Usage

Introduction

This MODX Extra adds menu entry in the user menu that allows you to select a MODX user and log in as that user in the frontend without a password. If you are logged as manager user, you can also use the password loginas to log into a web user account in the frontend.

LoginAs uses the following system settings in the namespace loginas:

Key	Name	Description	Default
loginas.add_contexts	Additional Contexts	Comma-separated list of additional contexts for frontend authentication.	-
loginas.debug	Debug	Log debug information in the MODX error log.	No
loginas.login_context	Login Context	Main context for frontend authentication.	web
loginas.login_id	Login ID	ID of a MODX Resource with a Login snippet call.	-

Contexts with different (sub-)domains

If you need to log in to a context with a different domain than your current manager one, first log in to your manager account via this domain.

Example: The frontend for the context login uses the subdomain login.domain.com. Therefore, first log in to the manager via login.domain.com/manager first, and then use the LoginAs feature.

Permissions

LoginAs can be restricted by permissions. The following permissions are available:

Permission	Description
loginas_loginas	Permission to login as manager user to a frontend account without a password.

The permission checks are not executed for sudo users.