Administrative and Maintenance Tools - 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

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

[ALSALAFE]

thanks

[Keesa]

Is this only for Super Admin?

[mrxclusive]

i installed it but nothing happened

[dt_truck11]

Originally Posted by Rene Kriest

Interesting addon and just for my comprehension: What exactly does this addon do?

Are you able to use any account you wanna log in to 100% as it is, for example if you wanna check a moderator's account you can use his mod rights (it happens that some mods have more rights regarding the forum hence the name administrator ), and can you also read the user's PMs?

I am used to phpbb 3 and there seems to be a similar feature thought it only transfers user's rights so that you cannot corrupt the user's privacy.

Thank you in advance!

yes the admin would be able to read their PMs and such. this is why you should only assign this to people that you trust

Originally Posted by Schnee

Is this only for Super Admin?

you can choose which admin will be able access this mod.

ACP>Usergroups>Admin Permissions>Edit Permissions

[warrenlee]

installed and uninstalled 3 times..
for whatever reason.. it won't show in either the ACP nor the user profile.

Uninstalling until later.

[youradhere4222]

Originally Posted by warrenlee

installed and uninstalled 3 times..
for whatever reason.. it won't show in either the ACP nor the user profile.

Uninstalling until later.

It's not going to show in the ACP if you don't have the permissions to operate it, and on default you're not allowed to use it. You need to go into Administrator Permissions and change this.

Also, it's not going to show in your user profile, no matter what, unless you add the optional template code which is supplied in the downloaded file.

[warrenlee]

Originally Posted by youradhere4222

It's not going to show in the ACP if you don't have the permissions to operate it, and on default you're not allowed to use it. You need to go into Administrator Permissions and change this.

Also, it's not going to show in your user profile, no matter what, unless you add the optional template code which is supplied in the downloaded file.

I activated it in admin permissions to be usable.
I still did not see it in "users "
Nor did I see it in the user profiles. I'll re-check and try it later today. Perhaps I missed a step.

[dt_truck11]

Originally Posted by warrenlee

I activated it in admin permissions to be usable.
I still did not see it in "users "
Nor did I see it in the user profiles. I'll re-check and try it later today. Perhaps I missed a step.

In the ACP you need to search for the user that you want to login as and then in the "Quick User Links" is where the mod is. see attached screenshot

[Hawk7173]

Not that it's usually necessary, but when I login to a persons account , I'm kicked out after about 5 minutes. How would one make the login time longer?

I see in the code that there is a

<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">

would this be change the 5 to another number in all instances where this is coded?

Thanks for your help.

[kurtbarker]

if you log in as a user, does it show them in whos online? or does it act as if they're not on at the time you were logged in as them