome] (class: javax.naming.LinkRef) | +- security (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | | +- subject[link -> java:/jaas/SecurityPolicy/subject] (class: javax.naming.LinkRef) | | +- security-domain[link -> java:/jaas/SecurityPolicy] (class: javax.naming.LinkRef) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4063988#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...