--- loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2010/09/26 01:57:21	1.127
+++ loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2010/11/01 18:19:01	1.129
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Utility functions for managing LON-CAPA user accounts
 #
-# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.127 2010/09/26 01:57:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.129 2010/11/01 18:19:01 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3972,6 +3972,7 @@ sub upfile_drop_add {
             my @secs;
             my %entries=&Apache::loncommon::record_sep($line);
             # Determine user name
+            $entries{$fields{'username'}} =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
             unless (($entries{$fields{'username'}} eq '') ||
                     (!defined($entries{$fields{'username'}}))) {
                 my ($fname, $mname, $lname,$gen) = ('','','','');
@@ -3992,13 +3993,20 @@ sub upfile_drop_add {
                         $gen=$entries{$fields{'gen'}};
                     }
                 }
+
                 if ($entries{$fields{'username'}}
                     ne &LONCAPA::clean_username($entries{$fields{'username'}})) {
+                    my $nowhitespace;
+                    if ($entries{$fields{'username'}} =~ /\s/) {
+                        $nowhitespace = ' - '.&mt('usernames may not contain spaces.');
+                    }
                     $r->print('<br />'.
       &mt('[_1]: Unacceptable username for user [_2] [_3] [_4] [_5]',
-          '<b>'.$entries{$fields{'username'}}.'</b>',$fname,$mname,$lname,$gen));
+          '<b>'.$entries{$fields{'username'}}.'</b>',$fname,$mname,$lname,$gen).
+                              $nowhitespace);
                     next;
                 } else {
+                    $entries{$fields{'domain'}} =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
                     if ($entries{$fields{'domain'}} 
                         ne &LONCAPA::clean_domain($entries{$fields{'domain'}})) {
                         $r->print('<br />'. '<b>'.$entries{$fields{'domain'}}.
@@ -4057,6 +4065,7 @@ sub upfile_drop_add {
                     # determine email address
                     my $email='';
                     if (defined($fields{'email'})) {
+                        $entries{$fields{'email'}} =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
                         if (defined($entries{$fields{'email'}})) {
                             $email=$entries{$fields{'email'}};
                             unless ($email=~/^[^\@]+\@[^\@]+$/) { $email=''; }
@@ -4103,7 +4112,7 @@ sub upfile_drop_add {
                         $role = $defaultrole;
                     }
                     # Clean up whitespace
-                    foreach (\$id,\$fname,\$mname,\$lname,\$gen) {
+                    foreach (\$id,\$fname,\$mname,\$lname,\$gen,\$inststatus) {
                         $$_ =~ s/(\s+$|^\s+)//g;
                     }
                     # check against rules