--- loncom/lond	2001/11/27 21:59:07	1.59
+++ loncom/lond	2004/08/02 20:59:46	1.221
@@ -1,55 +1,3043 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
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-#
-# $Id: lond,v 1.59 2001/11/27 21:59:07 www Exp $
-###
-
-# based on "Perl Cookbook" ISBN 1-56592-243-3
-# preforker - server who forks first
-# runs as a daemon
-# HUPs
-# uses IDEA encryption
+#
+# $Id: lond,v 1.221 2004/08/02 20:59:46 albertel Exp $
+#
+# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
+#
+# This file is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA).
+#
+# LON-CAPA is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or 
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# LON-CAPA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with LON-CAPA; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+# /home/httpd/html/adm/gpl.txt
+#
+
+
+# http://www.lon-capa.org/
+#
+
+use strict;
+use lib '/home/httpd/lib/perl/';
+use LONCAPA::Configuration;
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use IO::File;
-use Apache::File;
+#use Apache::File;
 use Symbol;
 use POSIX;
 use Crypt::IDEA;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
 use GDBM_File;
 use Authen::Krb4;
+use Authen::Krb5;
 use lib '/home/httpd/lib/perl/';
 use localauth;
+use localenroll;
+use File::Copy;
+use LONCAPA::ConfigFileEdit;
+use LONCAPA::lonlocal;
+use LONCAPA::lonssl;
+use Fcntl qw(:flock);
+
+my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to enable debug log entries.
 
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.221 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $remoteVERSION;
+my $currenthostid="default";
+my $currentdomainid;
+
+my $client;
+my $clientip;			# IP address of client.
+my $clientdns;			# DNS name of client.
+my $clientname;			# LonCAPA name of client.
+
+my $server;
+my $thisserver;			# DNS of us.
+
+my $keymode;
+
+my $cipher;			# Cipher key negotiated with client
+my $tmpsnum = 0;		# Id of tmpputs.
+
+# 
+#   Connection type is:
+#      client                   - All client actions are allowed
+#      manager                  - only management functions allowed.
+#      both                     - Both management and client actions are allowed
+#
+
+my $ConnectionType;
+
+my %hostid;			# ID's for hosts in cluster by ip.
+my %hostdom;			# LonCAPA domain for hosts in cluster.
+my %hostip;			# IPs for hosts in cluster.
+my %hostdns;			# ID's of hosts looked up by DNS name.
+
+my %managers;			# Ip -> manager names
+
+my %perlvar;			# Will have the apache conf defined perl vars.
+
+#
+#   The hash below is used for command dispatching, and is therefore keyed on the request keyword.
+#    Each element of the hash contains a reference to an array that contains:
+#          A reference to a sub that executes the request corresponding to the keyword.
+#          A flag that is true if the request must be encoded to be acceptable.
+#          A mask with bits as follows:
+#                      CLIENT_OK    - Set when the function is allowed by ordinary clients
+#                      MANAGER_OK   - Set when the function is allowed to manager clients.
+#
+my $CLIENT_OK  = 1;
+my $MANAGER_OK = 2;
+my %Dispatcher;
+
+
+#
+#  The array below are password error strings."
+#
+my $lastpwderror    = 13;		# Largest error number from lcpasswd.
+my @passwderrors = ("ok",
+		   "lcpasswd must be run as user 'www'",
+		   "lcpasswd got incorrect number of arguments",
+		   "lcpasswd did not get the right nubmer of input text lines",
+		   "lcpasswd too many simultaneous pwd changes in progress",
+		   "lcpasswd User does not exist.",
+		   "lcpasswd Incorrect current passwd",
+		   "lcpasswd Unable to su to root.",
+		   "lcpasswd Cannot set new passwd.",
+		   "lcpasswd Username has invalid characters",
+		   "lcpasswd Invalid characters in password",
+		    "11", "12",
+		    "lcpasswd Password mismatch");
+
+
+#  The array below are lcuseradd error strings.:
+
+my $lastadderror = 13;
+my @adderrors    = ("ok",
+		    "User ID mismatch, lcuseradd must run as user www",
+		    "lcuseradd Incorrect number of command line parameters must be 3",
+		    "lcuseradd Incorrect number of stdinput lines, must be 3",
+		    "lcuseradd Too many other simultaneous pwd changes in progress",
+		    "lcuseradd User does not exist",
+		    "lcuseradd Unable to make www member of users's group",
+		    "lcuseradd Unable to su to root",
+		    "lcuseradd Unable to set password",
+		    "lcuseradd Usrname has invalid characters",
+		    "lcuseradd Password has an invalid character",
+		    "lcuseradd User already exists",
+		    "lcuseradd Could not add user.",
+		    "lcuseradd Password mismatch");
+
+
+
+#
+#   Statistics that are maintained and dislayed in the status line.
+#
+my $Transactions = 0;		# Number of attempted transactions.
+my $Failures     = 0;		# Number of transcations failed.
+
+#   ResetStatistics: 
+#      Resets the statistics counters:
+#
+sub ResetStatistics {
+    $Transactions = 0;
+    $Failures     = 0;
+}
+
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#   LocalConnection
+#     Completes the formation of a locally authenticated connection.
+#     This function will ensure that the 'remote' client is really the
+#     local host.  If not, the connection is closed, and the function fails.
+#     If so, initcmd is parsed for the name of a file containing the
+#     IDEA session key.  The fie is opened, read, deleted and the session
+#     key returned to the caller.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#   $Socket      - Socket open on client.
+#   $initcmd     - The full text of the init command.
+#
+# Implicit inputs:
+#    $clientdns  - The DNS name of the remote client.
+#    $thisserver - Our DNS name.
+#
+# Returns:
+#     IDEA session key on success.
+#     undef on failure.
+#
+sub LocalConnection {
+    my ($Socket, $initcmd) = @_;
+    Debug("Attempting local connection: $initcmd client: $clientdns me: $thisserver");
+    if($clientdns ne $thisserver) {
+	&logthis('<font color="red"> LocalConnection rejecting non local: '
+		 ."$clientdns ne $thisserver </font>");
+	close $Socket;
+	return undef;
+    } 
+    else {
+	chomp($initcmd);	# Get rid of \n in filename.
+	my ($init, $type, $name) = split(/:/, $initcmd);
+	Debug(" Init command: $init $type $name ");
+
+	# Require that $init = init, and $type = local:  Otherwise
+	# the caller is insane:
+
+	if(($init ne "init") && ($type ne "local")) {
+	    &logthis('<font color = "red"> LocalConnection: caller is insane! '
+		     ."init = $init, and type = $type </font>");
+	    close($Socket);;
+	    return undef;
+		
+	}
+	#  Now get the key filename:
+
+	my $IDEAKey = lonlocal::ReadKeyFile($name);
+	return $IDEAKey;
+    }
+}
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  SSLConnection
+#   Completes the formation of an ssh authenticated connection. The
+#   socket is promoted to an ssl socket.  If this promotion and the associated
+#   certificate exchange are successful, the IDEA key is generated and sent
+#   to the remote peer via the SSL tunnel. The IDEA key is also returned to
+#   the caller after the SSL tunnel is torn down.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#   Name              Type             Purpose
+#   $Socket          IO::Socket::INET  Plaintext socket.
