Add admin action to log in as any user

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Improvements
 - Use multicolor channel icons for better appearance in the dark mode
 - Add SITE_LOGO_URL setting (#323)
+- Add admin action to log in as any user
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 - Fix dark mode styling issues in Cron Syntax Cheatsheet

hc/accounts/admin.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.auth import login as auth_login
 from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models import Count, F
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.html import escape
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ class ProfileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         NumChecksFilter,
         "theme",
     )
+    actions = ("login",)
 
     fieldsets = (ProfileFieldset.tuple(), TeamFieldset.tuple())
 
@@ -160,6 +163,11 @@ class ProfileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     def sms(self, obj):
         return "%d of %d" % (obj.sms_sent, obj.sms_limit)
 
+    def login(self, request, qs):
+        profile = qs.get()
+        auth_login(request, profile.user, "hc.accounts.backends.EmailBackend")
+        return redirect("hc-index")
+
 
 @admin.register(Project)
 class ProjectAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):