Using the django masquerade.py middleware

view.py

@user_passes_test(lambda u: u.is_superuser)
def view_as_user(request, id):
    """
    Allows a priveledged user to view the website as another without
    logging in as that user
    """
    log.info("Finding user %s" % id)
    try:
        user = User.objects.get(pk=id)
        log.info("User %s" % user)
    except User.DoesNotExist:
        return None
    request.session["_masq_user"] = user 
    #return render_to_response('control/main.html',{})
    return redirect("/settings")



@login_required
def stop_masq(request):
    """
    Ends the masquerade sessions
    """
    try: request.session.pop('_masq_user')
    except:pass
        
    return redirect("/control_panel")