+#
+# Returns:
+#    IDEA key on success.
+#    undef on failure.
+#
+sub SSLConnection {
+    my $Socket   = shift;
+
+    Debug("SSLConnection: ");
+    my $KeyFile         = lonssl::KeyFile();
+    if(!$KeyFile) {
+	my $err = lonssl::LastError();
+	&logthis("<font color=\"red\"> CRITICAL"
+		 ."Can't get key file $err </font>");
+	return undef;
+    }
+    my ($CACertificate,
+	$Certificate) = lonssl::CertificateFile();
+
+
+    # If any of the key, certificate or certificate authority 
+    # certificate filenames are not defined, this can't work.
+
+    if((!$Certificate) || (!$CACertificate)) {
+	my $err = lonssl::LastError();
+	&logthis("<font color=\"red\"> CRITICAL"
+		 ."Can't get certificates: $err </font>");
+
+	return undef;
+    }
+    Debug("Key: $KeyFile CA: $CACertificate Cert: $Certificate");
+
+    # Indicate to our peer that we can procede with
+    # a transition to ssl authentication:
+
+    print $Socket "ok:ssl\n";
+
+    Debug("Approving promotion -> ssl");
+    #  And do so:
+
+    my $SSLSocket = lonssl::PromoteServerSocket($Socket,
+						$CACertificate,
+						$Certificate,
+						$KeyFile);
+    if(! ($SSLSocket) ) {	# SSL socket promotion failed.
+	my $err = lonssl::LastError();
+	&logthis("<font color=\"red\"> CRITICAL "
+		 ."SSL Socket promotion failed: $err </font>");
+	return undef;
+    }
+    Debug("SSL Promotion successful");
+
+    # 
+    #  The only thing we'll use the socket for is to send the IDEA key
+    #  to the peer:
+
+    my $Key = lonlocal::CreateCipherKey();
+    print $SSLSocket "$Key\n";
+
+    lonssl::Close($SSLSocket); 
+
+    Debug("Key exchange complete: $Key");
+
+    return $Key;
+}
+#
+#     InsecureConnection: 
+#        If insecure connections are allowd,
+#        exchange a challenge with the client to 'validate' the
+#        client (not really, but that's the protocol):
+#        We produce a challenge string that's sent to the client.
+#        The client must then echo the challenge verbatim to us.
+#
+#  Parameter:
+#      Socket      - Socket open on the client.
+#  Returns:
+#      1           - success.
+#      0           - failure (e.g.mismatch or insecure not allowed).
+#
+sub InsecureConnection {
+    my $Socket  =  shift;
+
+    #   Don't even start if insecure connections are not allowed.
+
+    if(! $perlvar{londAllowInsecure}) {	# Insecure connections not allowed.
+	return 0;
+    }
+
+    #   Fabricate a challenge string and send it..
+
+    my $challenge = "$$".time;	# pid + time.
+    print $Socket "$challenge\n";
+    &status("Waiting for challenge reply");
+
+    my $answer = <$Socket>;
+    $answer    =~s/\W//g;
+    if($challenge eq $answer) {
+	return 1;
+    } 
+    else {
+	logthis("<font color='blue'>WARNING client did not respond to challenge</font>");
+	&status("No challenge reqply");
+	return 0;
+    }
+    
+
+}
+
+#
+#   GetCertificate: Given a transaction that requires a certificate,
+#   this function will extract the certificate from the transaction
+#   request.  Note that at this point, the only concept of a certificate
+#   is the hostname to which we are connected.
+#
+#   Parameter:
+#      request   - The request sent by our client (this parameterization may
+#                  need to change when we really use a certificate granting
+#                  authority.
+#
+sub GetCertificate {
+    my $request = shift;
+
+    return $clientip;
+}
+
+#
+#   Return true if client is a manager.
+#
+sub isManager {
+    return (($ConnectionType eq "manager") || ($ConnectionType eq "both"));
+}
+#
+#   Return tru if client can do client functions
+#
+sub isClient {
+    return (($ConnectionType eq "client") || ($ConnectionType eq "both"));
+}
+
+
+#
+#   ReadManagerTable: Reads in the current manager table. For now this is
+#                     done on each manager authentication because:
+#                     - These authentications are not frequent
+#                     - This allows dynamic changes to the manager table
+#                       without the need to signal to the lond.
+#
+
+sub ReadManagerTable {
+
+    #   Clean out the old table first..
+
+   foreach my $key (keys %managers) {
+      delete $managers{$key};
+   }
+
+   my $tablename = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'}."/managers.tab";
+   if (!open (MANAGERS, $tablename)) {
+      logthis('<font color="red">No manager table.  Nobody can manage!!</font>');
+      return;
+   }
+   while(my $host = <MANAGERS>) {
+      chomp($host);
+      if ($host =~ "^#") {                  # Comment line.
+         next;
+      }
+      if (!defined $hostip{$host}) { # This is a non cluster member
+	    #  The entry is of the form:
+	    #    cluname:hostname
+	    #  cluname - A 'cluster hostname' is needed in order to negotiate
+	    #            the host key.
+	    #  hostname- The dns name of the host.
+	    #
+          my($cluname, $dnsname) = split(/:/, $host);
+          
+          my $ip = gethostbyname($dnsname);
+          if(defined($ip)) {                 # bad names don't deserve entry.
+            my $hostip = inet_ntoa($ip);
+            $managers{$hostip} = $cluname;
+            logthis('<font color="green"> registering manager '.
+                    "$dnsname as $cluname with $hostip </font>\n");
+         }
+      } else {
+         logthis('<font color="green"> existing host'." $host</font>\n");
+         $managers{$hostip{$host}} = $host;  # Use info from cluster tab if clumemeber
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+#
+#  ValidManager: Determines if a given certificate represents a valid manager.
+#                in this primitive implementation, the 'certificate' is
+#                just the connecting loncapa client name.  This is checked
+#                against a valid client list in the configuration.
+#
+#                  
+sub ValidManager {
+    my $certificate = shift; 
+
+    return isManager;
+}
+#
+#  CopyFile:  Called as part of the process of installing a 
+#             new configuration file.  This function copies an existing
+#             file to a backup file.
+# Parameters:
+#     oldfile  - Name of the file to backup.
+#     newfile  - Name of the backup file.
+# Return:
+#     0   - Failure (errno has failure reason).
+#     1   - Success.
+#
+sub CopyFile {
+
+    my ($oldfile, $newfile) = @_;
+
+    #  The file must exist:
+
+    if(-e $oldfile) {
+
+	 # Read the old file.
