Set the security for the portlet instance. If the role has access to the portlet instance, the portlet will show; if not then it will not show. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4133976#4133976 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4133976