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    $appUsers->impersonate()

    Become any existing user or disable the current user

    $appUsers->impersonate(string|null $who = null, Closure|null $callback = null): mixed

    Parameters

    Name Type Default Description
    $who stringornull null User ID or email address,
    null to use the actual user again,
    'kirby' for a virtual admin user or
    'nobody' to disable the actual user
    $callback Closureornull null Optional action function that will be run with
    the permissions of the impersonated user; the
    impersonation will be reset afterwards

    Return type

    mixed

    If called without callback: User that was impersonated; if called with callback: Return value from the callback

    This method modifies the existing $appusers object it is applied to and returns it again.

    Exceptions

    Type Description
    Throwable

    Parent class

    Kirby\Cms\AppUsers