I still get the same error even when the doubleslash is corrected: 2009-08-21 14:00:04,317 INFO [org.jboss.varia.property.SystemPropertiesService] Loaded system properties from: file:/C:/jboss-4.2.2.GA/server/default/conf/props/rdm.properties rdm.properties | # General properties | | rdm.java.naming.provider.url=localhost\:1199 | rdm.aspuc.java.naming.provider.url=nycdpdevjboss01\:1699 | rdm.userLookupEnabled=true | rdm.seam.debug=true | rdm.facelets.debug=true | | # Hibernate properties | rdm.hibernate.jdbc.batch_size=50 | | # Deployer properties | | rdm.deployer.mq.name=SYSTEM.JMS.D.RDM.INVENTORY.UPDATE | rdm.deployer.refreshWorkspaceEnabled=true | rdm.deployer.transactionTimeout=1800 | rdm.deployer.transactionTimeoutPerTargetDb=900 | | # Database properties | rdm.ds.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:REFD10 | rdm.ds.owner.username=REFDEV | | rdm.xads.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:REFD10 | rdm.xads.owner.username=REFDEV | | rdm.odsbdev.ds.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:DEV10 | rdm.odsbdev.ds.owner.username=REFAPPDEV | | rdm.odsbint.ds.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:DEV10 | rdm.odsbint.ds.owner.username=REFAPPDEVINT | | rdm.odsbstg.ds.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:DEV10 | rdm.odsbstg.ds.owner.username=REFAPPDEVSTG | | rdm.odsbprod.ds.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@secdpdevdb01:1521:DEV10 | rdm.odsbprod.ds.owner.username=REFAPPDEVPROD | | rdm.archlinkdev.ds.connection.url=jdbc\:sqlserver\://ARCHLINKDEVSQL | | # MQ properties | | rdm.jnpPort=1199 | | rdm.mq.topicConnectionFactory.brokerControlQueue=SYSTEM.PUBSUB.PROXY.IN | rdm.mq.topicConnectionFactory.brokerPubQueue=ARCH.CLAIM.PROXY.JMS | rdm.mq.topicConnectionFactory.brokerSubQueue=SYSTEM.JMS.ND.PTS.* | rdm.mq.topicConnectionFactory.statusRefreshInterval=1000 | | rdm.mq.brokerQueueManager=DLMQ02 | rdm.mq.hostname=nycdpdevmsgbrk01 | rdm.mq.channel=JBOSS | rdm.mq.port=1414 I think that somehow jboss may be parsing all config files inside the EAR eagerly and set all attributes of mbeans in the same phase. This would not give the opportunity for the system properties to load before that since the properties service is itself included in the ear.. What do you think? View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4250941#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...