Login as User

what it does:
this hack allows you to login as any user from the admincp.

files to edit:
1 (admincp/user.php)

installation time:
< 5 minutes

Edit: added an option to restrict this hack to certain userids

[FWF]

nice

*installs*

[JaNa]

Originally Posted by Dan

Hmm.... this would be an altertinative to reading private messages. But then again if people aren't mature enough it could lead to abuse on some boards that have more than one admin.

Nice mod anyways.

I'm sure the admins people pick are people they trust :P

Anyways, Useful hack. I'm gonna install it after school.

[high]* JaNa Clicks Install[/high]

[Logikos]

Originally Posted by the Sandman

I installed this carefully, but when I try to login as another user I just get logged in as myself. Then, when I leave that page, I get logged out. I replaced the original admincp/user.php file, then tried installing the hack again... same result. :ermm:

Same thing happens to me on vb 3.0.0 and i'm accepting all cookies, any ideas?

[Renat_]

Very useful hack, thanks!!

*install

[Logikos]

Originally Posted by Renat_

Very useful hack, thanks!!

*install

[high] * Logikos clicks uninstall snice this don't work.[/high]

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Live Wire

[high]* Live Wire clicks uninstall snice this don't work.[/high]

Click the install button again and head over to my site and I will help you get it working. It is really great and easy and it DOES work.

[Keyser S?ze]

let me say a few things, if ur going to use this for "testing" purposes tis is a waste, u want to test something open a new window and have a test account made and login as that

if ur trying to use this to spy on ur members which is wrong anyway this is not the hack for u, as any PMs u read show up as a already read PM and if u do this u show up as being logged in on the forums

so i just dont understand how this hack has any use (other than to spy on members)

[gopherhockey]

... and if you are going to spy on members, it would make sense not to have the system update items you read or update the time you were on. Users will know as their New Posts (since last online) will be all messed up, and if you read things they will be marked.

I don't know why, but if someone does need this capability it should have some type of invisible mode for things like this.

I was interested in this only because some of my members are lazy and don't check the forums often - and they send me emails asking me to post for them... I have done this in the past as myself but want to "post as" - I'll look to see if there is a specific hack that can handle that...

[Mijae]

It wont work. It just logs me out!

[Merjawy]

My 3 cents here

thank for the hack I used it in vB2 and the admin and I loved it, we don't spy, but many users have issues...

there many ways around the concerns I read here but I won't comment

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