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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[Luke Brown256]

Ok i think i may have found the problem, i am not vyer good with developing vb mods.
But by any chance in order for this to work does the administrators PRIMARY usergroup HAVE to be the administrators usergroup, becuase it is set up as a secondary usergroup for most of my admins, because of the way our forum is set up.

[Valter]

That's the problem then.

Admin's primary usergroup must be "6" (Administrator) to be able to use this hack.

[Luke Brown256]

is there a way around that, as i would like to be able to use the mod, but i have to have the primary usergroup set to something else.

[Martin-TMGRS]

I'm loving this and i've only just installed it, great work Cybernetec

[Luke Brown256]

Ok i modded the mod lol, i got it to work with the a user being a member of administrators as a secondary group aswell.
ty for the mod

[24-play]

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT userid, username, password, salt, styleid
FROM vb_user
WHERE userid =
LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 1' at line 4
Error Number : 1064
Date : Sunday, September 10th 2006 @ 01:33:31 PM
Script : http://www.forum.*****.com/index.php?do=backtoadmin
Referrer : http://forum.******.com/index.php?styleid=5
IP Address : *********
Username : ******
Classname : vb_database

I get this error when I try to click the link which takes me back to my user account, I was attempting to log back in to my account from another administrator account. Does anyone know what may be causing this please? Thanks.

Thanks,
~ Luke.

[mIRCnet]

Cyb, I installed this hack and I got the same error 24-play got, but it doesnt show all the time , just some times.

Thanks

[Luke Brown256]

i am no expert but it looks from the error message that the userid is not being passed through.
The userid for getting back to your admin account is stored as a cookie.

So make sure you have cookies enabled.

[Valter]

Yes, be sure that cookies are enabled and also be sure to not use those programs which deletes internet activities traces when you are logged in as user. It will delete info about your original account (ID) so you'll not be able to go back, and you'll get that db error.

[24-play]

Ahhhh okay, hummm I wonder what's deleting my cookies then, shall have to look into that. Who eat my cookies .

Thanks for your help.