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TL;DR - Simply type "g+u" to switch users easily!

The easiest way to troubleshoot and test configurations is to test out scenarios as different users.

• Need to assist your coworkers with their configuration?
• Need to troubleshoot a workflow transition?
• Need to confirm visibility restrictions?

In the past the only way to achieve this was to have internal testing accounts that you needed to log in as. A cumbersome, time-consuming and sometimes error-prone process. 

With Admin Toolbox, dedicated users can now log in as different users, within seconds with the built-in user switcher.

Any user with system administration privileges can use the functionality immediately after installation. 

Any other user must be granted feature access individually through a group membership.

Using Internet Explorer 11? Please read this notice

Per default, the use of this feature is restricted to Jira system administrators. According to your security guidelines, you can, however, enable other users to use it.

While any actual user switch action will be recorded in the audit log, the feature should be used with care since you basically impersonate any other user while using the feature.

Since you can impersonate any other user, users could potentially gain access to privileged information or grant themselves additional permissions using this feature.