Admin Log In As User

[Abe1]

Version 2.4 (09/24/07):

REALLY Fixed looking at your own member info page when logged in as someone else.

[anoob]

This upgrade didnt work at all for me, I had to go back to the previous version.

[Abe1]

This upgrade didnt work at all for me, I had to go back to the previous version.
What did not work???? You have to be more specific. Go download version 2.4.

[dot2slash]

AWESOME !

you are the best ;-)

since updated to 2.4 the mysteric problem about "could not see the permissionset in ACP" is gone as well ...

[Spank]

Awesome this works great now. Thanks Abe1.

[PCkaosboss]

Yeahh this works just fine....thx....great work....

Mabye in the future...you could do it...so superadmins also could log in as another user.....

This is a great add on...thx

[periphrastic]

thanks abe1, seems to be working fine now!

thanks for the hack & support

[GekkoPixie]

Problem:


Warning: require_once(./includes/vba_global_error.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/functions.php(2658) : eval()'d code on line 1

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './includes/vba_global_error.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/home/worlds/public_html/includes/functions.php(2658) : eval()'d code on line 1

And I did the edits to the templates, as well as updating the file.

[Subah]

Thanks again for the update :)

[Abe1]

Yeahh this works just fine....thx....great work....

Mabye in the future...you could do it...so superadmins also could log in as another user.....

This is a great add on...thx

They can. Just give them the permission.

Problem:



And I did the edits to the templates, as well as updating the file.

Looks like a vba error. Not mine.

[parabat]

Hey Abe1
Great Mod. :up:
I'm having a problem with the ACP not showing the link. Any ideas?
Just to clarify, I just upgraded to 2.4 and I'm running 3.6.4

-PB

[citroenar]

For me nothing it showing up at all, moving back to version 2.0, at least this one work without problems.
VB 3.6.8

[Captain DDL]

I haven't read through all of the thread, but I'm assuming that there is some sort of protection keeping admins from logging in as other admins...would I be correct in that assumption?

[Merrillizer]

Still doesnt work. Updated to latest version. I dont have the option in Admin Usergroup permission. I see nothing related to this mod.

I give up.

EDIT: Just downgraded to version 2.1 and it works fine.

[Merrillizer]

One thing I just noticed, if logged in as another member, it appears under "Currently Active Users", but does not appear under "Total members that have visited the forum in the last 24 hours: 24". Anyway to make it so it will appear there too?

[parabat]

I a un-installing and using the other mod I saw on the vborg as I have tried most things in these threads with no luck. Thanx anyway for this mod. :up:

-PB

[djbaxter]

I'm having a problem with the ACP not showing the link. Any ideas? Just to clarify, I just upgraded to 2.4 and I'm running 3.6.4

For me nothing it showing up at all, moving back to version 2.0, at least this one work without problems. VB 3.6.8

Still doesnt work. Updated to latest version. I dont have the option in Admin Usergroup permission. I see nothing related to this mod. I give up.

EDIT: Just downgraded to version 2.1 and it works fine.

Same here. Was running 2.1 which worked fine for me. vBulletin 3.68. Upgraded to 2.4 - no log-in links anywhere. Reverted back to 2.1. Working fine again.

It seems whatever you did between 2.1 and 2.4 broke it.

[ChitownDSM]

Hey Abe,
I installed everything as shown, and i get no error messages, but the links to "log in as this user" dont show up. im running 3.6.7 and i am uid 1, so I am the super administrator. Any advice, or words of wisdom? Thanks!

[djurispup]

Same, I use to run the old original one. It worked than but now?? I am using 3.6.8

Edit: No worries reverted to 2.1 I wouldnt mind 2.3 but only have 2.1

[youradhere4222]

Hi, Abe.

I've installed the XML files, and have done the template modifications. I still do not see this option when I look at a user's profile -- even when I'm logged in as an administrator.

Is there an option I have to set in my control panel for this option to appear?

Thanks,

Chase

[TheAlthing]

Same happened to me after the update, you have to edit your administrator permissions (Admincp > Usergroups > Administrator Permissions > Edit Permissions> Can Log in as Another User = yes) in order to be able to see the option.

[youradhere4222]

Ah, thank you! :)

Chase

[Abe1]

Hey Abe1
Great Mod. :up:
I'm having a problem with the ACP not showing the link. Any ideas?
Just to clarify, I just upgraded to 2.4 and I'm running 3.6.4

-PB
You have to give your self permission. Look 2 posts up for the exact way.

[Abe1]

Same here. Was running 2.1 which worked fine for me. vBulletin 3.68. Upgraded to 2.4 - no log-in links anywhere. Reverted back to 2.1. Working fine again.

It seems whatever you did between 2.1 and 2.4 broke it.

