components.properties is ONLY used when running tests from within the IDE. Notice that this is what is hinted at in the documentation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3995023#3995023 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3995023