Is there a way I can use VNC so that it uses the same desktop that is normally on DISPLAY:0? VNC in XP shares the desktop. Remote Desktop lets a user have 1 desktop and can share between local and remote displays. But with VNC in Linux, I am stuck running 2 desktops/X servers.

This gets really frustrating when I try to use firefox, but I left firefox open on VNC, and it won't let me open 2 sessions by the same user. In order to open firefox locally, I have to killall firefox-bin.

Or if you are running pidgin on it, you want to see the messages whether you are on VNC or locally. Some clients like Yahoo do not support multiple logins.

If you want to use VNC with the console session you can use x11vnc.

http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/

You need to make a desktop-sharing-invitation and to connect to the 'one and only' desktop from the other machine.
Depending if You capture the mouse or not, You will be able to do or not some stuff...
Or, this didn't work for You?

thanks, that is what I was looking for!

RealVNC has a module that you include in your xorg start-up that lets you connect to you :0 display.

Cheers.

How can I add this module?
And I must make this change in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf", do I?

I use suse10.30 and realVNC 4.1 free