Please read this thread: http://jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=117148 Comment out your custom login-module so that your login-config.xml is exactly the same as the default portal installation's login-config.xml (just temporarily). Now test (this is a sanity check). If your dashboard link works with the original login-config.xml configuration, then either your login module implementation (check log for exceptions) or your login module configuration is causing the problem. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4089502#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...