here are the logs after enabling trace on the server. Please notice the time difference of colored logs. 2008-07-25 16:40:34,369 INFO [STDOUT] Entering getDbConnection method 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.security.SecurityAssociation] getPrincipal, principal=id=admin,ou=user,dc=test,dc=com 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager$DomainInfo] destroy, subject=Subject: Private Credential: javax.resource.spi.security.PasswordCredential@1ab2f , this=org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager$DomainInfo@15e5335[Subject(7975210).principals=,credential.class=java.lang.String(a)4337374,expirationTime=1216984219275], activeUsers=0 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager$DomainInfo] logout, subject=Subject: Private Credential: javax.resource.spi.security.PasswordCredential@1ab2f , this=org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager$DomainInfo@15e5335[Subject(7975210).principals=,credential.class=java.lang.String(a)4337374,expirationTime=1216984219275] 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.resource.security.SecureIdentityLoginModule1] getIdentity called, username=testuser 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] Begin isValid, principal:id=admin,ou=user,dc=test,dc=com, cache info: null 2008-07-25 16:40:34,370 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] defaultLogin, principal=id=admin,ou=user,dc=test,dc=com 2008-07-25 16:40:34,397 TRACE [org.jboss.security.auth.login.XMLLoginConfigImpl] Begin getAppConfigurationEntry(EncryptDBPassword), size=10 2008-07-25 16:40:34,397 TRACE [org.jboss.security.auth.login.XMLLoginConfigImpl] End getAppConfigurationEntry(EncryptDBPassword), authInfo=AppConfigurationEntry[]: [0] LoginModule Class: com.test.security.jboss.loginmodule.DatabaseSecureLoginModule ControlFlag: LoginModuleControlFlag: required Options:name=managedConnectionFactoryName, value=jboss.jca:name=testjndi,service=LocalTxCM name=password, value=TESTUSER_KEY name=username, value=testuser 2008-07-25 16:40:34,398 TRACE [org.jboss.resource.security.AbstractPasswordCredentialLoginModule1] mcfname: jboss.jca:name=testjndi,service=LocalTxCM 2008-07-25 16:40:34,398 TRACE [org.jboss.resource.security.SecureIdentityLoginModule1] login called 2008-07-25 16:40:34,399 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] defaultLogin, lc=javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext@1d71519, subject=Subject(27927662).principals= 2008-07-25 16:40:34,399 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] updateCache, inputSubject=Subject(27927662).principals=, cacheSubject=Subject(20835342).principals= 2008-07-25 16:40:34,399 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] Inserted cache info: org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager$DomainInfo@54b8e7[Subject(20835342).principals=,credential.class=java.lang.String(a)4337374,expirationTime=1216984219275] 2008-07-25 16:40:34,399 TRACE [org.jboss.security.plugins.JaasSecurityManager.EncryptDBPassword] End isValid, true 2008-07-25 16:40:34,399 INFO [STDOUT] time taken in getDbConnection in millis...30 Regards, Priyanka View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4167244#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...