yes, you can do all that. you can make a portlet for admin, that works in a "standalone" page. and more over : it is open source : you can look at the code, and make some adaptation for your own needs. but there is no real "Admin API" the Admin portlet uses the Portal API to make the requests and change. and some JSP to provide the GUI to the user. so look how it is coded yet : you will find the portal API to do what you want (add some roles etc...) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4157903#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...