I kick myself for loosing the past post that described this. I have a Fedora Core 1 server that I didn't install the VNC with the software. Got the binaries from the VNC site, still version 3. Installed it, everything seems right. But one thing I did not do was install TWM. No need; would much rather have KDE running. So I find that the /$HOME/.vnc/xstartup command that runs, references twm on the last line: #!/bin/sh [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & twm & Really want to run KDE. What should I do? There is some file that I make a minor change to and it will work. Can you please resend that pearl of wisdom? -Lox Thomson