Index: admin/cli-optional/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/optional/CreateDomainCommand.java
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--- admin/cli-optional/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/optional/CreateDomainCommand.java	(revision 52667)
+++ admin/cli-optional/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/optional/CreateDomainCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
 import com.sun.appserv.management.client.prefs.LoginInfoStoreFactory;
 import com.sun.logging.*;
 import static com.sun.enterprise.config.util.PortConstants.*;
+import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;
+import org.jvnet.hk2.config.ConfigBeanProxy;
+import org.jvnet.hk2.config.ConfigCode;
+import org.jvnet.hk2.config.ConfigSupport;
+import org.jvnet.hk2.config.TransactionFailure;
 
 /**
  *  This is a local command that creates a domain.
@@ -787,6 +792,8 @@
         Properties properties = new Properties();
         properties.setProperty(StartupContext.STARTUP_MODULESTARTUP_NAME,
                 "DomainCreation");
+        properties.setProperty(SystemPropertyConstants.INSTANCE_ROOT_PROPERTY,
+                domainDir.getAbsolutePath());
         properties.setProperty("-domain", domainConfig.getDomainName());
         Server server = builder.build(properties);
 
@@ -821,7 +828,19 @@
             logger.info(strings.get("InvokeInitializer",
                     inhabitant.getClass()));
             Container newContainerConfig = inhabitant.getInitialConfig(ctx);
-            config.getContainers().add(newContainerConfig);
+            try {
+                ConfigSupport.apply((new ConfigCode() {
+                    @Override
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    public Object run(ConfigBeanProxy... objects) throws PropertyVetoException, TransactionFailure {
+                        ((Config)objects[0]).getContainers().add((Container)objects[1]);
+                        return Boolean.TRUE;
+                    }
+                }), new ConfigBeanProxy[] { config, newContainerConfig });
+            } catch(TransactionFailure e) {
+                logger.severe(strings.get("InitializerTransactionFailure",
+                        inhabitant.getClass()));
+            }
         }
         server.stop();
     }