--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2014/02/19 15:50:56	1.1176
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2014/02/23 20:52:58	1.1178
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1176 2014/02/19 15:50:56 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1178 2014/02/23 20:52:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5151,7 +5151,10 @@ sub bodytag {
     @design{keys(%$addentries)} = @$addentries{keys(%$addentries)}; 
 
  # role and realm
-    my ($role,$realm) = split(/\./,$env{'request.role'},2);
+    my ($role,$realm) = split(m{\./},$env{'request.role'},2);
+    if ($realm) {
+        $realm = '/'.$realm;
+    }
     if ($role  eq 'ca') {
         my ($rdom,$rname) = ($realm =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_username)$});
         $realm = &plainname($rname,$rdom);
@@ -15051,7 +15054,7 @@ sub check_recaptcha {
 }
 
 sub emailusername_info {
-    my @fields = ('lastname','firstname','institution','web','location','officialemail');
+    my @fields = ('firstname','lastname','institution','web','location','officialemail');
     my %titles = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
                      lastname      => 'Last Name',
                      firstname     => 'First Name',