--- loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2005/01/26 10:38:13	1.14
+++ loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2005/01/26 12:13:58	1.15
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ END
 # Based on the authentiation mode, set the ownership of the directory.
 
 if($authentication eq "unix:") {	# Unix mode authentication...
+    print "Unix auth\n";
     &System("/bin/chown -R   $safeuser:$safeuser"." ".$fulldir);
     &JoinGroup($safeuser);
 } else {
@@ -300,7 +301,10 @@ sub DisableRoot {
 	print("Disable root: id = ".$>."\n");
     }
 }
-
+#
+#  Join the www user to the user's group.
+#  we must be running with euid as root at this time.
+#
 sub JoinGroup {
     my $usergroup = shift;
 
@@ -319,7 +323,16 @@ sub JoinGroup {
 	}
 	exit 6;
     }
-    
+    if (-e '/var/run/httpd.pid') {
+	open(PID,'/var/run/httpd.pid');
+	my $pid=<PID>;
+	close(PID);
+	my ($safepid) = $pid=~ /(\d+)/;
+	$pid = $safepid;
+	if ($pid) {
+	    my $status = system("kill -USR1 $safepid");
+	}
+    }
 }