Right, session beans have to go in ejb jars according to the java ee 5 spec, not in wars. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3984170#3984170 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3984170