+
+	my $oldfh = IO::File->new("< $oldfile");
+	if(!$oldfh) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
+	my @contents = <$oldfh>;  # Suck in the entire file.
+
+	# write the backup file:
+
+	my $newfh = IO::File->new("> $newfile");
+	if(!(defined $newfh)){
+	    return 0;
+	}
+	my $lines = scalar @contents;
+	for (my $i =0; $i < $lines; $i++) {
+	    print $newfh ($contents[$i]);
+	}
+
+	$oldfh->close;
+	$newfh->close;
+
+	chmod(0660, $newfile);
+
+	return 1;
+	    
+    } else {
+	return 0;
+    }
+}
+#
+#  Host files are passed out with externally visible host IPs.
+#  If, for example, we are behind a fire-wall or NAT host, our 
+#  internally visible IP may be different than the externally
+#  visible IP.  Therefore, we always adjust the contents of the
+#  host file so that the entry for ME is the IP that we believe
+#  we have.  At present, this is defined as the entry that
+#  DNS has for us.  If by some chance we are not able to get a
+#  DNS translation for us, then we assume that the host.tab file
+#  is correct.  
+#    BUGBUGBUG - in the future, we really should see if we can
+#       easily query the interface(s) instead.
+# Parameter(s):
+#     contents    - The contents of the host.tab to check.
+# Returns:
+#     newcontents - The adjusted contents.
+#
+#
+sub AdjustHostContents {
+    my $contents  = shift;
+    my $adjusted;
+    my $me        = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+
+ foreach my $line (split(/\n/,$contents)) {
+	if(!(($line eq "") || ($line =~ /^ *\#/) || ($line =~ /^ *$/))) {
+	    chomp($line);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$maxcon,$idleto,$mincon)=split(/:/,$line);
+	    if ($id eq $me) {
+          my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+          my $ipnew = inet_ntoa($ip);
+         $ip = $ipnew;
+		#  Reconstruct the host line and append to adjusted:
+		
+		   my $newline = "$id:$domain:$role:$name:$ip";
+		   if($maxcon ne "") { # Not all hosts have loncnew tuning params
+		     $newline .= ":$maxcon:$idleto:$mincon";
+		   }
+		   $adjusted .= $newline."\n";
+		
+      } else {		# Not me, pass unmodified.
+		   $adjusted .= $line."\n";
+      }
+	} else {                  # Blank or comment never re-written.
+	    $adjusted .= $line."\n";	# Pass blanks and comments as is.
+	}
+ }
+ return $adjusted;
+}
+#
+#   InstallFile: Called to install an administrative file:
+#       - The file is created with <name>.tmp
+#       - The <name>.tmp file is then mv'd to <name>
+#   This lugubrious procedure is done to ensure that we are never without
+#   a valid, even if dated, version of the file regardless of who crashes
+#   and when the crash occurs.
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#       Name of the file
+#       File Contents.
+#  Return:
+#      nonzero - success.
+#      0       - failure and $! has an errno.
+#
+sub InstallFile {
+
+    my ($Filename, $Contents) = @_;
+    my $TempFile = $Filename.".tmp";
+
+    #  Open the file for write:
+
+    my $fh = IO::File->new("> $TempFile"); # Write to temp.
+    if(!(defined $fh)) {
+	&logthis('<font color="red"> Unable to create '.$TempFile."</font>");
+	return 0;
+    }
+    #  write the contents of the file:
+
+    print $fh ($Contents); 
+    $fh->close;			# In case we ever have a filesystem w. locking
+
+    chmod(0660, $TempFile);
+
+    # Now we can move install the file in position.
+    
+    move($TempFile, $Filename);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+#
+#   ConfigFileFromSelector: converts a configuration file selector
+#                 (one of host or domain at this point) into a 
+#                 configuration file pathname.
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#      selector  - Configuration file selector.
+#  Returns:
+#      Full path to the file or undef if the selector is invalid.
+#
+sub ConfigFileFromSelector {
+    my $selector   = shift;
+    my $tablefile;
+
+    my $tabledir = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/';
+    if ($selector eq "hosts") {
+	$tablefile = $tabledir."hosts.tab";
+    } elsif ($selector eq "domain") {
+	$tablefile = $tabledir."domain.tab";
+    } else {
+	return undef;
+    }
+    return $tablefile;
+
+}
+#
+#   PushFile:  Called to do an administrative push of a file.
+#              - Ensure the file being pushed is one we support.
+#              - Backup the old file to <filename.saved>
+#              - Separate the contents of the new file out from the
+#                rest of the request.
+#              - Write the new file.
+#  Parameter:
+#     Request - The entire user request.  This consists of a : separated
+#               string pushfile:tablename:contents.
+#     NOTE:  The contents may have :'s in it as well making things a bit
+#            more interesting... but not much.
+#  Returns:
+#     String to send to client ("ok" or "refused" if bad file).
+#
+sub PushFile {
+    my $request = shift;    
+    my ($command, $filename, $contents) = split(":", $request, 3);
+    
+    #  At this point in time, pushes for only the following tables are
+    #  supported:
+    #   hosts.tab  ($filename eq host).
+    #   domain.tab ($filename eq domain).
+    # Construct the destination filename or reject the request.
+    #
+    # lonManage is supposed to ensure this, however this session could be
+    # part of some elaborate spoof that managed somehow to authenticate.
+    #
+
+
+    my $tablefile = ConfigFileFromSelector($filename);
+    if(! (defined $tablefile)) {
+	return "refused";
+    }
+    #
+    # >copy< the old table to the backup table
+    #        don't rename in case system crashes/reboots etc. in the time
+    #        window between a rename and write.
+    #
+    my $backupfile = $tablefile;
+    $backupfile    =~ s/\.tab$/.old/;
+    if(!CopyFile($tablefile, $backupfile)) {
+	&logthis('<font color="green"> CopyFile from '.$tablefile." to ".$backupfile." failed </font>");
+	return "error:$!";
+    }
+    &logthis('<font color="green"> Pushfile: backed up '
+	    .$tablefile." to $backupfile</font>");
+    
+    #  If the file being pushed is the host file, we adjust the entry for ourself so that the
+    #  IP will be our current IP as looked up in dns.  Note this is only 99% good as it's possible
+    #  to conceive of conditions where we don't have a DNS entry locally.  This is possible in a 
+    #  network sense but it doesn't make much sense in a LonCAPA sense so we ignore (for now)
+    #  that possibilty.
+
+    if($filename eq "host") {
+	$contents = AdjustHostContents($contents);
+    }
+
+    #  Install the new file:
+
+    if(!InstallFile($tablefile, $contents)) {
+	&logthis('<font color="red"> Pushfile: unable to install '
+	 .$tablefile." $! </font>");
+	return "error:$!";
+    }
+    else {
+	&logthis('<font color="green"> Installed new '.$tablefile
+		 ."</font>");
+
+    }
+
+
+    #  Indicate success:
+ 
+    return "ok";
+
+}
+
+#
+#  Called to re-init either lonc or lond.
