My mistake on the lack of details. I am attempting to use the tar.gz format of the vmware server 1.0.6.91891. To be exact, the install works, it's the configuration that aborts at the vmmon creation step. I tried a new test and found the following: 1. On a machine running the 32-bit version of Fedora 9 on a Intel Pentium 4 and 2-GB RAM the complete install and configuration works correctly. 2. On a machine running the 64-bit version of Fedora 8 on a AMD Athlon x2 5600+ and 4-GB RAM the configuration fails at the vmmon creation step. I have no way to test this on a 64-bit Intel to see if that makes a difference, nor can I upgrade the Fedora 8 machine to Fedora 9 (it's running Oracle 11g, Fedora-DS, plus other stuff). I will attempt to remove all of the vmware and attempt a re-install and capture the exact error. I will then report back here. Thanks, Gene Poole