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   1  = Masquerade =
   2  
   3  The Masquerade module allows users to temporarily switch to another user
   4  account. It keeps a record of the original user account, so users can easily
   5  switch back to the previous account.
   6  
   7  == Installation and Configuration ==
   8  
   9  To install the Masquerade module, extract the module to your modules folder,
  10  such as sites/all/modules. After enabling the module, it can be configured
  11  under Administer > Site configuration > Masquerade. To enable users to
  12  masquerade, assign the appropriate "masquerade module" permissions to the roles
  13  available on your site. For example:
  14  
  15   * To allow members of the 'customer support' role to masquerade as any
  16     non-admin user, add the 'masquerade as user' permission to the role. In the
  17     Masquerade configuration, set 'site administrators' as an administrator role
  18     to prevent customer support users from masquerading as those users.
  19  
  20   * To allow members of the 'tech support' role to masquerade as 'site
  21     administrators', add the 'masquerade as admin' permission to the role. Then,
  22     in the Masquerade configuration, set 'site administrators' as an
  23     administrator role.
  24  
  25  == Module Weights ==
  26  
  27  Some modules may conflict with Masquerade depending on their weights. Modules
  28  known to conflict include:
  29  
  30   * [Organic Groups](http://drupal.org/project/og)
  31   * [Global Redirect](http://drupal.org/project/globalredirect)
  32  
  33  By default, the weight of Masquerade is set to -10. If there are conflicts with
  34  other modules, you can change the weights of modules on your site by:
  35  
  36  1. Installing the [Weight](http://drupal.org/project/weight) or
  37  [Utility](http://drupal.org/project/util) modules to configure the weights of
  38  modules on your site.
  39  
  40  2. Running the following SQL query in your database to change the weight of the
  41  Organic Groups (for example) module:
  42  
  43      UPDATE system SET weight = 1 WHERE name = 'og'; 
  44  
  45  == Help and Support ==
  46  
  47  This module was developed by a number of contributors. For more information
  48  about this module, see:
  49  
  50  Project Page: http://drupal.org/project/masquerade
  51  Issue Queue: http://drupal.org/project/issues/masquerade