anonymous wrote : | java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.naming.client | java.naming.provider.url=jnp://localhost:1099 | java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory This is different from what you are passing through JVM parameters. Do you have any jndi.properties file in the <PROY_NAME>-app-client.jar file? What are its contents? By the way, i would have expected some other error and not a NoInitialContextException, in this case. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4127758#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...