You should * really* read the doc. IT says: anonymous wrote : Warning | Make sure to download the JBoss AS Zip version. DO NOT ATTEMPT to deploy JBoss Portal on the installer version of JBoss AS! We are currently working on aligning the Application installer with JBoss Portal. If you use the JEMS installer it's at your own risk, don't blame the documentation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4078322#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...