I solved it by changing js.jdbc.properties manually, by modifying these properties:
# Property that determines the Hibernate dialect metadata.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect # jasperserver repo db settings metadata.jdbc.driverClassName=oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver metadata.jdbc.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:xe metadata.jdbc.username=jasperserver metadata.jdbc.password=password metadata.jdbc.password.escapeXML=password metadata.jndi=jdbc/jasperserver metadata.database.generate=true I post the answer in case someone has the same problem.