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This module is no longer maintained. I recommend the (much better) Masquerade Module by Earl Miles.

This module was inspired by the fast user switching function in devel.module. I saw the need to use this as a technical support tool for live sites rather than a development tool and so I've expanded that function into its own module with a few extra features.

The userswitcher.module allows users with special permissions (preferably administrators) to "become" any user on the system. A "switch" tab is added on admin/user and the administrator can enter a username into the autocomplete box, submit the form, and they are immediately logged in as that user without needing to learn or reset the user's password.

This allows support personnel to see what the user is seeing and manage the user's account from the user's perspective.

To switch back, the administrator should log out and log back in as themselves.

BE VERY CAREFUL which users have permission for this module because there are obvious security issues.

The module uses the form_autocomplete() function so it currently requires Drupal 4.7 (CVS HEAD).

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  • Created by jjeff on , updated
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    Use at your own risk! It may have publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.

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