how are you starting the vncserver? are you doing it manually from the command line 'vncserver' are you starting the server as 'root' or some other user? i can't recall where the vncserver log files are located, but are able to look at them and let us know what they say. are you coming into the server on the standard vnc ip ports? -bruce -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stefan Held Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 6:26 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases; fmiddleton@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: VNC Connection aborts with no error message Am Montag, den 20.06.2005, 21:09 -0400 schrieb Ferindo Middleton Jr: > I used the login screen configuration tool under the Gnome main menu to > set my server to accept vnc connections and it was working fine at first > but then suddenly for no apparent reason now won't accept vnc > connections... when I'm on a remote machine or using the vnc client on > the local machine itself, the terminal window appears for a few brief > seconds and then closes abruptly, implying but that the configuration is > somehow actually setup to reject it but it is not... > Did you stop the service iptables for testing purposes? And why does a server need a graphical ui? :-) > Ferindo > > -- > Ferindo Middleton > Chief Architect > Sleekcollar.com >