This is the solution I am using , experts please comment on this To take *-ds.xml file inside ear - - Added a new module under services in jboss-app.xml <jboss-app> | <module> | <service>META-INF/myApp-ds.xml</service> | </module> | </jboss-app> - copied the myApp-ds.xml file inside META-INF in the build scripts itself. And I will be by hook or crook updating the *-ds.xml file which will be inside my context , which requires no file permissions when run under java security. Please let me know if anything else can be done ... Regards, Sandeep Kulkarni View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4149212#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...