Sign in as different user in SharePoint 2013

Question

I use SharePoint 2013 and I need to change my current user in my SharePoint site.

How can I change my current user?

How can I add sub menu (sign in as different user) to my menu ?

Answer 1

Here is Microsoft solution: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2752600

Basically, start the browser as a different user.

Another solution (but dirty) is to edit the Welcome.aspx file and add a control:

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser" Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>" Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>" MenuGroupId="100" Sequence="100" UseShortId="true" />

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Answer 2

There is a free tool from Pointbird that will give you this functionality, or you could just add a custom action that adds a link to "/_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true"

http://pointbird.com/products/pointbird-sign-in-as-different-user/

http://www.cwheeler76.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=2

Answer 3

Create a bookmarklet that points to :

URL=javascript:window.location = _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl.replace(/\/$/, "") + "/_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true"

As something you deploy to your browser, rather than your site, it approaches the problem from the other direction. But honestly, most of your users won't need this functionality - developers will.

Another advantage of this approach is the same bookmarklet will work in any SharePoint environment, including Office 365.

Answer 4

Your question is about multiple requirements:-

I need to change my current user in my SharePoint site.

How can I change my current user?

How can I add sub menu (sign in as different user) to my menu ?

So, here there are 3 solutions:-

1. Launch your web browser as another user

For IE --> Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer and drag iexplore.exe to the desktop (creates a shortcut) --> Right click your new shortcut and select “Properties” --> Modify the shortcut target by adding runas and the desired user account to the beginning of the path. Change the target to (replace user@domain with your test acct):

%systemroot%\System32\runas.exe /user:user@domain "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

Click OK to save changes.

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2. Modify the welcome.aspx page in control templates (HIVE)

Locate the file \15\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\Welcome.ascx and open in a text editor --> Add the following element before the existing element with the id of “ID_RequestAccess”:

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"  
Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"  
Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>" 
MenuGroupId="100"  
Sequence="100"  
UseShortId="true"  />

Save the file --> Now, the menu item shall be displayed.

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3. Modify the SharePoint MasterPage via Designer or VS module

Open the master page --> Search for <div id="suiteBarButtons"> --> Scroll and paste the below code between the <SharePoint:FeatureMenuTemplate ....> and </SharePoint:FeatureMenuTemplate> tag --> Add the foll. code:

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" id="MenuItem_SignInAsDifferentUser"
         Text="SignIn As Different User"
         Description="To log in as a different user"
         MenuGroupId="200"
         Sequence="250"
         UseShortId="true"
         ClientOnClickNavigateUrl="~siteLayouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true"
         PermissionMode="All" />

This will add the 'sign is as another user' into the site actions dropdown.

Answer 5

Edit Welcome.aspx file in this address :

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\
15\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES

And then after tag with Id ID_RequestAccess most add this Tag :

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"   
         Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"     
         Description=" <%$Resources:wss,
                                 personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>"     
         MenuGroupId="100"   Sequence="100"   UseShortId="true"   /> 

This is my source link. Sign in as different user in SharePoint 2013

Answer 6

Much like Derek Gusoff, I use a bookmarklet. Thought I would post it in the interest of added options.

javascript:(function(){ var curloc = document.location.href.split('_');var urlEnding= '_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true';curloc = curloc.splice(0,curloc.length-1).join('_')+urlEnding;document.location.href = curloc;})();