Administrative and Maintenance Tools - VSa - Login To User Account

Info:
This will allow forum administrators to simply login to user accounts (to test forum functions, permissions etc...). View screenshots.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Login To User Account

Versions:
v1.0 - May 20. 2006.
-Initial Release
v2.3 - Apr 11. 2009.
-Latest 3.x version
v3.0 - Jan 17. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4.x
-Mod prefix (Cyb) changed to 'VSa'
v3.0.1 - Jan 17. 2010.
-Fixed bug with "fatal error" in ACP
-'Login As User' in memberinfo moved above [join date]
v3.0.2 - Jan 19. 2010.
-Fixed bug (permissions)
-Minor bugs fixed
v3.0.3 - Jan 27. 2010.
-Fixed bug: Users not able to view other's profile pics in memberinfo
-Fixed bug: Guests able to view 'Login As' link in some cases
v3.0.4 - Feb 26. 2010.
-Fixed: Error on import
-Fixed: Admin must click twice to Log-in to user account
-Fixed: Admin must log-out to go back if target user is banned
-Fixed: 'Set Admins' page style
-Fixed: Some minor bugs
-New: Set Admins able to read PMs
v3.0.5 - Feb 26. 2010.
-Fixed: Bug where user profiles are not accessible on some configs
v3.0.6 - May 16. 2011.
-Improved admin detection
-Minor bugs fixed

[Verionia]

After a few minutes I am logged out of the board, how do I fix this timeout issue?

[stevectaylor]

All I get ids the user profile page.

[tcoffey]

Originally Posted by stevectaylor

All I get ids the user profile page.

At the top of the page you should see a link that tells you that you are logged in as that user and to click "here" to return. At this point the system thinks you are that user you selected.

I have been using this to validate when one of my users says they have an issue, works great.

[Bansheebob]

Sorry, you are not allowed to edit administrator permissions.

If you think you should have permission to access this page, you will need to edit the $config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] variable in the includes/config.php file.

To allow the administrators to access this page, edit the variable to include the user IDs of those administrators should have access, separating each user ID with a comma, like this:

$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '1,25,57';

To allow only a single administrator to access this page, simply add that user's ID with no commas, like this:

$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '1';

?????????????????? Any Help ?????????????????????????????

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Bansheebob

Sorry, you are not allowed to edit administrator permissions.

If you think you should have permission to access this page, you will need to edit the $config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] variable in the includes/config.php file.

To allow the administrators to access this page, edit the variable to include the user IDs of those administrators should have access, separating each user ID with a comma, like this:

$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '1,25,57';

To allow only a single administrator to access this page, simply add that user's ID with no commas, like this:

$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '1';


?????????????????? Any Help ?????????????????????????????

Why don't you ask the forum owner to give you the required permissions?

[Bansheebob]

i am the owner lol

[djbaxter]

Then how is it that in two separate threads yesterday you're complaining that you don't have permission to edit templates? Have you altered the config file as in your quote above?

[Bansheebob]

No I dont know how to thats why I was asking, I tried both mods and they give me the same message.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Bansheebob

No I dont know how to thats why I was asking, I tried both mods and they give me the same message.

Ok. Sorry - your questions confused me.

1. Go into your Admin CP and search for your user name.

2. Once you're on your user page, you should see at the very top:

User: {your username} (id: X)

where X = your user number. (For many people, this will be 1 but if you added yourself as another admin it will be different.)

Now you need to edit /includes/config.php for permissions of user number.

FTP method (recommended):

1. download /includes/config.php from your forum to your hard drive using Filezilla or some other FTP program, to make sure you are using the working version. Save a second copy of this as a backup.

2. using a text editor (e.g., notepad or better Crimson Editor, open config.php for editing

3. find around line 106:

PHP Code:

    //    ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG VIEWING PERMISSIONS ******
    //    The users specified here will be allowed to view the admin log in the control panel.
    //    Users must be specified by *ID number* here. To obtain a user's ID number,
    //    view their profile via the control panel. If this is a new installation, leave
    //    the first user created will have a user ID of 1. Seperate each userid with a comma.
$config['SpecialUsers']['canviewadminlog'] = '1';

    //    ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG PRUNING PERMISSIONS ******
    //    The users specified here will be allowed to remove ("prune") entries from the admin
    //    log. See the above entry for more information on the format.
$config['SpecialUsers']['canpruneadminlog'] = '1';

    //    ****** USERS WITH QUERY RUNNING PERMISSIONS ******
    //    The users specified here will be allowed to run queries from the control panel.
    //    See the above entries for more information on the format.
    //    Please note that the ability to run queries is quite powerful. You may wish
    //    to remove all user IDs from this list for security reasons.
$config['SpecialUsers']['canrunqueries'] = '1';

    //    ****** UNDELETABLE / UNALTERABLE USERS ******
    //    The users specified here will not be deletable or alterable from the control panel by any users.
    //    To specify more than one user, separate userids with commas.
$config['SpecialUsers']['undeletableusers'] = '1';

    //    ****** SUPER ADMINISTRATORS ******
    //    The users specified below will have permission to access the administrator permissions
    //    page, which controls the permissions of other administrators
$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '1'; 


Now, for each instance of "$config['SpecialUsers']" above, make sure that your user ID # is listed. If it is something other than 1, then add it - e.g., change 1 to 1,X where X is your user number.

Next, make sure that those $config['SpecialUsers'] lines are not commented out. If any of them have two slashes in front of them, remove the two slashes.

If you have made any changes to config.php, save as PLAIN TEXT (e.g., if you arer using notepad as the editor, save as ANSI or ASCII, not unicode). Then upload the edited version to inlcude/config.php on your server.

cPanel method:

Use the file manager on your server to navigate to and edit /includes/config.php as above. Remember to save when finished.

[Valter]

Editing the vBulletin Configuration File:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/editconfig




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