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#    request   - The full request by the client.  This is of the form
+#                reinit:<process>  
+#                where <process> is allowed to be either of 
+#                lonc or lond
+#
+#  Returns:
+#     The string to be sent back to the client either:
+#   ok         - Everything worked just fine.
+#   error:why  - There was a failure and why describes the reason.
+#
+#
+sub ReinitProcess {
+    my $request = shift;
+
+
+    # separate the request (reinit) from the process identifier and
+    # validate it producing the name of the .pid file for the process.
+    #
+    #
+    my ($junk, $process) = split(":", $request);
+    my $processpidfile = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/logs/';
+    if($process eq 'lonc') {
+	$processpidfile = $processpidfile."lonc.pid";
+	if (!open(PIDFILE, "< $processpidfile")) {
+	    return "error:Open failed for $processpidfile";
+	}
+	my $loncpid = <PIDFILE>;
+	close(PIDFILE);
+	logthis('<font color="red"> Reinitializing lonc pid='.$loncpid
+		."</font>");
+	kill("USR2", $loncpid);
+    } elsif ($process eq 'lond') {
+	logthis('<font color="red"> Reinitializing self (lond) </font>');
+	&UpdateHosts;			# Lond is us!!
+    } else {
+	&logthis('<font color="yellow" Invalid reinit request for '.$process
+		 ."</font>");
+	return "error:Invalid process identifier $process";
+    }
+    return 'ok';
+}
+#   Validate a line in a configuration file edit script:
+#   Validation includes:
+#     - Ensuring the command is valid.
+#     - Ensuring the command has sufficient parameters
+#   Parameters:
+#     scriptline - A line to validate (\n has been stripped for what it's worth).
+#
+#   Return:
+#      0     - Invalid scriptline.
+#      1     - Valid scriptline
+#  NOTE:
+#     Only the command syntax is checked, not the executability of the
+#     command.
+#
+sub isValidEditCommand {
+    my $scriptline = shift;
+
+    #   Line elements are pipe separated:
+
+    my ($command, $key, $newline)  = split(/\|/, $scriptline);
+    &logthis('<font color="green"> isValideditCommand checking: '.
+	     "Command = '$command', Key = '$key', Newline = '$newline' </font>\n");
+    
+    if ($command eq "delete") {
+	#
+	#   key with no newline.
+	#
+	if( ($key eq "") || ($newline ne "")) {
+	    return 0;		# Must have key but no newline.
+	} else {
+	    return 1;		# Valid syntax.
+	}
+    } elsif ($command eq "replace") {
+	#
+	#   key and newline:
+	#
+	if (($key eq "") || ($newline eq "")) {
+	    return 0;
+	} else {
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    } elsif ($command eq "append") {
+	if (($key ne "") && ($newline eq "")) {
+	    return 1;
+	} else {
+	    return 0;
+	}
+    } else {
+	return 0;		# Invalid command.
+    }
+    return 0;			# Should not get here!!!
+}
+#
+#   ApplyEdit - Applies an edit command to a line in a configuration 
+#               file.  It is the caller's responsiblity to validate the
+#               edit line.
+#   Parameters:
+#      $directive - A single edit directive to apply.  
+#                   Edit directives are of the form:
+#                  append|newline      - Appends a new line to the file.
+#                  replace|key|newline - Replaces the line with key value 'key'
+#                  delete|key          - Deletes the line with key value 'key'.
+#      $editor   - A config file editor object that contains the
+#                  file being edited.
+#
+sub ApplyEdit {
+
+    my ($directive, $editor) = @_;
+
+    # Break the directive down into its command and its parameters
+    # (at most two at this point.  The meaning of the parameters, if in fact
+    #  they exist depends on the command).
+
+    my ($command, $p1, $p2) = split(/\|/, $directive);
+
+    if($command eq "append") {
+	$editor->Append($p1);	          # p1 - key p2 null.
+    } elsif ($command eq "replace") {
+	$editor->ReplaceLine($p1, $p2);   # p1 - key p2 = newline.
+    } elsif ($command eq "delete") {
+	$editor->DeleteLine($p1);         # p1 - key p2 null.
+    } else {			          # Should not get here!!!
+	die "Invalid command given to ApplyEdit $command"
+    }
+}
+#
+# AdjustOurHost:
+#           Adjusts a host file stored in a configuration file editor object
+#           for the true IP address of this host. This is necessary for hosts
+#           that live behind a firewall.
+#           Those hosts have a publicly distributed IP of the firewall, but
+#           internally must use their actual IP.  We assume that a given
+#           host only has a single IP interface for now.
+# Formal Parameters:
+#     editor   - The configuration file editor to adjust.  This
+#                editor is assumed to contain a hosts.tab file.
+# Strategy:
+#    - Figure out our hostname.
+#    - Lookup the entry for this host.
+#    - Modify the line to contain our IP
+#    - Do a replace for this host.
+sub AdjustOurHost {
+    my $editor        = shift;
+
+    # figure out who I am.
+
+    my $myHostName    = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; # LonCAPA hostname.
+
+    #  Get my host file entry.
+
+    my $ConfigLine    = $editor->Find($myHostName);
+    if(! (defined $ConfigLine)) {
+	die "AdjustOurHost - no entry for me in hosts file $myHostName";
+    }
+    # figure out my IP:
+    #   Use the config line to get my hostname.
+    #   Use gethostbyname to translate that into an IP address.
+    #
+    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$maxcon,$idleto,$mincon) = split(/:/,$ConfigLine);
+    my $BinaryIp = gethostbyname($name);
+    my $ip       = inet_ntoa($ip);
+    #
+    #  Reassemble the config line from the elements in the list.
+    #  Note that if the loncnew items were not present before, they will
+    #  be now even if they would be empty
+    #
+    my $newConfigLine = $id;
+    foreach my $item ($domain, $role, $name, $ip, $maxcon, $idleto, $mincon) {
+	$newConfigLine .= ":".$item;
+    }
+    #  Replace the line:
+
+    $editor->ReplaceLine($id, $newConfigLine);
+    
+}
+#
+#   ReplaceConfigFile:
+#              Replaces a configuration file with the contents of a
+#              configuration file editor object.
+#              This is done by:
+#              - Copying the target file to <filename>.old
+#              - Writing the new file to <filename>.tmp
+#              - Moving <filename.tmp>  -> <filename>
+#              This laborious process ensures that the system is never without
+#              a configuration file that's at least valid (even if the contents
+#              may be dated).
+#   Parameters:
+#        filename   - Name of the file to modify... this is a full path.
+#        editor     - Editor containing the file.
+#
+sub ReplaceConfigFile {
+    
+    my ($filename, $editor) = @_;
+
+    CopyFile ($filename, $filename.".old");
+
+    my $contents  = $editor->Get(); # Get the contents of the file.
