Login as User
 

what it does:
this hack allows you to login as any user from the admincp.

files to edit:
1 (admincp/user.php)

installation time:
< 5 minutes

Edit: added an option to restrict this hack to certain userids

This should be included as the default option in the final vb3!

Hmm.... this would be an altertinative to reading private messages. But then again if people aren't mature enough it could lead to abuse on some boards that have more than one admin.

Nice mod anyways.

:) I liked this one from vb2 because of if a user has problems with his/her account, you can help directly without knowing their password.

Nice One
*installs

This would help out alot for testing permissions and the like also ^_^
Kudos!

Just what i was thinking, great job :)

Does this work for you guys? I have installed it but then when i try it, it takes me to the index page but it does not actually log me in as that user.

this hack requires cookies.
do you have cookies enabled?

for a quick test of permissions and other things, you can just change the bbuserinfo array from the phpinclude template :)

but this way looks better, at least if you have cookies :)

Hmm, it'd be even better if you could specify which userids could use this (ie, only head admin). The vB2 version has that feature.

Doesn?t make much sense, since all admins can edit the phpinclude-template (as stated by xenon).
but if you want something like that simply do the following modification to the hack (not tested):

After this:
add this:

Nice Job, this is good for testing forum permissions like said before ^_^ *installs*

This would be a good hack... if it worked.

When you try to login as a user, it just takes you to forumhome logged out.

I found the problem.

You left your own license number in the code and didn't take it out and replace with with something like [licensenumber] and didn't say in the instructions to change it to the license number of the board that is using it.

Ah, I hadn't thought of that. The thing is on vB2 the userid permissions were all hardcoded and I don't think the concept of using phpinclude was thought of.

What about the issue of an administrator being able to login as a super administrator?

Where did you find that at? I'm having problems as well as it just takes me to the log in page. What did you have to do?

the instructions are now updated

It doesn't make sense.

What doesn't make sense?

"====================================

after this, put this and replace '123456' with your licence number.

==================================="

What does "this" mean? "This" could mean what i quoted, or it could mean what was above it, or it could mean what to do after you have done the edit above..

What Hotte's referring to is below:

// put this before print_cp_header() so we can use an HTTP header

Add the following code, and replace 123456 with your license number in the edited code.

Nice hack, very simple to install and works flawlessly.

Nice hack! Great for testing permissions and stuff like that. *installs*

EDIT: nice hack if I could get it to work :ermm: I just get logged out, like other people here have mentioned. Any idea how I can fix that?

I had the same problem until I figured that I had inserted my customer number instead of the license number :p

Great hack :)

Nice! I wish something like this was created a long time ago! It would've saved me some hassles a few times. :)

How does it work. Ive installed but i dunno how to log in as the user nothing appears

Saw it :)

Yup Thats the issue. Remember, your license # is NOT your customer #, its the 8 digit license # that can be found at the top of your VB php files. I made that easy mistake =)

Where did you see it? I can't seem to find it at all. I've "installed" the hack, but can't figure out WHERE I find the "Log in as user" option in ate admincp...

good job

Anyone know this? I can't find the option anywhere...
:ermm:

AdminCP, Edit User Profile, Drop down menu.

where can i find this licence number? All i know is the custamer number.

At the top of every vB3 file.

Works great. Thanks. :)

Installed and working - thanks!

/me clicks install

Excellent, works good clicked install.

but tell me how can i edit the code so that when i click 'login as user' on the drop down it opens a new internet explorer window rather than log in inside the control pannel main frame

Thanks
Mombos

Great hack, installed perfectly. :D

I can seriously see this helping with a lot of those easily sorted issues that users seem to have. :)

*would have been installed earlier but i've been waiting on vb gold to avoid all those re-installs*

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I ask myself?!?!?!