Hi, Is it possible somehow possible to have a properties file outside a WAR file so that you can redeploy the WAR file many times and not have the deployment overwrite the existing configuration? Like in the deploy directory can I have application.properties and application.war -> the deployed application then refers to the application.properties file. I know I can do something like this using system properties but my sys admin doesn't like it. any help appreciated. thanks. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4249825#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...