# Impersonating a user

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user/80862>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** impersonate\
**Created:** [18 בפברואר,‏ 2018,‏ 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user/80862 "2018-02-18T04:29:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [18 בפברואר,‏ 2018,‏ 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user/80862/7 "2018-02-18T06:15:24Z")

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It would probably be workable to have the button instead pop up a short explanatory dialog with [OK, color: danger] [Cancel] buttons. Could be entirely client-side.

> Impersonating blah blah acts as if you are logged in as that user. It can be useful when a member is experiencing odd behavior or you need to check their permissions.  
> To exit, use the “Log Out” button in the user menu.

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