This plugin for Jira Software allows you to decide what users are able to log work on behalf of other users. The typical scenario is for a project manager responsible for keeping Jira updated, to log work for the team members, so they can be focused on building the product, or to complete missing logs.
This is a functionality not found in Jira out of the box, and this plugins is the best and cheapest option available.
Once installed, a new option will be shown for you, called “Log work as user”:
Which will open a dialog, feature a new field at the top to allow you select the user that you will be impersonating when logging the work:
On the administration panel for the plugin, you will find the option called “Manage permissions”, which allows you to decide what individual users or groups can use this functionality: