Overview

Whenever you would like to login or impersonate a DNN user to test a user-specific issue such as permissions, you can access the account through a DNN setting.

 

Prerequisites

• Access to a SuperUser account or an Administrator account.
• Evoq Basic, Content, or Engage installations.

 

Solution

You can impersonate a user in Evoq 9+ by:

1. Log in to a superuser account
2. Go to Manage > Users 
3. Search for the User account
4. Click the 3 dot icon > Click login as user.
   
   

 

You can impersonate a user in a version below Evoq 9 by:

1. Log in to an administrator account or superuser account
2. Go to Host > User Switcher
3. Click on the Magnifying glass, next to the specific user.
   
   

Testing

You can test that you have logged into the user successfully by:

1. Find the My Profile button on your site, in default sites, this can be accessed by clicking the top-right profile icon > My Profile.
2. From there you can see which user you are currently logged in with.