Admin Log In As User
 

Admin Log In As User 3.10

About this hack:
This hack allows any admin that you set in admin permissions, to log in as any user. You have to go to the user's profile page and there will be a link to 'Log In As This User'. Also, there is a link the drop down menu in the ACP User Manager. If you are logged in as another user, you will get a message on top of the forum saying, 'You are currently logged in as another user. Click here to log back into your account.'

This hack is very easy to install. This hack has only the admin yes/no option. Just install and it's ready to be used!

Enjoy!

Installation information on hack:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 1 (optional)
• Files to upload: 1 (via ACP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:

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.

Version 3.10 (01/17/09):

• Released for vb 3.8

First ;)
Thanks for the update :)

Hey abe, does this modification eats any queries ?

Just on the member profile page I believe. It gives the link or not to log in as another user. (1 query)

Thanks for the update

Thanks for the update. But any reason the screen shots are for the old 3.6.x system?

They are the same just for the first pic. When I get some time.

Excellent!

I had modified your 3.6.x version to work on 3.7.0 but have installed this instead.

Thanks. :D

Are there any other major changes other than making this work for 3.7.0 as well? I'm staying with 3.6.7 and I intend to not want to do extra updates for a code that is already bug-less.

Thnk you for the fix. Alot of 3.6.5-3.6.8 mods work fine, but ah... you gotta update several things. 3.7 is not that glitchy. Just a headache for skin upgrades and adding new features.

Thanks for the update, this hack has come in useful a few times recently when some members were experiencing problems on there account which was odd and this allowed me to solve it much easier.

Thanks for update, will come in handy when I upgrade to 3.7 :)

[high]* projectego clicks install. :) Thanks![/high]

But where found the link into member page?? I check image but this is vb 3.6.8 not vb 3.7.

Thanks!

Huch, I've the link at the header in 3.6.5 two times...

First: http://forum.url.de/index.php?&log_out_admin_log_in_as_user=true
Second: http://forum.url.de/index.php?[sessionurl]&log_out_admin_log_in_as_user=true

For some reason I am seeing two messages at the top of the screen saying "You are currently logged in as another user. Click here to log back into your account".

What would be causing this? Have I forgotten to remove something?

Thanks

Doug

Well... I think I may have found the problem...

Following these instructions... ( I am running 3.6.7 PL1)

*****NOTE TO 3.6.0 - 3.6.6 USERS*****
This hack uses a hook that was not put into vB until version 3.6.6. You can follow the following steps to get this hack working on your forum.

Open file global.php

Find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
if (!empty($db->explain))
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Place BEFORE:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('global_setup_complete') ) ? eval($hook) : false;
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Save file.

Open file includes/xml/hooks_vbulletin.xml

Find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<hook>global_start</hook>
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Place BEFORE:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<hook>global_setup_complete</hook>
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Save file.

I find that these entries are already existing in the files and create duplicate entries. Which is 'probably' the reason for getting two notices at the top of the page.

Doug

Here not... one entry in the files, but two entries on top of the forums.

I dont understand what your saying, can you elaborate a little more?

Thanks

Doug

Just makes it easier to upgrade.
Right next to edit user.
Remove the current template edit.

You have to REMOVE the current template edit in header. This hack does it automaticly now.

Guys,

I had NO trouble what so ever with this hack until now. Why try to fix or change what is not broken? :rolleyes:

I have completely removed this hack. If I decide to reinstall I will stay with version 2 until this mess with version 3 can be fixed...

Doug

I did remove it from the header. I followed the instructions as it says to do.

My decision still stands to keep this hack removed, until these things are cleared up and the instructions are drastically improved. Very misleading.

Doug

Can you please tell me what is not correct now? I'm not sure what you are having trouble with.

I dont know what is not correct, All i know is that i get two notices up in the header area, and I no longer have the login as user link in the admin cp in the user edit area.

I uninstalled version two and followed the instructions exactly as it says in the notepad file called "Insructions vb3_6_x"

Doug

Not sure why the link is not in ACP but are you using another style that may have the template edit in it?

No I use only one template.

Doug

Any way I can test your ACP? No one else reporting the problem.

A am getting the following error :

When?

Thanks for the update ;)
CLICK INSTALL OK

Abe, what will happen if you log in as a user that is currently on the site? And will this show up in the who's online when you are logged in as the user?

3.7.0 Beta 4 problem

And what is the problem?

vB will show YOU only that, that user is online. No-one else will see that. The record of that user being online does not exist.
Thanks! Will try to fix it ASAP!

haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any reason why you did not say WHAT is a problem?

Great! One last question... what if that user is online at the same time? Like you go in as them before you realize they are online.

Will just be like normal.

So no user would ever know you had used their account. Sounds good to me. ;)

Correct. Just one thing, if you use read a thread and you use the database storage for marking threads as read, it will mark it as read. If you use the cookie option, you can read as many threads as you want and the user will not notice.

I never thought about that. Do you have an option for it with this or is that the setting in the Admin CP that needs to be changed? I use the db way right now.