Hi Jack, By the Java EE spec, all local references (ejb-ref, resource-ref, env-ref) are supposed to be under java:comp/env/. The specs also says this prefix is ommited from the standard deployment descriptors (web.xml, ejb-jar.xml) and so JBoss AS is simply being consistent by omitting also from its proprietary deploymento descriptos (jboss-web.xml, jboss.xml) []s, Fernando Lozano ---- Original Message ---- From: Jack Stevens To: "User development" Sent: Qui, Jun 2, 2011, 6:19 AM Subject: [jboss-user] [Beginner's Corner] - Re: javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: jdbc not bound JBoss Community (http://community.jboss.org/index.jspa) Re: javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: jdbc not bound created by Jack Stevens (http://community.jboss.org/people/samalexander10) in Beginner's Corner - View the full discussion (http://community.jboss.org/message/608223#608223) ------------------------------------ Hi Peter, For this: jboss-web.xml: jdbc/TheDS java:jdbc/SomeDS why wouldn't it be: jboss-web.xml: java:comp/env/jdbc/TheDS java:jdbc/SomeDS How does JBoss know to include java:comp/env/ in the if we just put jdbc/TheDS Reply to this message by going to Community (http://community.jboss.org/message/608223#608223) Start a new discussion in Beginner's Corner at Community (http://community.jboss.org/choose-container%21input.jspa?contentType=1&am...)