Quick Account Switch

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|| Quick Account Switch
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 03, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This modification gives users the ability to easily switch between linked accounts. Accounts can be linked by administrators via admincp or by users via usercp as long as these users know the passwords for both accounts. Optionally, you can disallow users to link and unlink accounts from the usercp.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Adds AdminCP and UserCP controls to link and unlink accounts.
• Allows to easily switch between linked accounts from the navbar.
• Allows to disable the public UserCP controls and leave just the AdminCP part.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] Compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Removed all template modifications.
[+] Added option to disable usercp controls for linking accounts.

1.0.1
[+] The modification is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] The hack has been optimized and now performs much less queries than before.
[+] Users now can link accounts without an administrator as long as they know the passwords for both accounts.

1.0.0
Initial Release (Port of Quick Account Switch by Ianomed)

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Mr Chad]

Very useful!

I got sick of relogging in and shit!

[akanevsky]

I wonder why it doesn't work with vba cmps by default... vba cmps uses the same global.php as far as I know. I'll check though.

[Boofo]

Any way to make this available to certain userids only? Maybe via the config.php file?

[akanevsky]

Boofo...
Your request does not make any sense.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by JumpD

Seems if you log out you have to log back in using the account you logged out as.

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

I'm going to look into the logout bug.
But please, give me the exact steps require to reproduce the problem.

JumpD and I have reported different issues. In my case, I can log out account B, and then log back in as account A, and still have full access to account B by the Quick Account Switch menu. It doesn't ask me for account B's password ever again. I am not sure if that's intended behavior by your hack or not.

JumpD's issue seems to be that once he logs out, he can't easily log BACK in, or at least is having confusion over which account he can log in with.

In my case I was able to log out and log in using the same or the other account, but when logging in one person it ultimately gave me access to both accounts (even if one had "logged out" and cleared cookies.)

So what is the intended behavior? Then I can tell you steps to reproduce the 'bug.'

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Any way to make this available to certain userids only?

The admin can just link those userid's manually in AdminCP. Not sure what you're requesting here.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Tralala

The admin can just link those userid's manually in AdminCP. Not sure what you're requesting here.

I don't want anyone else to be able to use this but myself. Like you said, linking to another's account could cause problems. This way I never have to worry about disgruntled staff or anything like that.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I don't want anyone else to be able to use this but myself. Like you said, linking to another's account could cause problems. This way I never have to worry about disgruntled staff or anything like that.

As Psionic Vision said above:

Only administrator with 'canadministerusers' permission can link/unlink accounts from admincp.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Tralala

As Psionic Vision said above:

Ahh, then that would be the SuperAdmin only anyway, right?

Thank you, sir.

[InsaneContender]

Any thought on the CMPS issue?