There is a problem here, and its not with the portlets or the preference settings. I just tested, using your scenario, and found the page itself is being cached. After I login as user, I see the original settings. Then I minimize a newsportlet and then normalize it.. it then shows the stored preferences I inputted before I logged out. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3960532#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...