--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2019/03/02 16:25:45	1.1075.2.127.6.1
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2020/05/22 21:56:54	1.1075.2.127.6.3
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.127.6.1 2019/03/02 16:25:45 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.127.6.3 2020/05/22 21:56:54 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4946,8 +4946,13 @@ sub check_ip_acc {
     if (!defined($acc) || $acc =~ /^\s*$/ || $acc =~/^\s*no\s*$/i) {
         return 1;
     }
-    my $allowed;
-    my $ip=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $clientip || $env{'request.host'};
+    my ($ip,$allowed);
+    if (($ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} eq '127.0.0.1') ||
+        ($ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} eq &Apache::lonnet::get_host_ip($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'}))) {
+        $ip = $env{'request.host'} || $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $clientip;
+    } else {
+        $ip = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} || $env{'request.host'} || $clientip;
+    }
 
     my $name;
     my %access = (
@@ -15179,12 +15184,17 @@ sub construct_course {
 # Open all assignments
 #
     if ($args->{'openall'}) {
+       my $opendate = time;
+       if ($args->{'openallfrom'} =~ /^\d+$/) {
+           $opendate = $args->{'openallfrom'};
+       }
        my $storeunder=$$crsudom.'_'.$$crsunum.'.0.opendate';
-       my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => time,
+       my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => $opendate,
                            $storeunder.'.type' => 'date_start');
-       
-       $outcome .= &mt('Opening all assignments').': '.&Apache::lonnet::cput
-                 ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
+       $outcome .= &mt('All assignments open starting [_1]',
+                       &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($opendate)).': '.
+                   &Apache::lonnet::cput
+                       ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
    }
 #
 # Set first page