# View Forum as User X

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [June 5, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286 "2016-06-05T18:18:41Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286/4 "2016-06-05T18:32:55Z")

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Should [this](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-of-various-user-states-in-discourse/35171) be corrected then?

> [@Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-statuses-roles-and-permissions/35171/1):
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> Discourse has many built in user states, the following describes the meaning of each state and basic storage implementation:
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> Admin
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> Admin users are the superusers in the system, they can:
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> Impersonate non admins

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