+
+    InstallFile($filename, $contents);
+}
+#   
+#
+#   Called to edit a configuration table  file
+#   Parameters:
+#      request           - The entire command/request sent by lonc or lonManage
+#   Return:
+#      The reply to send to the client.
+#
+sub EditFile {
+    my $request = shift;
+
+    #  Split the command into it's pieces:  edit:filetype:script
+
+    my ($request, $filetype, $script) = split(/:/, $request,3);	# : in script
+
+    #  Check the pre-coditions for success:
+
+    if($request != "edit") {	# Something is amiss afoot alack.
+	return "error:edit request detected, but request != 'edit'\n";
+    }
+    if( ($filetype ne "hosts")  &&
+	($filetype ne "domain")) {
+	return "error:edit requested with invalid file specifier: $filetype \n";
+    }
+
+    #   Split the edit script and check it's validity.
+
+    my @scriptlines = split(/\n/, $script);  # one line per element.
+    my $linecount   = scalar(@scriptlines);
+    for(my $i = 0; $i < $linecount; $i++) {
+	chomp($scriptlines[$i]);
+	if(!isValidEditCommand($scriptlines[$i])) {
+	    return "error:edit with bad script line: '$scriptlines[$i]' \n";
+	}
+    }
+
+    #   Execute the edit operation.
+    #   - Create a config file editor for the appropriate file and 
+    #   - execute each command in the script:
+    #
+    my $configfile = ConfigFileFromSelector($filetype);
+    if (!(defined $configfile)) {
+	return "refused\n";
+    }
+    my $editor = ConfigFileEdit->new($configfile);
+
+    for (my $i = 0; $i < $linecount; $i++) {
+	ApplyEdit($scriptlines[$i], $editor);
+    }
+    # If the file is the host file, ensure that our host is
+    # adjusted to have our ip:
+    #
+    if($filetype eq "host") {
+	AdjustOurHost($editor);
+    }
+    #  Finally replace the current file with our file.
+    #
+    ReplaceConfigFile($configfile, $editor);
+
+    return "ok\n";
+}
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Manipulation of hash based databases (factoring out common code
+# for later use as we refactor.
+#
+#  Ties a domain level resource file to a hash.
+#  If requested a history entry is created in the associated hist file.
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#     domain    - Name of the domain in which the resource file lives.
+#     namespace - Name of the hash within that domain.
+#     how       - How to tie the hash (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT()).
+#     loghead   - Optional parameter, if present a log entry is created
+#                 in the associated history file and this is the first part
+#                  of that entry.
+#     logtail   - Goes along with loghead,  The actual logentry is of the
+#                 form $loghead:<timestamp>:logtail.
+# Returns:
+#    Reference to a hash bound to the db file or alternatively undef
+#    if the tie failed.
+#
+sub tie_domain_hash {
+    my ($domain,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$logtail) = @_;
+    
+    # Filter out any whitespace in the domain name:
+    
+    $domain =~ s/\W//g;
+    
+    # We have enough to go on to tie the hash:
+    
+    my $user_top_dir   = $perlvar{'lonUsersDir'};
+    my $domain_dir     = $user_top_dir."/$domain";
+    my $resource_file  = $domain_dir."/$namespace.db";
+    my %hash;
+    if(tie(%hash, 'GDBM_File', $resource_file, $how, 0640)) {
+	if (defined($loghead)) {	# Need to log the operation.
+	    my $logFh = IO::File->new(">>$domain_dir/$namespace.hist");
+	    if($logFh) {
+		my $timestamp = time;
+		print $logFh "$loghead:$timestamp:$logtail\n";
+	    }
+	    $logFh->close;
+	}
+	return \%hash;		# Return the tied hash.
+    } else {
+	return undef;		# Tie failed.
+    }
+}
+
+#
+#   Ties a user's resource file to a hash.  
+#   If necessary, an appropriate history
+#   log file entry is made as well.
+#   This sub factors out common code from the subs that manipulate
+#   the various gdbm files that keep keyword value pairs.
+# Parameters:
+#   domain       - Name of the domain the user is in.
+#   user         - Name of the 'current user'.
+#   namespace    - Namespace representing the file to tie.
+#   how          - What the tie is done to (e.g. GDBM_WRCREAT().
+#   loghead      - Optional first part of log entry if there may be a
+#                  history file.
+#   what         - Optional tail of log entry if there may be a history
+#                  file.
+# Returns:
+#   hash to which the database is tied.  It's up to the caller to untie.
+#   undef if the has could not be tied.
+#
+sub tie_user_hash {
+    my ($domain,$user,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$what) = @_;
+
+    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;	# / -> _
+    $namespace=~s/\W//g;		# whitespace eliminated.
+    my $proname     = propath($domain, $user);
+   
+    #  Tie the database.
+    
+    my %hash;
+    if(tie(%hash, 'GDBM_File', "$proname/$namespace.db",
+	   $how, 0640)) {
+	# If this is a namespace for which a history is kept,
+	# make the history log entry:    
+	if (($namespace =~/^nohist\_/) && (defined($loghead))) {
+	    my $args = scalar @_;
+	    Debug(" Opening history: $namespace $args");
+	    my $hfh = IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist"); 
+	    if($hfh) {
+		my $now = time;
+		print $hfh "$loghead:$now:$what\n";
+	    }
+	    $hfh->close;
+	}
+	return \%hash;
+    } else {
+	return undef;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+#--------------------- Request Handlers --------------------------------------------
+#
+#   By convention each request handler registers itself prior to the sub 
+#   declaration:
+#
+
+#++
+#
+#  Handles ping requests.
+#  Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#      $currenthostid - Global variable that carries the name of the host we are
+#                       known as.
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit.
+#  Side effects:
+#      Reply information is sent to the client.
+
+sub ping_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $client) = @_;
+    Debug("$cmd $tail $client .. $currenthostid:");
+   
+    Reply( $client,"$currenthostid\n","$cmd:$tail");
+   
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("ping", \&ping_handler, 0, 1, 1);       # Ping unencoded, client or manager.
+
+#++
+#
+# Handles pong requests.  Pong replies with our current host id, and
+#                         the results of a ping sent to us via our lonc.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#      $currenthostid - Global variable that carries the name of the host we are
+#                       connected to.
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit.
+#  Side effects:
+#      Reply information is sent to the client.
+
+sub pong_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $replyfd) = @_;
+
+    my $reply=&reply("ping",$clientname);
+    &Reply( $replyfd, "$currenthostid:$reply\n", "$cmd:$tail"); 
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("pong", \&pong_handler, 0, 1, 1);       # Pong unencoded, client or manager
+
+#++
+#      Called to establish an encrypted session key with the remote client.
+#      Note that with secure lond, in most cases this function is never
+#      invoked.  Instead, the secure session key is established either
+#      via a local file that's locked down tight and only lives for a short
+#      time, or via an ssl tunnel...and is generated from a bunch-o-random
+#      bits from /dev/urandom, rather than the predictable pattern used by
+#      by this sub.  This sub is only used in the old-style insecure
+#      key negotiation.
