Deploy: java org.apache.axis.client.AdminClient deploy.xml Usage: java samples.stock.GetQuote [options] ... options: -d turn on debugging - more 'd means more info -h server host name -l ie. http://localhost:80/axis/servlet/AxisServlet -p server port number -s ie. axis/servlet/AxisServlet -u user-id -w password If you use the authorization and authentication handlers you'll need to add a couple of files to your Servlet Engine's current dir: users.lst - list of users and passwords perms.lst - list of users and allowable actions per user I've included some samples in this dir.