Ok, found my answer when I thought I exhasted my searches. I guess what's needed is simply adding the following to jboss-app.xml | <module> | <service>helioauth.sar</service> | </module> | Still would like to know: anonymous wrote : | does mbean need to be inside a sar? Can it be in the ear without being wrapped inside a sar? | Thanks! View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3978920#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...