# Feature request: Web account impersonation

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/feature-request-web-account-impersonation/202>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 7, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/feature-request-web-account-impersonation/202 "2018-02-07T13:46:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bkraul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/bkraul/32/4728_2.png) [@bkraul](https://forum.gitea.com/u/bkraul)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/feature-request-web-account-impersonation/202/1 "2018-02-07T13:46:35Z")

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We have just moved from GitLab to Gitea. GitLab ended up becoming a resource hog, and very hard to migrate.

One of the features I miss from GitLab is the ability of administrators to be able to impersonate user accounts on the web app. This allows administrators to set up and configure users in a more comprehensive way (like setting up with avatar).

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**Author:** ![cez81](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/cez81/32/123_2.png) [@cez81](https://forum.gitea.com/u/cez81)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/feature-request-web-account-impersonation/202/2 "2018-02-12T18:34:23Z")

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There is a feature request for this already on Github, [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/2883](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/2883).

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**Author:** ![bkraul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/bkraul/32/4728_2.png) [@bkraul](https://forum.gitea.com/u/bkraul)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/feature-request-web-account-impersonation/202/3 "2018-02-12T19:03:48Z")

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Perfect. I have subscribed to the issue. Thank you!