Your underlying DB, in this case Oracle, is simply telling you that you don't have the necessary permissions to perform a particular operation: | java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01031: insufficient privileges | You will need to consult with your DBA about what rights you have for your DB, particular for DDL based opertaions (ie create table, drop table etc). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4008440#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...