--- loncom/interface/lonpopulate.pm	2006/08/10 21:46:40	1.47
+++ loncom/interface/lonpopulate.pm	2007/03/08 01:58:45	1.49
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # automated enrollment configuration handler
-# $Id: lonpopulate.pm,v 1.47 2006/08/10 21:46:40 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonpopulate.pm,v 1.49 2007/03/08 01:58:45 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -944,19 +944,13 @@ your changes.</td>
       ');
       my ($result,$perm_reqd)=&Apache::lonnet::auto_photo_permission($crs,$dom);
       my $can_enable = 1;
-      my $institution = $Apache::lonnet::domaindescription{$dom};
-      my $user;
-      if ($enrollvar{'courseowner'} =~ /^[^:]+:[^:]+$/) {
-          $user = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
-      } else {
-          $user = $env{'user.name'};
-      }
+      my $institution = &Apache::lonnet::domain($dom,'description');
       if ($result eq 'ok') {
           if ($perm_reqd eq 'yes') {
               if (!($enrollvar{'photopermission'} eq 'yes')) {
                   $can_enable = 0;
               } else {
-                  if ($user eq $enrollvar{'courseowner'}) {
+                  if (&user_is_courseowner($enrollvar{'courseowner'})) {
                       $r->print('
                     <tr>
                      <td>'.
@@ -989,7 +983,7 @@ your changes.</td>
                     </tr>
 ');
       } else {
-          if ($user eq $enrollvar{'courseowner'}) {
+          if (&user_is_courseowner($enrollvar{'courseowner'})) {
               $r->print('
                     <tr>
                      <td>'.
@@ -2283,7 +2277,7 @@ sub photo_permission {
 					$dom,$crs);
     my ($showphotos,$response);
     if (exists($env{'form.cancel_agreement'})) {
-        if ($env{'user.name'} eq $settings{'internal.courseowner'}) {
+        if (&user_is_courseowner($settings{'internal.courseowner'})) {
             my %cenv = (
                 'internal.photopermission' => 'no',
             );
@@ -2352,8 +2346,8 @@ sub photo_permission {
 sub print_photo_agreement {
     my ($r,$realm,$dom,$crs,$action,$tasktitleref,$conditions,$courseowner)=@_;
     my $response;
-    my $institution = $Apache::lonnet::domaindescription{$dom};
-    if ($env{'user.name'} eq $courseowner) {
+    my $institution = &Apache::lonnet::domain($dom,'description');
+    if (&user_is_courseowner($courseowner)) {
         $response = '
 <script type="text/javascript">
 function agreement_result(caller) {
@@ -2984,6 +2978,17 @@ sub validate_lcsec {
     return 'ok';
 }
 
+sub user_is_courseowner {
+    my ($courseowner) = @_;
+    my $user;
+    if ($courseowner =~ /^[^:]+:[^:]+$/) {
+	$user = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+    } else {
+	$user = $env{'user.name'};
+    }
+    return ($user eq $courseowner);
+}
+    
 ###################################################################
 sub handler {
     my $r = shift;