Add-On Releases - Cyb - Login To User Account

Info:
This will allow forum administrators to simply login to user accounts (to test forum functions, permissions etc...). SuperAdmin can choose admins who are able to use this function. SuperAdmin can set also who can login to other admin accounts. "Login As User" is shown in member profiles and Quick User Links (can be disabled). Option is automatically hidden in your own account and if target user is admin while you have no permissions to login to admin accounts.

See screenshots.


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


Variables:
-Link to login to user in memberinfo: $cyb_ltoua_link_mi
-Logged in as user alert: $cyb_ltoua_alert


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


Versions:
v1.0 - May 20. 2006.
-First Release
v1.1 - May 21. 2006.
-Now SuperAdmin can log into other admins
v1.2 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6
v1.5 - Aug 29. 2006.
-Added option to easily go back to admin account
-Alert can be enabled/disabled
-Added "Product Version Checking"
-Only Admins allowed to use function can see "Login As" links
-Several code improvements
v1.6 - Sep 01. 2006.
-Fixed bug (error message at the top of "add new user" page)
-Fixed bug (uncached template)
v1.7 - Sep 05. 2006.
-Now only SuperAdmin can access settings where you choose which Admins can use the hack
-You can also set Admins who will be able to use other Admins accounts (only SuperAdmin can set this)
-Alert moved to navbar so it is now shown on any page to Admin who is logged in as someone else
v1.8 - Apr 23. 2007.
-"Last activity" not changed for target user when admin used account
-"Login As User" automatically hidden in your own account and if target user is admin and you have no permissions to login to admin accounts
-Admin not logged out from ACP when back to original account, except session expired regularly
-Added option to modify alert box CSS
-Many other code improvements and optimizations
-If you have older version of this hack installed please uninstall it before installing latest version or it will not work properly
v1.9.1 - Jul 23. 2007.
-Fixed bug (Security Exploit)
-Fixed bug ("login as user" doesn't work if you access user profile via last post info)
-"Go back" alert moved to header (for must of users there is no need to edit custom styles anymore)
-Now you can go back from banned user accounts without clearing cookies manually
v2.0 - Nov 08. 2007.
-New: Actions logged in Moderator Log
-Fixed bug where admins with primary usergroup different than 6 are not able to use hack
-Several minor bugs fixed
--You MUST uninstall older version before installing this one in order to get it working properly
v2.1 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.2 - Jun 23. 2008.
-Added option to disable logs
-Added option to switch to vB 3.6.x compatibility mode
-Fixed bug (session lost for target user when you go back to admin)
-Fixed bug (sessions lost for guests/bots when you login as another user)
-Made several compatibility improvements
v2.3 - Apr 11. 2009.
-Bug fix (non-Admins able to login to user accounts in some cases)
-Bug fix (Admin can not search product entries in ModLog by product ID)
-Bug fix (logging error if username contains special characters)
-Bug fix (Admin must be member of usergroup 6 to use product)
-Minor bugs fixed


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[navjotjsingh]

Originally Posted by hutzack

Hello, Installed and quite impressed. Is there a way to edit it so you can login to other Admin accounts?

thanks

EDIT: I figured it, for others : Just open up the XML file and change the userID to something random!

Can you please explain this step...Even I would love to login as other Admin's Accounts!

[Luke Brown256]

in the latest version, you can select which users ARE able to log into administrators accounts.
But keep in mind without editing it yourself (as i did) , it only works if administrators, have their PRIMARY usergroup set as administrators.

[trigon]

Originally Posted by Luke Brown256

Ok some new problems:

As user account 1 the original superadmin i can login as other users and alter the settings.
But my second superadmin can not alter the admin settings.
and although the link to login as other users is displayed it does not work for any of my admins except userid 1
and the alert to go back to your own account is no longer shown.
(it did show in your previous version)

have the same problem, but my admins are in the primary usergroup, what can i do to solve this problem??

[coRtALoS]

Nice mod, however a few problems.

My forum uses forum.php for the equivalent of index.php (Because of the arcade). I'm assuming your code deletes a cookie when pushing the go back to my account button. However, when you login to the acp using your real account, VB automatically switches your account you're logged in under on the forums to that account. Therefore I sometimes get the message:Eric, You are currently using Eric's account. Click here to go back to your admin account.

This causes some template errors using the method I explained as well.

Just a few things to touch up before I'll make this mod permanent on my forums. Very nice though!

[trigon]

Another Question, how can i rewrite the xml to let Co-Admin use this (UsergroupID9).
Tried different versions but nothing works.
A little help would be very fine.

[Luggruff]

Two things I'm really wondering hard about, and that nobody else in this thread seems to care about at all:

-If I log in to a users account, and that user is currently logged on.. what happens?
-If I post on behalft of another user, can other admins see that I was the "real" poster or not? If not, implement it! (it's necessary that noone ever can be totally anonymous, in situations where someone might get a split nerv and post stuff on behalft of someone else, as a result of a grudge against a sertain user or whatever)

Fix this, and I'll install it in a jiffy!

[Luke Brown256]

1) nothing really happens you are still both logged in.
2) No there is no way to do that, the only way to check would be the check the IP address which is a pretty sure indicator, and have faith in your admins.
If you think you admins WOULD do something like that, then they shouldnt be admins for on and shouldnt have access to this tool.

[Luggruff]

Originally Posted by Luke Brown256

1) nothing really happens you are still both logged in.
2) No there is no way to do that, the only way to check would be the check the IP address which is a pretty sure indicator, and have faith in your admins.
If you think you admins WOULD do something like that, then they shouldnt be admins for on and shouldnt have access to this tool.

Let me quote myself:

If I post on behalft of another user, can other admins see that I was the "real" poster or not? If not, implement it!

The question was wether this hack allowed it or not, not wether it was possible or not, because I'm almost sertain I've seen that it's possible before.

EDIT: So i installed the hack even though my concerns aren't fixed, only, when setting admins.. i get to the SMILEY guide o_0
You could just as easy have linked to the misc.php page only.. =\

Could it be that "Cyb - Advanced Forum Rules" and "Cyb - Check If Already Posted" have like 90% same name on hooks? (same name of hooks is a BIG no-no of what I've allways heard from other developers)

[Luke Brown256]

You get the smiley guide if you are NOT a superadmin.

[Luggruff]

Originally Posted by Luke Brown256

You get the smiley guide if you are NOT a superadmin.

Want to view my config.php?

	//	****** 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, 2';

I'm number 2