Run: package org.jboss.sample.jmx; import java.io.IOException; import java.net.MalformedURLException; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import javax.management.MBeanServerConnection; import javax.management.remote.JMXConnector; import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorFactory; import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL; public class SimpleJMX { // private static String userid = "juser" ; // private static String password = "password" ; private static String userid = "admin" ; private static String password = "admin" ; private static String hostname = "10.0.0.153" ; private static String port = "44444" ; private static String container = "karaf-root" ; @SuppressWarnings( "unused" ) public static void main( String [] args) throws Exception { Map< String , String []> env = new HashMap< String , String []>(); String [] credentials = new String [] { userid, password }; env.put(JMXConnector.CREDENTIALS, credentials); try { JMXServiceURL address = new JMXServiceURL( "service:jmx:rmi: ///jndi/rmi://" +hostname+ ":" +port+ "/" +container); JMXConnector connector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(address,env); MBeanServerConnection connection = connector.getMBeanServerConnection(); System .out.println( "CustomProcessHandler:|:makeConnection():|:GOT THE MBeanServerConnection---SUCCESSFULLY" ); } catch (MalformedURLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e1) { e1.printStackTrace(); } } } Modifying the static constants for the desired host and child container.