Found the problem and solution.
JSP and EL support was disabled by mistake in the web.xml: <context-param> <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.SUPPORT_JSP_AND_FACES_EL</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </context-param> Solution is to set the value to the default, i.e., <param-value>true</param-value> -- View this message in context: http://apache-geronimo.328035.n3.nabble.com/java-lang-IllegalStateException-No-Factories-configured-for-this-Application-tp3986986p3986987.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.