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

[promet]

nice one installed and voted.

[nci]

Originally Posted by sgfish

why do we want to login as members account? i dont understand..

One of the way to checkmate spammers.

I once have one that created 86 secret albums and some send unsolicited p.m to other members.

[surfer2124]

This works great via firefox, but I am having issues in IE8. I have tried clearing the cahe and still have an issue.

Once I click login as user I have to close IE and reopen my site to be logged in as the user. Once I do that I see the green bar at the top stating I am logged in as USER-X. If I do a refresh nothing happens and if I reload the page via bookmark I get an error.

Any siggestions?

Thanks for an awesome hack

[Bunni U]

Does this mod introduce any new security holes as a result of the integrated assume user permission system?

[DirkD]

Tested in 4.0.6. Works great for me ! Thanks, this makes my life easier.

[ShadowStalker]

Experiencing this error whenever I try editing a members information I remember it being a problem in 3.8 so I will go take a look through that thread.

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/modcp/user.php(348) : eval()'d code on line 30

Just to confirm that it is this mod I disabled it and I don't get the error, whenever it is enabled I do.

[adg44]

Perfect - just what I was looking for.

Thanks,

- Anthony

[biggazillakilla]

This is great! Extremely helpful. It's pretty annoying not being able to answer questions from members about why they can't post, download, etc.; this hack makes it much easier to troubleshoot.

Minor (?) thing--I was able to use this mod with Chrome yesterday on a different (XP) machine; on this (Windows 7) machine, nothing happens in Chrome when I click Log In As User. It works fine in Firefox, though (even on this machine).

Thanks! I have a couple of your hacks installed, and they are extremely helpful and practical.

[biggazillakilla]

Originally Posted by sgfish

why do we want to login as members account? i dont understand..

There are MANY situations. A simple example--yesterday, a member said that he could not send PMs. I installed this hack to troubleshoot the error. Turned out that there was nothing wrong with the forum or his account. (I actually don't know why the problem occurred, but I was at least able to verify for myself that he could use the PM system.)

Basically, vBulletin, especially if you add hacks, has myriad combinations of permissions that make it difficult to know exactly what will happen on the users' side of things. With this hack, you can test various accounts to see whether they can use the various functions of the forum.

[Frondy]

There is many minor bugs, so I diseble it, and enable it only when need it. (as biggazillakilla use it)
(One of it: opening someons profile, there is no avatar nor custom picture, can see it only in own profile)
It works on VB4.1.0 PL2