I'm getting the following error trying to run any of the system-config* tools remotely in a VNC session: ------------- Xlib: connection to "machine:3.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified system-config-takeyourpick requires a currently running X server ------------ If it makes a difference, my VNC session is running Xfce4. Some other Gtk apps give me similar errors trying to run them from the command line, but will launch from from the Xfce4 task bar. But not the system-config-* tools. Some of the system-config* tools already are in the Xfce4 Desktop Menu, but they do not launch from a VNC session (whereas they do from a local session). The VNC session is for a non-root user, intentionally. system-config* tools in the Xfce4 Desktop Menu which require root privileges do generate a GUI window asking for a prompt, but do nothing further. I imagine the same error as described above is simply happening in the background. What's going on?