View content as another user / impersonate #3177

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T06:07:27+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 06:07:27 +03:00

Originally created by @ssoulaimana on GitHub (Sep 21, 2022).

Describe the feature you'd like

For users with editing permission rights, it would be great to confirm that their settings of permissions have been done correctly by being able to view Bookstack as another user.
Ideally, I could search for a user and have an option to "View content as this user", it would then open a separate logged session as this user and show the content that user can have access to.
Of course, if I do not have access to some documentation I can't see it even when using the "View as another user" feature.
Only admin users who have access to all content would not have limited access.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Ability to confirm that levels of permissions at various levels are working properly without having to ask users.

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

Laboriously, I would need to screenshare with various users to confirm their permissions rights.
Given that permissions can be edited by multiple user groups, it would very hard for the admin to guarantee that settings are correct.

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundemental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

6 months to 1 year

Additional context

We work on project that require NDA within the company and we must ensure that only authorised users can have access to specific project info.
We have more and more project and teams in each projects with different permission needs so it's a bit hard to keep it simple and organised.

Originally created by @ssoulaimana on GitHub (Sep 21, 2022). ### Describe the feature you'd like For users with editing permission rights, it would be great to confirm that their settings of permissions have been done correctly by being able to view Bookstack as another user. Ideally, I could search for a user and have an option to "View content as this user", it would then open a separate logged session as this user and show the content that user can have access to. Of course, if I do not have access to some documentation I can't see it even when using the "View as another user" feature. Only admin users who have access to all content would not have limited access. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Ability to confirm that levels of permissions at various levels are working properly without having to ask users. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Laboriously, I would need to screenshare with various users to confirm their permissions rights. Given that permissions can be edited by multiple user groups, it would very hard for the admin to guarantee that settings are correct. ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [X] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundemental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? 6 months to 1 year ### Additional context We work on project that require NDA within the company and we must ensure that only authorised users can have access to specific project info. We have more and more project and teams in each projects with different permission needs so it's a bit hard to keep it simple and organised.

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 06:07:27 +03:00

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2026-02-05 10:25:32 +03:00

[PR #3177] [MERGED] enh(recently updated): show updatedBy and updated_at #6147

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Reference: starred/BookStack#3177