Actually, you dont know how to read is more like it. A few post up from when you guys made a post said exactly how to do it. In my release info it says it mildly.

You guys asked me for a way to control who can use it, I gave it to you and seem like you dont even know how to use the vB back end.

[Abe1]

One thing I just noticed, if logged in as another member, it appears under "Currently Active Users", but does not appear under "Total members that have visited the forum in the last 24 hours: 24". Anyway to make it so it will appear there too?

No-one else sees you logged in. It is just the way vb works. it puts your username at the beg. of the list. If you look at the user after you log-out, you will see that they had not just logged in.

[djbaxter]

Actually, you dont know how to read is more like it. A few post up from when you guys made a post said exactly how to do it. In my release info it says it mildly.

You guys asked me for a way to control who can use it, I gave it to you and seem like you dont even know how to use the vB back end.

Thank you. In my defense, (1) the post that explained where to set the permissions came after my post; (2) the instructions included in the zip file make no mention of the settings; and (3) I expected to find options under Admin CP | vBulletin options as is customary.

You are correct. Once the permissions are set, it works as it did in previous versions.

You might want to update the instructions included in the zip file (the filename is mispelled as "insructions.txt" by the way).

[pspmaster93]

it was working fine b4 but now it all of a sudden doesnt work anymore. when im viewing the profile page it doesnt have the log in as user button. this mod sucks

[mauro1947]

it was working fine b4 but now it all of a sudden doesnt work anymore. when im viewing the profile page it doesnt have the log in as user button. this mod sucks
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1350629&postcount=274

Regards!

[M4r5h4ll]

i installed it & edited the template & i still cant see it :/

sorry i am kinda a vBulletin newbie so can someone help me please?

thanks

[mauro1947]

i installed it & edited the template & i still cant see it :/

sorry i am kinda a vBulletin newbie so can someone help me please?

thanks
Again the same...:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1350629&postcount=274

Regards!

[pspmaster93]

no i know that, i went there Admincp --> Edit Usergroup --> Administrator Permissions and all it has is
Can Moderate All Forums (is Super Moderator)
Can Access Control Panel (is Administrator)
i have reinstalled it many times but it still doesnt show up... i have 3.6.7 and it used to work untill i updated it. :(

[M4r5h4ll]

works great
thanks so much & sorry :)

[Tom_S]

Didn't you originally have this set so only the main admin could use it? That is what I need. Could you possibly attach that version for me?

Thanks in advance

[Chadi]

After the last version upgrade, the option in memberinfo is missing, but the template insertion is still there. Is this a bug?

[redlabour]

no i know that, i went there Admincp --> Edit Usergroup --> Administrator Permissions and all it has is
Can Moderate All Forums (is Super Moderator)
Can Access Control Panel (is Administrator)
i have reinstalled it many times but it still doesnt show up... i have 3.6.7 and it used to work untill i updated it. :(

Same to me with 3.6.8 first. Take another look to the Instructions. ;)

[djbaxter]

The instructions won't help. Doing a hard refresh on your Admin Control Panel page may help, though.

[Caligatio]

I'm a super admin, yet for me it doesn't show up, while for the board's two admins it does (I'm actually a tech :-p) and that was even before one of them was made into a superadmin. So the question is - what is wrong with me then? Any ideas? As it would really help if I could log into random accounts to do testing and not having to create a separate account so then I could keep logging in an out...

[djbaxter]

I'm a super admin, yet for me it doesn't show up, while for the board's two admins it does (I'm actually a tech :-p) and that was even before one of them was made into a superadmin. So the question is - what is wrong with me then? Any ideas? As it would really help if I could log into random accounts to do testing and not having to create a separate account so then I could keep logging in an out...

Talk to your other admins. It sounds like they haven't given you permission to log in as another user, assuming you're using the latest version.

[Kohhal]

Great hack, will defo install at some stage!

[Chadi]

no i know that, i went there Admincp --> Edit Usergroup --> Administrator Permissions and all it has is
Can Moderate All Forums (is Super Moderator)
Can Access Control Panel (is Administrator)
i have reinstalled it many times but it still doesnt show up... i have 3.6.7 and it used to work untill i updated it. :(

Same here. Definitely a bug that does not work well with 3.6.8

[TheAlthing]

no i know that, i went there Admincp --> Edit Usergroup --> Administrator Permissions and all it has is
Can Moderate All Forums (is Super Moderator)
Can Access Control Panel (is Administrator)
i have reinstalled it many times but it still doesnt show up... i have 3.6.7 and it used to work untill i updated it. :(
That's not where you should set your administrator permissions from. You are doing it via the usergroup manager, but it should be done via administrator permissions (the last option from the "usersgroups" menu. You have to set it individually, for each admin:

http://www.yourwebsite.com/admincp/adminpermissions.php?do=modify

[Racecar]

When you log in as another user is there a way for them not to show online? I'm sorry if I missed this in the thread.

