Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply. I've tried two different methods to access the config file: 1) using the FileUtils and 2) getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream() Here is the relevant code from each: 1) public String getFileContents(String fileName) { | StringBuffer contents = new StringBuffer(); | | try { | BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new | InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(fileName))); | String input = br.readLine(); | while (input != null) { | contents.append(input); | input = br.readLine(); | } | br.close(); | } catch (Exception e) { | log.error(e); | } | | return contents.toString(); | } And then method 2: InputStream is = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("/config.xml"); The InputStream is null. Also, I am using JBoss AS 4.2.3. Thanks, John View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4180046#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...