<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | <connection-factories> | <mbean code="org.firebirdsql.management.FBManager" name="jboss.jca:service=FirebirdManager"> | <attribute name="FileName">/Source/mydb.fdb</attribute> | <attribute name="UserName">sysdba</attribute> | <attribute name="Password">masterkey</attribute> | <attribute name="CreateOnStart">false</attribute> | <attribute name="DropOnStop">false</attribute> | </mbean> | | <tx-connection-factory> | <jndi-name>mydb</jndi-name> | <xa-transaction/> | <rar-name>jaybird-2.1.6.rar</rar-name> | <connection-definition>javax.sql.DataSource</connection-definition> | <config-property name="Database" type="java.lang.String">localhost/3050:/Source/mydb.fdb</config-property> | <user-name>sysdba</user-name> | <password>masterkey</password> | <min-pool-size>5</min-pool-size> | <metadata> | <type-mapping>Firebird</type-mapping> | </metadata> | </tx-connection-factory> | </connection-factories> | That's the first time i am seeing a -ds.xml containing configurations for connection-factories. Where did you get that configuration from? The -ds.xml is meant to configure datasource elements. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4202748#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...