pippodev [http://community.jboss.org/people/pippodev] created the discussion "javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: DefaultDS not bound" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/586441#586441 -------------------------------------------------------------- well I put mysql-connector-java-5.1.14-bin.jar in default/lib  dir, created mysql-ds.xml in defautl/deploy <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <datasources>           <local-tx-datasource>                     <jndi-name>DefaultDS</jndi-name>                     <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/prova</connection-url>                     <driver-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver-class>                     <user-name>root</user-name>                     <password>root</password>                     <!-- should only be used on drivers after 3.22.1 with "ping" support     <valid-connection-checker-class-name>org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.vendor.MySQLValidConnectionChecker</valid-connection-checker-class-name>     -->                     <metadata>                                         <type-mapping>mySQL</type-mapping>                     </metadata>           </local-tx-datasource> </datasources> but I have the error  javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: DefaultDS not bound both I use ds = (DataSource)  PortableRemoteObject.narrow(ictx.lookup("java:DefaultDS"), DataSource.class); or ds = (DataSource)ictx.lookup("DefaultDS"); -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/586441#586441] Start a new discussion in Beginner's Corner at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]