[YHB]

Installed very easily. Great mod, Thanks.

[tiredoff]

I cant find <!-- logo --> in the header
what i can do to install it ?

[Racecar]

I found my answer.

[mystic10]

i am confused i have installed it but what do i do next..i mean do i make another id and log in as user something like that please clarify

[sassy1]

thankyou works great with 3.6.7


:)

[bollie]

MEMBERINFO:

find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=report&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[give_infraction]</a></td>
--------------------------------------------------------------------

AFTER place this:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<!-- Start Admin Log In As User -->
</if>
<if condition="$show_admin_log_as_user_link">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]&amp;admin_log_in_as_user=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[log_in_as_user]</a></td>
<!-- End Admin Log In As User -->

Work not

[lasto]

same with me dont work on vb3.6.8

ive added code but no link appears on memberinfo so ive disabled the hack till its sorted

[Rickeo]

Ditto doesn't work for me either :(

[Abe1]

Go to your ACP->usergorups->adimistrator permissions-> your permissions and set your self to view them.

[twobob]

Go to your ACP->usergorups->adimistrator permissions-> edit permissions and set your self to view them.

Hi there Abe1 .... this is one of my favourite MODs! My only suggestion is to include the above tip regarding changing permissions in your instructions and first post. That way, administrators won't need to trawl through all the posts to find out what to do when it doesn't work! Thanks again, twobob

[bollie]

Go to your ACP->usergorups->adimistrator permissions-> your permissions and set your self to view them.

thx ;)

[lasto]

yep works now but it never said in instructions to go there :)

[Abe1]

Hi there Abe1 .... this is one of my favourite MODs! My only suggestion is to include the above tip regarding changing permissions in your instructions and first post. That way, administrators won't need to trawl through all the posts to find out what to do when it doesn't work! Thanks again, twobob
Added to instructions.

[Black Tiger]

Nice hack but I don't like to make template edits if not necessary.
There was once a hack, which allowed you to login as a user too, but only from within the ACP. It only placed a "login as user" piece under "users" in the ACP.
An admin could then fill in the username and click "go" or login or something like that.

I think this hack was maybe in a 2.x version I don't remember really.

Is your hack easy to adjust to only do this? And if yes, how is it done?

[Veer]

Version 2.4 not working for me, its installed correctly with template edits, but i can't see link on member profile or user edit page, i have uninstalled 2.4 and installed 2.1 it works correctly for me on 3.6.8 php5 mysql5.

Thanks.

[Abe1]

Version 2.4 not working for me, its installed correctly with template edits, but i can't see link on member profile or user edit page, i have uninstalled 2.4 and installed 2.1 it works correctly for me on 3.6.8 php5 mysql5.

Thanks.
Read the file where the new setting is located.

[ctfortner]

Installed, worked great. Thanks!

[miklere]

Two questions:

1 - When logged in as the user, can you read their PMs and post as them?
2 - Will this mess up the "view new posts" feature? Wont they notice someone has been in their account?

[Abe1]

Two questions:


1 - When logged in as the user, can you read their PMs and post as them?
2 - Will this mess up the "view new posts" feature? Wont they notice someone has been in their account?
1 - Yes
2 - Depends on which view posts setting you have. If you use cookie based, then it wont mess up. If you use database, then any thread you go into will mess up.

[newtsys]

Ok here is a question your read me file say this

2) Do the template edits

in header:

find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<!-- logo -->
--------------------------------------------------------------------

but what if you dont have that then where do you place the command?

Found the answer

ok instead of <!-logo-> if you dont have it use <!-Header-> and place the edit there. I checked it and it works fine.

Thanks for any assistance on this.

[crimsy]

* crimsy loves this mod!

Thanks

~crimsy :)

[Hornstar]

I do not have <!-- logo --> in my header template, any other suggestions where it can go? and i dont have <!-Header-> like the person above mentioned.

[miklere]

1 - Yes
2 - Depends on which view posts setting you have. If you use cookie based, then it wont mess up. If you use database, then any thread you go into will mess up.

the default is cookie based, correct?

[Abe1]

the default is cookie based, correct?
I think so.

[Hamednet]

dear

sorry this mod don't work for me !!

How do I Edit Permissions ?

thanks

[bollie]

Work for 3.7 beta ??

[Rageem]

Work for 3.7 beta ??

Yes, it's working in 3.7.

I used it in my forum;)

[ndut]

cool, thanks

[Howell]

This is working on vB 3.7.0_beta_3 however I changed the template edit for the user profile page to show up on the new version

In MEMBERINFO

FIND:
<if condition="can_moderate()">
<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
</if>AFTER ADD:
<!-- Start Admin Log In As User -->
<if condition="$show_admin_log_as_user_link">
<li class="thead"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]&amp;admin_log_in_as_user=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[log_in_as_user]</a></li>
</if>
<!-- End Admin Log In As User -->

[Chimpie]

Nice. Worked perfectly!

