It must end in -service.xml, e.g. jbossmq-state-service.xml View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052602#4052602 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4052602