-----Original Message----- but the problem is i cannot find those files in '/root'. and i only have 1 enabled user and that is root. You really ought to create a user to use for "normal" day to day use. Take heed, running as root all the time invites disaster. In addition to the .xinitrc, you can also specify a systemwide default wm, by adding something like EXPORT WINDOWMANAGER=startkde to the /etc/profile Hope this helps. Rick - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html