anonymous wrote : env.setProperty(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "org.jboss.security.jndi.JndiLoginInitialContextFactory"); This looks incorrect. I usually use: env.setProperty(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory"); See if this change fixes the issue. If not, please follow what Wolfgang mentioned in his post. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4186156#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...