Accessing Logged in Users Account over VNC

[R. Welsh]

On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 14:26 +0100, Aero Maxx wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Not sure if this is possible, have tried it and I dont seem to get what 
> I was expecting.
> 
> Basically I have installed tigervnc on fedora 15 and it works, it lets 
> me connect do what I wanted to do and then can disconnect, but what I 
> was wondering is if I am logged in already as the user I have setup in 
> the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers before I connect is it at all possible to 
> see that currently logged in users desktop instead of a different new one ?
> 
> i.e. I may have left something on it that I wanted to see and I may not 
> be at home for arguments sake so could possibly vnc into the box from a 
> remote location and see the screen as if I was there and continue on 
> from where I was, instead of getting a blank desktop and having to 
> remember what I was looking at.
> 
> The main reason for me wanting to do this is cause I mainly use it as a 
> server, and therefore it doesn't have a mouse/keyboard attached to it 
> and I very in frequently need them, but it is also plugged into my TV, 
> and I was wanting to play a youtube stream on the box and watch it on my TV.
> 
> Thanks
> Daniel.

I have used X11VNC Server for just this task.  It provides an easy to
use GUI we well as port definition control, password control, etc.  You
might give this a shot.

Robert