I modifyed as you told me, that's the error print I get in the client window:
SQLState:08001 Error Code:0 Message:No suitable driver found for jdbc:derby:db;create=true The rmid window, for the activatable server, shows this error: Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:out: DBMS.java ClassNotFoundException Error: org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err:java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at tmp.DBMS.<init>(DBMS.java:24) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:out:Apro la connessione con il DB. Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at tmp.AuthServer.register(AuthServer.java:79) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:305) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:159) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:155) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:535) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:790) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:649) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) Thu Dec 02 16:22:34 CET 2010:ExecGroup-0:err: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) the first error is thrown when he enters the DBMS constructor. In the setup code of the activatable server I used this setting to tell him where he can find *.class he needs: prop.put("java.class.path", "/home/user/app/lib/"); because rmid does not accept a -classpath option, I assume that putting the classpath into the code is an alternative method.. I never mentioned before this error because, sincerely and stupidly, I never watched the rmid window, focusing only on the client error. I have a question: does the fact that I run every piece of the app (server, rmid, client) in different shells? I mean, running (or trying) derby in one shell, lets the others interact with it? Another question: my scope is to build this app with a database, then move ALL the codes into another pc, without installing derby (I can't because on that pc I'm not the admin). I thought was enough to move all the derby libraries in a folder, and then run everywhere I need my application.. Am I all abroad? Hoping I'm not wasting your time in a useless thing, thanks a lot -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Derby-%3A-No-suitable-driver-found-for-jdbc%3Aderby%3Adb-create%3Dtrue-tp30335341p30359597.html Sent from the Apache Derby Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.