I failed to mention that I deployed the jdk 1.5 version. I am using JBoss 4.0.5.GA. So I deployed the JBoss 40 version of the SAR. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4024005#4024005 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4024005