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#      $currenthostid - Global variable that carries the name of the host
+#                       known as.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the hsot we're connected to.
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit.
+#  Implicit Outputs:
+#      Reply information is sent to the client.
+#      $cipher is set with a reference to a new IDEA encryption object.
+#
+sub establish_key_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $replyfd) = @_;
+
+    my $buildkey=time.$$.int(rand 100000);
+    $buildkey=~tr/1-6/A-F/;
+    $buildkey=int(rand 100000).$buildkey.int(rand 100000);
+    my $key=$currenthostid.$clientname;
+    $key=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;
+    $key=~tr/G-P/0-9/;
+    $key=~tr/Q-Z/0-9/;
+    $key=$key.$buildkey.$key.$buildkey.$key.$buildkey;
+    $key=substr($key,0,32);
+    my $cipherkey=pack("H32",$key);
+    $cipher=new IDEA $cipherkey;
+    &Reply($replyfd, "$buildkey\n", "$cmd:$tail"); 
+   
+    return 1;
+
+}
+&register_handler("ekey", \&establish_key_handler, 0, 1,1);
+
+
+#     Handler for the load command.  Returns the current system load average
+#     to the requestor.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#      $currenthostid - Global variable that carries the name of the host
+#                       known as.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the hsot we're connected to.
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit.
+#  Side effects:
+#      Reply information is sent to the client.
+sub load_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $replyfd) = @_;
+
+   # Get the load average from /proc/loadavg and calculate it as a percentage of
+   # the allowed load limit as set by the perl global variable lonLoadLim
+
+    my $loadavg;
+    my $loadfile=IO::File->new('/proc/loadavg');
+   
+    $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
+    $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;                      # Extract the first field only.
+   
+    my $loadpercent=100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
+
+    &Reply( $replyfd, "$loadpercent\n", "$cmd:$tail");
+   
+    return 1;
+}
+register_handler("load", \&load_handler, 0, 1, 0);
+
+#
+#   Process the userload request.  This sub returns to the client the current
+#  user load average.  It can be invoked either by clients or managers.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#      $currenthostid - Global variable that carries the name of the host
+#                       known as.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the hsot we're connected to.
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit
+# Implicit inputs:
+#     whatever the userload() function requires.
+#  Implicit outputs:
+#     the reply is written to the client.
+#
+sub user_load_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $replyfd) = @_;
+
+    my $userloadpercent=&userload();
+    &Reply($replyfd, "$userloadpercent\n", "$cmd:$tail");
+    
+    return 1;
+}
+register_handler("userload", \&user_load_handler, 0, 1, 0);
+
+#   Process a request for the authorization type of a user:
+#   (userauth).
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit
+# Implicit outputs:
+#    The user authorization type is written to the client.
+#
+sub user_authorization_type {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $replyfd) = @_;
+   
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+   
+    #  Pull the domain and username out of the command tail.
+    # and call GetAuthType to determine the authentication type.
+   
+    my ($udom,$uname)=split(/:/,$tail);
+    my $result = &GetAuthType($udom, $uname);
+    if($result eq "nouser") {
+	&Failure( $replyfd, "unknown_user\n", $userinput);
+    } else {
+	#
+	# We only want to pass the second field from GetAuthType
+	# for ^krb.. otherwise we'll be handing out the encrypted
+	# password for internals e.g.
+	#
+	my ($type,$otherinfo) = split(/:/,$result);
+	if($type =~ /^krb/) {
+	    $type = $result;
+	}
+	&Reply( $replyfd, "$type\n", $userinput);
+    }
+  
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("currentauth", \&user_authorization_type, 1, 1, 0);
+
+#   Process a request by a manager to push a hosts or domain table 
+#   to us.  We pick apart the command and pass it on to the subs
+#   that already exist to do this.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $client - File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit
+# Implicit Output:
+#    a reply is written to the client.
+
+sub push_file_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $client) = @_;
+
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+
+    # At this time we only know that the IP of our partner is a valid manager
+    # the code below is a hook to do further authentication (e.g. to resolve
+    # spoofing).
+
+    my $cert = &GetCertificate($userinput);
+    if(&ValidManager($cert)) { 
+
+	# Now presumably we have the bona fides of both the peer host and the
+	# process making the request.
+      
+	my $reply = &PushFile($userinput);
+	&Reply($client, "$reply\n", $userinput);
+
+    } else {
+	&Failure( $client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+    } 
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("pushfile", \&push_file_handler, 1, 0, 1);
+
+
+
+#   Process a reinit request.  Reinit requests that either
+#   lonc or lond be reinitialized so that an updated 
+#   host.tab or domain.tab can be processed.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $client - File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit
+#  Implicit output:
+#     a reply is sent to the client.
+#
+sub reinit_process_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $client) = @_;
+   
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+   
+    my $cert = &GetCertificate($userinput);
+    if(&ValidManager($cert)) {
+	chomp($userinput);
+	my $reply = &ReinitProcess($userinput);
+	&Reply( $client,  "$reply\n", $userinput);
+    } else {
+	&Failure( $client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+&register_handler("reinit", \&reinit_process_handler, 1, 0, 1);
+
+#  Process the editing script for a table edit operation.
+#  the editing operation must be encrypted and requested by
+#  a manager host.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#      $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#      $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#      $client - File descriptor connected to the client
+#  Returns:
+#      1       - Ok to continue processing.
+#      0       - Program should exit
+#  Implicit output:
+#     a reply is sent to the client.
+#
+sub edit_table_handler {
+    my ($command, $tail, $client) = @_;
+   
+    my $userinput = "$command:$tail";
+
+    my $cert = &GetCertificate($userinput);
+    if(&ValidManager($cert)) {
+	my($filetype, $script) = split(/:/, $tail);
+	if (($filetype eq "hosts") || 
+	    ($filetype eq "domain")) {
+	    if($script ne "") {
+		&Reply($client,              # BUGBUG - EditFile
+		      &EditFile($userinput), #   could fail.
+		      $userinput);
+	    } else {
+		&Failure($client,"refused\n",$userinput);
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    &Failure($client,"refused\n",$userinput);
+	}
+    } else {
+	&Failure($client,"refused\n",$userinput);
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+register_handler("edit", \&edit_table_handler, 1, 0, 1);
+
+
+#
+#   Authenticate a user against the LonCAPA authentication
+#   database.  Note that there are several authentication
+#   possibilities:
+#   - unix     - The user can be authenticated against the unix
+#                password file.
+#   - internal - The user can be authenticated against a purely 
+#                internal per user password file.
+#   - kerberos - The user can be authenticated against either a kerb4 or kerb5
+#                ticket granting authority.
+#   - user     - The person tailoring LonCAPA can supply a user authentication
+#                mechanism that is per system.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#    $cmd      - The command that got us here.
