--- loncom/lond	2003/03/28 20:40:52	1.123
+++ loncom/lond	2003/05/06 21:36:42	1.126
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
 #
-# $Id: lond,v 1.123 2003/03/28 20:40:52 www Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.126 2003/05/06 21:36:42 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ use LONCAPA::Configuration;
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use IO::File;
-use Apache::File;
+#use Apache::File;
 use Symbol;
 use POSIX;
 use Crypt::IDEA;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to ena
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.123 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.126 $'; #' stupid emacs
 my $remoteVERSION;
 my $currenthostid;
 my $currentdomainid;
@@ -375,13 +375,6 @@ sub reconlonc {
         if (kill 0 => $loncpid) {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 10;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
- "<font color=blue>WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
         } else {
 	    &logthis(
               "<font color=red>CRITICAL: "
@@ -543,6 +536,8 @@ sub make_new_child {
     } else {
         # Child can *not* return from this subroutine.
         $SIG{INT} = 'DEFAULT';      # make SIGINT kill us as it did before
+        $SIG{CHLD} = 'DEFAULT'; #make this default so that pwauth returns 
+                                #don't get intercepted
         $SIG{USR1}= \&logstatus;
         $SIG{ALRM}= \&timeout;
         $lastlog='Forked ';
@@ -1843,18 +1838,19 @@ sub getchat {
 	@entries=map { $_.':'.$hash{$_} } sort keys %hash;
 	untie %hash;
     }
+    my @participants=();
     $cutoff=time-60;
     if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/nohist_inchatroom.db",
-	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	$hash{$uname.':'.$undom}=time;
+	    &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+        $hash{$uname.':'.$udom}=time;
         foreach (sort keys %hash) {
 	    if ($hash{$_}>$cutoff) {
-		$entries[$#entries+1]='active_participant:'.$_;
+		$participants[$#participants+1]='active_participant:'.$_;
             }
         }
         untie %hash;
     }
-    return @entries;
+    return (@participants,@entries);
 }
 
 sub chatadd {