I don't know if this is related to your issues, but recently I had an issue with using /lib inside my ear/sar/jar files as JBoss was trying to load everything from the "master" lib directory for the app server. I moved all my libraries into the root and adjusted my deployment descriptors accordingly and my issues went away. Maybe worth a try for you. I don't know if this is a bug (sounds like one) or not. HTH, gary. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4029349#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...