anonymous wrote : in the META_INF directory along with ejb-jar.xml Assuming your ejbjar is named myApp.jar, then the jboss.xml (and ejb-jar.xml) should be placed in META-INF (note the exact name of this folder) folder, which at the root of the jar. | myApp.jar | | | |------- META-INF | | | |------ jboss.xml Also, add the DOCTYPE declaration to your jboss.xml (however, i am not sure whether that's the reason for the file being ignored): <!DOCTYPE jboss PUBLIC | "-//JBoss//DTD JBOSS 4.0//EN" | "http://www.jboss.org/j2ee/dtd/jboss_4_0.dtd"> | | <jboss> | <enterprise-beans> | <!-- All your stuff here --> | </enterprise-beans> | </jboss> And now, the most likely reason why the jboss.xml is being ignored: anonymous wrote : | | <ejb-name>IDValue</ejb-name> | <jndi-name>ejb/ABC</jndi-name> | <local-jndi-name>ejb/BCD</local-jndi-name> | | <method-attributes> | | <method-name>get*</method-name> | <read-only>true</read-only> | | </method-attributes> | | As per the dtd at http://www.jboss.org/j2ee/dtd/jboss_4_0.dtd, i dont see any mention about the < method-attributes> element. Remove that section from your jboss.xml and see if it works. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4078050#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...