[bollie]

This is working on vB 3.7.0_beta_3 however I changed the template edit for the user profile page to show up on the new version

In MEMBERINFO

FIND:
<if condition="can_moderate()">
<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
</if>AFTER ADD:
<!-- Start Admin Log In As User -->
<if condition="$show_admin_log_as_user_link">
<li class="thead"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]&amp;admin_log_in_as_user=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[log_in_as_user]</a></li>
</if>
<!-- End Admin Log In As User -->

Yes, it's working in 3.7.

I used it in my forum;)

thanks ;)

[thefullmaza]

thank you

[Alibass]

This is working on vB 3.7.0_beta_3 however I changed the template edit for the user profile page to show up on the new version


Thanks for sharing, works great on 3.7b3 :)

[cajunboy2208]

Very nice mod
Thank you

[Kinneas]

This is working on vB 3.7.0_beta_3 however I changed the template edit for the user profile page to show up on the new version

In MEMBERINFO

FIND:
<if condition="can_moderate()">
<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
</if>AFTER ADD:
<!-- Start Admin Log In As User -->
<if condition="$show_admin_log_as_user_link">
<li class="thead"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]&amp;admin_log_in_as_user=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[log_in_as_user]</a></li>
</if>
<!-- End Admin Log In As User -->
Haha, I'd just done that myself and was on my way here to share the info. Looks like you beat me to it :)

[stwilson]

It doesn't appear that this is working on 3.7B4. The on/off option does not appear in Usergroups, nor does it show in a User Manager panel.

[Kinneas]

It doesn't appear that this is working on 3.7B4. The on/off option does not appear in Usergroups, nor does it show in a User Manager panel.

All the options are there for me. I upgraded from 3.6.8 to 3.7B4.

[Howell]

It doesn't appear that this is working on 3.7B4. The on/off option does not appear in Usergroups, nor does it show in a User Manager panel.

It doesn't appear in 'Usergroups'

This option is in AdminCP -> Usergroups -> Administrator Permissions -> Can Log in as Another User yes/no

You need to have permissions to see it in User manager panel don't forget.

:cool:

[stwilson]

It doesn't appear in 'Usergroups'

This option is in AdminCP -> Usergroups -> Administrator Permissions -> Can Log in as Another User yes/no

You need to have permissions to see it in User manager panel don't forget.

:cool:

Ahhhh. I feel like a clown. I read those instructions ten times and still overlooked the correct path. My apologies. :o

[Abe1]

Version 3.0 (01/26/08):

Released for vb 3.7
RECOMMEND UNINSTALL THEN REINSTALL. (including any template edits you made.)
Version works with vb 3.6.0 and greater.


https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=168819

[Subah]

Thanks for the update :)

[doubleclick]

I find this tool to be incredibly useful. It seems I want to do things the admin panel does not yet provide, and this is a great work around. For example, I recently created a usergroup for which all members want to be subscribed to their own forum. Unless I just can't find it, there is no way to automatically subscribe members of a particular usergroup to a particular forum. Since many of the users are not familiar with vbulletin conventions, rather than wait for them to get up to speed, the fastest way to get this up and running was to login as each user in the group and subcribe them to their forum. A bit clunky, but without this mod, it would be even more difficult. Now they can immediately get daily digests and focus on creating content rather than having to learn how to subscribe to their forum.

Thanks for this mod!

[wbear]

Any reason you can think of why it would ask me to log off as the user more than once to clear the warning "bar" at the top? Clicking once appears to log me back into the admin account, but the bar doesn't clear until it's hit again.

Thanks for this mod, quite useful to help our members "fix" things in thier accounts.

[Abe1]

Any reason you can think of why it would ask me to log off as the user more than once to clear the warning "bar" at the top? Clicking once appears to log me back into the admin account, but the bar doesn't clear until it's hit again.

Thanks for this mod, quite useful to help our members "fix" things in thier accounts.
Dont know.

[haytham]

Ok. I haven't been able to get it to work so I thought I'd uninstall completly and reinstall but after I uninstalled the product I can still see these templates in my style. Why is that and how can I delete them completely?

[Abe1]

Ok. I haven't been able to get it to work so I thought I'd uninstall completly and reinstall but after I uninstalled the product I can still see these templates in my style. Why is that and how can I delete them completely?
No clue why they are still there. Use the revert option.

[baymortgage99]

Admin Log In as User - I like this hack

[giu]

ehm I don't see the zip, where is it?
Or am I that don't see it?
Please
Ok I've seen that the new version function on old version of vbulletin. thanks