Are you starting JBossAS using the -b option? See http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/JBoss42FAQ View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4142454#4142454 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4142454