--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/10/29 18:13:28	1.1395
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/11/24 00:49:48	1.1398
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1395 2022/10/29 18:13:28 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1398 2022/11/24 00:49:48 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4285,6 +4285,30 @@ sub syllabuswrapper {
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+sub aboutme_on {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    unless ($uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    unless ($udom)  { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    return if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public');
+    my $hashkey=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    my ($aboutme,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('aboutme',$hashkey);
+    if ($cached) {
+        return $aboutme;
+    }
+    $aboutme = &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($uname,$udom,'aboutme');
+    &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('aboutme',$hashkey,$aboutme,3600);
+    return $aboutme;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_aboutme_cache {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if (!$udom)  { $udom =$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'};   }
+    return if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public');
+    my $id=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('aboutme',$id);
+}
+
 sub track_student_link {
     my ($linktext,$sname,$sdom,$target,$start,$only_body) = @_;
     my $link ="/adm/trackstudent?";
@@ -16421,7 +16445,7 @@ sub commit_studentrole {
                 }
                 $oldsecurl = $uurl;
                 $expire_role_result = 
-                    &Apache::lonnet::assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$now,'','',$context);
+                    &Apache::lonnet::assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$now,'','','',$context);
                 if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') { 
                     if ($expire_role_result eq 'refused') {
                         my @roles = ('st');