diff --git a/public_html/deployment/index.php b/public_html/deployment/index.php
index 8dc4e61393400a55bdf3a9678f58aa7ae209b9e4..b57dfd060ea75ad6349db1ab821b0f8fbb4c0172 100644
--- a/public_html/deployment/index.php
+++ b/public_html/deployment/index.php
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ $sTopAction=getAction();
 
 // ------ action 
 $oUser=new user();
+if (isset($aConfig["auth"]['forceuser']) && $aConfig["auth"]['forceuser']){
+    $oCLog->add("Found config -> auth -> forceuser: using fake identity [".$aConfig["auth"]['forceuser'].']', "warning");
+    $oUser->setUser($aConfig["auth"]['forceuser']);
+}
+
 if ($oUser->hasPermission('page_'.$sAction)){
 
     $sActionFile = __DIR__ . '/pages/act_' . $sAction . ".php";