Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Admin Log In As User

Admin Log In As User

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: 0
• Files to upload: 1 (Product file via ACP only)
• Time to install: 5 seconds

Updates:

Version 3.20 (11/16/09):

• Released for vb 4.0 beta 3

Version 3.21 (11/17/09):

• Removed the option to log in as yourself.

[Boofo]

Then you need to go into your config.php file and set your userid as the SuperAdmin.

[Alecsmith]

cant see Log in button on Profile Page ??

i am using Vb 4.0.3 latest version

[Boofo]

Did you do the hook edit from a few posts back?

[popcornic]

I can't get back to my previous login - stuck on another user's login even after I click on "You are currently logged in as another user. Click here to log back into your account".
I have to clear cookies every time in order to be able to login to my admin account.

Is there some problem with getting out of the "other" user's account?

[blakepilot]

Not working for 4.0.3. Did the edit and everything.

[Boofo]

It is running on 4.0.3 PL 1 fine here.

[Alecsmith]

Originally Posted by garretbyrne

Genius.. Well done mate.. works with 4.0.2

Originally Posted by Boofo

Did you do the hook edit from a few posts back?

Ya got it thanks

Now i can see button in profile page

[Keysailor]

Working fine on 4.0.2 PL1 after the code fix listed a few pages back (I did it manually).

Now I'm going to try it out on my test server 4.0.3 PL1

Thanks for a great hack that is really useful! I can test user account issues and functionalities without having to compromize their password.

Another post talked about not wanting the user to show up in WGO, I just pop into admincp and allow that user to set 'invisible' and then go invisible when I'm doing it. Later (if I remember), I reset their account so they can't go invisible. Works.

[karlm]

Originally Posted by Boofo

It loops back to the member's profile when you log back into your account. If you watch the Hello, {username} area at the top, you will see it change. It does work. The looping back to the member's profile takes a little getting used to, though.

Unfortunately, that's not the case for me.

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Originally Posted by popcornic

I can't get back to my previous login - stuck on another user's login even after I click on "You are currently logged in as another user. Click here to log back into your account".
I have to clear cookies every time in order to be able to login to my admin account.

Is there some problem with getting out of the "other" user's account?

You're having the same issue as I am encountering by the sound of things. Let me guess, when you hover over the 'click here to log back into your account' hyperlink at the top, the link is only to the member profile to whom you are logged in as?

I'm wondering if perhaps there is a mild issue due to vbseo perhaps..?

[popcornic]

Originally Posted by karlm

Unfortunately, that's not the case for me.

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You're having the same issue as I am encountering by the sound of things. Let me guess, when you hover over the 'click here to log back into your account' hyperlink at the top, the link is only to the member profile to whom you are logged in as?

I'm wondering if perhaps there is a mild issue due to vbseo perhaps..?

Actually it jumps to some other forum member's login for some reason, not to the one I had originally logged into. It's really annoying and I try not to use this feature as a result.