this is what i get from the kde.error llog sayin im not tauthorizeds???? + break + sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap + usrmodmap=/home/jason/.Xmodmap + startup=/home/jason/.kde3rc + resources=/home/jason/.Xresources + startssh= + sshagent=/usr/bin/ssh-agent + '[' -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z '' ']' + startssh=yes + '[' -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ']' + '[' -x /home/jason/.kde3rc ']' + '[' -f /home/jason/.Xresources ']' ++ which kde3 + '[' '!' -n /usr/bin/kde3 ']' + '[' -n yes ']' + exec /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- kde3 /usr/bin/kde3: line 88: xset: command not found /usr/bin/kde3: line 104: xsetroot: command not found sh: line 1: iceauth: command not found startkde: Starting up... sh: line 1: iceauth: command not found ICE Connection rejected! DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed ICE Connection rejected! DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed DCOPServer self-test failed. sh: line 1: iceauth: command not found kdeinit: DCOPServer could not be started, aborting. Warning: connect() failed: : Connection refused sh: line 1: iceauth: command not found ICE Connection rejected! DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed ICE Connection rejected! DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed DCOPServer self-test failed. sh: line 1: iceauth: command not found kdeinit: DCOPServer could not be started, aborting. Could not register with DCOPServer. Aborting. startkde: Shutting down... Warning: connect() failed: : Connection refused Error: Can't contact kdeinit! startkde: Running shutdown scripts... startkde: Done.