--- loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2020/10/06 17:39:04	1.159.2.14
+++ loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2020/12/22 23:53:36	1.159.2.16
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Cookie Based Access Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.159.2.14 2020/10/06 17:39:04 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.159.2.16 2020/12/22 23:53:36 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -563,53 +563,52 @@ sub handler {
         if ($env{'user.noloadbalance'} eq $r->dir_config('lonHostID')) {
             $checkexempt = 1;
         }
-        unless ($checkexempt) {
+        unless (($checkexempt) || (($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') && (!$r->is_initial_req()))) {
             ($is_balancer,$otherserver) =
                 &Apache::lonnet::check_loadbalancing($env{'user.name'},
                                                      $env{'user.domain'});
             if ($is_balancer) {
-                unless (($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') && (!$r->is_initial_req())) {
-                    # Check if browser sent a LON-CAPA load balancer cookie (and this is a balancer)
-                    my ($found_server,$balancer_cookie) = &Apache::lonnet::check_for_balancer_cookie($r);
-                    if (($found_server) && ($balancer_cookie =~ /^\Q$env{'user.domain'}\E_\Q$env{'user.name'}\E_/)) {
-                        $otherserver = $found_server;
-                    }
+                # Check if browser sent a LON-CAPA load balancer cookie (and this is a balancer)
+                my ($found_server,$balancer_cookie) = &Apache::lonnet::check_for_balancer_cookie($r);
+                if (($found_server) && ($balancer_cookie =~ /^\Q$env{'user.domain'}\E_\Q$env{'user.name'}\E_/)) {
+                    $otherserver = $found_server;
+                }
+                unless ($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') {
+                    $r->set_handlers('PerlResponseHandler'=>
+                                     [\&Apache::switchserver::handler]);
                 }
-            }
-        }
-        if ($is_balancer) {
-            unless (($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') && (!$r->is_initial_req())) {
-                $r->set_handlers('PerlResponseHandler'=>
-                                 [\&Apache::switchserver::handler]);
                 if ($otherserver ne '') {
                     $env{'form.otherserver'} = $otherserver;
                 }
-            }
-            unless (($env{'form.origurl'}) || ($r->uri eq '/adm/roles') ||
-                    ($r->uri eq '/adm/switchserver') || ($r->uri eq '/adm/sso')) {
-                $env{'form.origurl'} = $r->uri;
+                unless (($env{'form.origurl'}) || ($r->uri eq '/adm/roles') ||
+                        ($r->uri eq '/adm/switchserver') || ($r->uri eq '/adm/sso')) {
+                    $env{'form.origurl'} = $r->uri;
+                }
             }
         }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- Check access
 	my $now = time;
-        my $check_symb;
+        my ($check_symb,$check_access);
 	if ($requrl !~ m{^/(?:adm|public|(?:prt|zip)spool)/}
 	    || $requrl =~ /^\/adm\/.*\/(smppg|bulletinboard)(\?|$ )/x) {
-            my ($access,$poss_symb);
-            if (($env{'request.course.id'}) && (!$suppext)) {
-                $requrl=~/\.(\w+)$/;
-                if ((&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($1) eq 'ssi') ||
-                    ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/.*\/(aboutme|smppg|bulletinboard)(\?|$ )/x) ||
-                    ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/wrapper\//) ||
-                    ($requrl=~m|^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/|) ||
-                    ($requrl=~m|\.problem/smpedit$|) ||
-                    ($requrl=~/^\/public\/.*\/syllabus$/) ||
-                    ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/(viewclasslist|navmaps)$/) ||
-                    ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/.*\/aboutme\/portfolio(\?|$)/)) {
-                    $check_symb = 1;
-                }
+            $check_access = 1;
+        }
+        if (($env{'request.course.id'}) && (!$suppext)) {
+            $requrl=~/\.(\w+)$/;
+            if ((&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($1) eq 'ssi') ||
+                ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/.*\/(aboutme|smppg|bulletinboard)(\?|$ )/x) ||
+                ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/wrapper\//) ||
+                ($requrl=~m|^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/|) ||
+                ($requrl=~m|\.problem/smpedit$|) ||
+                ($requrl=~/^\/public\/.*\/syllabus$/) ||
+                ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/(viewclasslist|navmaps)$/) ||
+                ($requrl=~/^\/adm\/.*\/aboutme\/portfolio(\?|$)/)) {
+                $check_symb = 1;
             }
+        }
+        if ($check_access) {
+            my ($access,$poss_symb);
             if ($check_symb) {
                 if ($env{'form.symb'}) {
                     $poss_symb=&Apache::lonnet::symbclean($env{'form.symb'});