cannot kill Xvnc process manually, won't open .pid HELP

Karla Becerril kebecerr "at" artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Jan 8 16:53:01 2008


I am running vnc on a Mac.
When I try to kill my Xvnc process it gives me this message:

Can't find file /home/(...) .vnc/iac3:9.pid
You'll have to kill the Xvnc process manually

I tried different postings' suggestions, but the message continues to be
that the .pid cannot be opened, and now I feel totally confused...

help anyone?