+#    $tail     - Tail of the command (remaining parameters).
+#    $client   - File descriptor connected to client.
+# Returns
+#     0        - Requested to exit, caller should shut down.
+#     1        - Continue processing.
+# Implicit inputs:
+#    The authentication systems describe above have their own forms of implicit
+#    input into the authentication process that are described above.
+#
+sub authenticate_handler {
+    my ($cmd, $tail, $client) = @_;
+
+    
+    #  Regenerate the full input line 
+    
+    my $userinput  = $cmd.":".$tail;
+    
+    #  udom    - User's domain.
+    #  uname   - Username.
+    #  upass   - User's password.
+    
+    my ($udom,$uname,$upass)=split(/:/,$tail);
+    &Debug(" Authenticate domain = $udom, user = $uname, password = $upass");
+    chomp($upass);
+    $upass=&unescape($upass);
+
+    my $pwdcorrect = &validate_user($udom, $uname, $upass);
+    if($pwdcorrect) {
+	&Reply( $client, "authorized\n", $userinput);
+	#
+	#  Bad credentials: Failed to authorize
+	#
+    } else {
+	&Failure( $client, "non_authorized\n", $userinput);
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+register_handler("auth", \&authenticate_handler, 1, 1, 0);
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#   Getting, decoding and dispatching requests:
+#
+
+#
+#   Get a Request:
+#   Gets a Request message from the client.  The transaction
+#   is defined as a 'line' of text.  We remove the new line
+#   from the text line.  
+#   
+sub get_request {
+    my $input = <$client>;
+    chomp($input);
+
+    Debug("get_request: Request = $input\n");
+
+    &status('Processing '.$clientname.':'.$input);
+
+    return $input;
+}
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Process a request.  This sub should shrink as each action
+#  gets farmed out into a separat sub that is registered 
+#  with the dispatch hash.  
+#
+# Parameters:
+#    user_input   - The request received from the client (lonc).
+# Returns:
+#    true to keep processing, false if caller should exit.
+#
+sub process_request {
+    my ($userinput) = @_;      # Easier for now to break style than to
+                                # fix all the userinput -> user_input.
+    my $wasenc    = 0;		# True if request was encrypted.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ See if encrypted
+    if ($userinput =~ /^enc/) {
+	$userinput = decipher($userinput);
+	$wasenc=1;
+	if(!$userinput) {	# Cipher not defined.
+	    &Failure($client, "error: Encrypted data without negotated key");
+	    return 0;
+	}
+    }
+    Debug("process_request: $userinput\n");
+    
+    #  
+    #   The 'correct way' to add a command to lond is now to
+    #   write a sub to execute it and Add it to the command dispatch
+    #   hash via a call to register_handler..  The comments to that
+    #   sub should give you enough to go on to show how to do this
+    #   along with the examples that are building up as this code
+    #   is getting refactored.   Until all branches of the
+    #   if/elseif monster below have been factored out into
+    #   separate procesor subs, if the dispatch hash is missing
+    #   the command keyword, we will fall through to the remainder
+    #   of the if/else chain below in order to keep this thing in 
+    #   working order throughout the transmogrification.
+
+    my ($command, $tail) = split(/:/, $userinput, 2);
+    chomp($command);
+    chomp($tail);
+    $tail =~ s/(\r)//;		# This helps people debugging with e.g. telnet.
+    $command =~ s/(\r)//;	# And this too for parameterless commands.
+    if(!$tail) {
+	$tail ="";		# defined but blank.
+    }
+
+    &Debug("Command received: $command, encoded = $wasenc");
+
+    if(defined $Dispatcher{$command}) {
+
+	my $dispatch_info = $Dispatcher{$command};
+	my $handler       = $$dispatch_info[0];
+	my $need_encode   = $$dispatch_info[1];
+	my $client_types  = $$dispatch_info[2];
+	Debug("Matched dispatch hash: mustencode: $need_encode "
+	      ."ClientType $client_types");
+      
+	#  Validate the request:
+      
+	my $ok = 1;
+	my $requesterprivs = 0;
+	if(&isClient()) {
+	    $requesterprivs |= $CLIENT_OK;
+	}
+	if(&isManager()) {
+	    $requesterprivs |= $MANAGER_OK;
+	}
+	if($need_encode && (!$wasenc)) {
+	    Debug("Must encode but wasn't: $need_encode $wasenc");
+	    $ok = 0;
+	}
+	if(($client_types & $requesterprivs) == 0) {
+	    Debug("Client not privileged to do this operation");
+	    $ok = 0;
+	}
+
+	if($ok) {
+	    Debug("Dispatching to handler $command $tail");
+	    my $keep_going = &$handler($command, $tail, $client);
+	    return $keep_going;
+	} else {
+	    Debug("Refusing to dispatch because client did not match requirements");
+	    Failure($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    return 1;
+	}
+
+    }    
+
+#------------------- Commands not yet in spearate handlers. --------------
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- passwd
+    if ($userinput =~ /^passwd/) { # encoded and client
+	if (($wasenc==1) && isClient) {
+	    my 
+		($cmd,$udom,$uname,$upass,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($npass);
+	    $upass=&unescape($upass);
+	    $npass=&unescape($npass);
+	    &Debug("Trying to change password for $uname");
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
+	    if (-e $passfilename) {
+		my $realpasswd;
+		{ my $pf = IO::File->new($passfilename);
+		  $realpasswd=<$pf>; }
+		chomp($realpasswd);
+		my ($howpwd,$contentpwd)=split(/:/,$realpasswd);
+		if ($howpwd eq 'internal') {
+		    &Debug("internal auth");
+		    if (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd) {
+			my $salt=time;
+			$salt=substr($salt,6,2);
+			my $ncpass=crypt($npass,$salt);
+			{
+			    my $pf;
+			    if ($pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename")) {
+				print $pf "internal:$ncpass\n";
+				&logthis("Result of password change for $uname: pwchange_success");
+				print $client "ok\n";
+			    } else {
+				&logthis("Unable to open $uname passwd to change password");
+				print $client "non_authorized\n";
+			    }
+			}             
+			
+		    } else {
+			print $client "non_authorized\n";
+		    }
+		} elsif ($howpwd eq 'unix') {
+		    # Unix means we have to access /etc/password
+		    # one way or another.
