Removing permissions on a page doesn't remove it from the view shown to the end user Removing permissions on a portlet instance within a page doesn't remove it from the view you get Access Denied in the heading and portlet. Neither of these behaviors is really very good. If there are no permissions on a page or portlet for a given role it shouldn't show. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4001125#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...