yes, forcing a jndi lookup should work, just as it would have with the J2EE 1.4 spec. You do of course have to supply the correct jndi names. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4141216#4141216 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4141216