--- loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2008/01/04 10:17:13	1.39
+++ loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2008/01/04 17:47:51	1.40
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set domain-wide configuration settings
 #
-# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.39 2008/01/04 10:17:13 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.40 2008/01/04 17:47:51 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -836,8 +836,26 @@ sub display_color_options {
                 }
             }
             if ($showfile) {
-                $showfile = &Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl($showfile);
-                $fullsize =  &Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl($imgfile);
+                if ($showfile =~ m{^/(adm|res)/}) {
+                    if ($showfile =~ m{^/res/}) {
+                        my $local_showfile =
+                            &Apache::lonnet::filelocation('',$showfile);
+                        &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($local_showfile);
+                    }
+                    $showfile = &Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl($showfile);
+                }
+                if ($imgfile) {
+                    if ($imgfile  =~ m{^/(adm|res)/}) {
+                        if ($imgfile =~ m{^/res/}) {
+                            my $local_imgfile =
+                                &Apache::lonnet::filelocation('',$imgfile);
+                            &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($local_imgfile);
+                        }
+                        $fullsize = &Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl($imgfile);
+                    } else {
+                        $fullsize = $imgfile;
+                    }
+                }
                 $datatable.= '<td>';
                 if (!$is_custom->{$img}) {
                     $datatable .= &mt('Default in use:').'<br />';
@@ -1904,6 +1922,9 @@ sub modify_colors {
             }
         }
         my ($width,$height) = &thumb_dimensions();
+        if (ref($domconfig->{$role}) ne 'HASH') {
+            $domconfig->{$role} = {};
+        }
         foreach my $img (@images) {
 	    if ( ! $env{'form.'.$role.'_'.$img.'.filename'} 
 		 && !defined($domconfig->{$role}{$img})
@@ -2145,7 +2166,7 @@ sub check_configuser {
 sub check_authorstatus {
     my ($dom,$confname,%currroles) = @_;
     my $author_ok;
-    if (!$currroles{$confname.':'.$dom.':au'}) {
+    if (!$currroles{':'.$dom.':au'}) {
         my $start = time;
         my $end = 0;
         $author_ok =