Start the server with the -b option. See this for more details http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/JBoss42FAQ View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4163045#4163045 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4163045