I read the two links you provided. I understand that I dont have to include jsf llibraries when deploying to a jboss server. But how would I have known this... add the following to web.xml: <listener-class>org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener</listener-class> Thats getting a little to obscure in my opinion. How does one stay on top of all these esoteric things? I would never have known about the additions to the web.xml file if you hadnt told me. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3977522#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...