First value passed as --jboss-home to embed server instance (must be an existing directory) is always used for modules lookup and server standard paths setup within single CLI session.

1. Use wrong directory on first try, use correct directory on second try, embedded instance still tries to boot from wrong directory

   $ pwd
   /home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0/bin/client
   $ java -jar jboss-cli-client.jar 
   
   [disconnected /] embed-server --jboss-home=/home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0/bin
   Cannot start embedded server: WFLYEMB0014: Cannot load module org.jboss.vfs from: local module loader @500e80c2 (finder: local module finder @75670fc4 (roots: /home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0/bin/modules)): org.jboss.vfs:main
   
   # server still tries to use /home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0/bin
   [disconnected /] embed-server --jboss-home=/home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0    
   Cannot start embedded server: WFLYEMB0014: Cannot load module org.jboss.vfs from: local module loader @500e80c2 (finder: local module finder @75670fc4 (roots: /home/pkremens/workspace/jboss-eap-7.0/bin/modules)): org.jboss.vfs:main
   

2. Try to manage multiple EAP distros

   /home/pkremens/workspace2
   ├── eap1
   │   └── jboss-eap-7.0
   └── eap2
       └── jboss-eap-7.0
   
   $ java -jar jboss-cli-client.jar 
   
   [disconnected /] embed-server --jboss-home=/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0 --server-config=eap1.xml --empty-config
   [standalone@embedded /] stop-embedded-server 
   
   [disconnected /] embed-server --jboss-home=/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap2/jboss-eap-7.0 --server-config=eap2.xml --empty-config
   
   # jboss.server.*.dir point to eap1, but should point to eap2
   [standalone@embedded /] /path=*:read-attribute(name=path)
   ...
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.server.log.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.server.data.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/data"
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.server.base.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone"
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.server.config.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/configuration"
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.server.temp.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/tmp"
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.controller.temp.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/tmp"
   
               "address" => [("path" => "jboss.home.dir")],
               "result" => "/home/pkremens/workspace2/eap2/jboss-eap-7.0"
   ...
   # Both configuration files were created in eap1 directory
   $ find /home/pkremens/workspace2 | grep eap[12].xml
   /home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/configuration/eap2.xml
   /home/pkremens/workspace2/eap1/jboss-eap-7.0/standalone/configuration/eap1.xml