+		    # First: Make sure the current password is
+		    #        correct
+		    &Debug("auth is unix");
+		    $contentpwd=(getpwnam($uname))[1];
+		    my $pwdcorrect = "0";
+		    my $pwauth_path="/usr/local/sbin/pwauth";
+		    unless ($contentpwd eq 'x') {
+			$pwdcorrect=
+			    (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
+		    } elsif (-e $pwauth_path) {
+			open PWAUTH, "|$pwauth_path" or
+			    die "Cannot invoke authentication";
+			print PWAUTH "$uname\n$upass\n";
+			close PWAUTH;
+			&Debug("exited pwauth with $? ($uname,$upass) ");
+			$pwdcorrect=($? == 0);
+		    }
+		    if ($pwdcorrect) {
+			my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+			&Debug("Opening lcpasswd pipeline");
+			my $pf = IO::File->new("|$execdir/lcpasswd > $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lcpasswd.log");
+			print $pf "$uname\n$npass\n$npass\n";
+			close $pf;
+			my $err = $?;
+			my $result = ($err>0 ? 'pwchange_failure' 
+				      : 'ok');
+			&logthis("Result of password change for $uname: ".
+				 &lcpasswdstrerror($?));
+			print $client "$result\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "non_authorized\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "auth_mode_error\n";
+		}  
+	    } else {
+		print $client "unknown_user\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- makeuser
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^makeuser/) { # encoded and client.
+	&Debug("Make user received");
+	my $oldumask=umask(0077);
+	if (($wasenc==1) && isClient) {
+	    my 
+		($cmd,$udom,$uname,$umode,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    &Debug("cmd =".$cmd." $udom =".$udom.
+		   " uname=".$uname);
+	    chomp($npass);
+	    $npass=&unescape($npass);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
+	    &Debug("Password file created will be:".
+		   $passfilename);
+	    if (-e $passfilename) {
+		print $client "already_exists\n";
+	    } elsif ($udom ne $currentdomainid) {
+		print $client "not_right_domain\n";
+	    } else {
+		my @fpparts=split(/\//,$proname);
+		my $fpnow=$fpparts[0].'/'.$fpparts[1].'/'.$fpparts[2];
+		my $fperror='';
+		for (my $i=3;$i<=$#fpparts;$i++) {
+		    $fpnow.='/'.$fpparts[$i]; 
+		    unless (-e $fpnow) {
+			unless (mkdir($fpnow,0777)) {
+			    $fperror="error: ".($!+0)
+				." mkdir failed while attempting "
+				."makeuser";
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		unless ($fperror) {
+		    my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname, $umode,$npass,
+						 $passfilename);
+		    print $client $result;
+		} else {
+		    print $client "$fperror\n";
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+	umask($oldumask);
+# -------------------------------------------------------------- changeuserauth
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^changeuserauth/) { # encoded & client
+	&Debug("Changing authorization");
+	if (($wasenc==1) && isClient) {
+	    my 
+		($cmd,$udom,$uname,$umode,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($npass);
+	    &Debug("cmd = ".$cmd." domain= ".$udom.
+		   "uname =".$uname." umode= ".$umode);
+	    $npass=&unescape($npass);
+	    my $proname=&propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
+	    if ($udom ne $currentdomainid) {
+		print $client "not_right_domain\n";
+	    } else {
+		my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname, $umode,$npass,
+					     $passfilename);
+		print $client $result;
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ home
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^home/) { # client clear or encoded
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($uname);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    if (-e $proname) {
+		print $client "found\n";
+	    } else {
+		print $client "not_found\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^update/) { # client clear or encoded.
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $ownership=ishome($fname);
+	    if ($ownership eq 'not_owner') {
+		if (-e $fname) {
+		    my ($dev,$ino,$mode,$nlink,
+			$uid,$gid,$rdev,$size,
+			$atime,$mtime,$ctime,
+			$blksize,$blocks)=stat($fname);
+		    my $now=time;
+		    my $since=$now-$atime;
+		    if ($since>$perlvar{'lonExpire'}) {
+			my $reply=
+			    &reply("unsub:$fname","$clientname");
+				    unlink("$fname");
+		    } else {
+			my $transname="$fname.in.transfer";
+			my $remoteurl=
+			    &reply("sub:$fname","$clientname");
+			my $response;
+			{
+			    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+			    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
+			    $response=$ua->request($request,$transname);
+			}
+			if ($response->is_error()) {
+			    unlink($transname);
+			    my $message=$response->status_line;
+			    &logthis(
+				     "LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
+			} else {
+			    if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
+				my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+				my $mrequest=
+				    new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
+				my $mresponse=
+				    $ua->request($mrequest,$fname.'.meta');
+				if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
+				    unlink($fname.'.meta');
+				}
+			    }
+			    rename($transname,$fname);
+			}
+		    }
+		    print $client "ok\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "not_found\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "rejected\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------- fetch a user file from a remote server
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^fetchuserfile/) { # Client clear or enc.
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my ($udom,$uname,$ufile) = ($fname =~ m|^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(.+)$|);
+	    my $udir=propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles';
+	    unless (-e $udir) { mkdir($udir,0770); }
+	    if (-e $udir) {
+		$ufile=~s/^[\.\~]+//;
+		my $path = $udir;
+		if ($ufile =~m|(.+)/([^/]+)$|) {
+		    my @parts=split('/',$1);
+		    foreach my $part (@parts) {
+			$path .= '/'.$part;
+			if ((-e $path)!=1) {
+			    mkdir($path,0770);
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		my $destname=$udir.'/'.$ufile;
+		my $transname=$udir.'/'.$ufile.'.in.transit';
+		my $remoteurl='http://'.$clientip.'/userfiles/'.$fname;
+		my $response;
+		{
+		    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+		    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
+		    $response=$ua->request($request,$transname);
+		}
+		if ($response->is_error()) {
+		    unlink($transname);
+		    my $message=$response->status_line;
+		    &logthis("LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
+		    print $client "failed\n";
+		} else {
+		    if (!rename($transname,$destname)) {
+			&logthis("Unable to move $transname to $destname");
+			unlink($transname);
+			print $client "failed\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "not_home\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	}
+# --------------------------------------------------------- remove a user file 
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^removeuserfile/) { # Client clear or enc.
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my ($udom,$uname,$ufile) = ($fname =~ m|^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(.+)$|);
+	    &logthis("$udom - $uname - $ufile");
+	    if ($ufile =~m|/\.\./|) {
+		# any files paths with /../ in them refuse 
+		# to deal with
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    } else {
+		my $udir=propath($udom,$uname);
+		if (-e $udir) {
+		    my $file=$udir.'/userfiles/'.$ufile;
+		    if (-e $file) {
+			unlink($file);
+			if (-e $file) {
+			    print $client "failed\n";
+			} else {
+			    print $client "ok\n";
+			}
+		    } else {
+			print $client "not_found\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "not_home\n";
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------ authenticate access to a user file
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tokenauthuserfile/) { # Client only
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname,$session)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($session);
+	    my $reply='non_auth';
+	    if (open(ENVIN,$perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.
+		     $session.'.id')) {
+		while (my $line=<ENVIN>) {
+		    if ($line=~ m|userfile\.\Q$fname\E\=|) { $reply='ok'; }
+			    }
+		close(ENVIN);
+		print $client $reply."\n";
+	    } else {
+		print $client "invalid_token\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- unsubscribe
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^unsub/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    if (-e $fname) {
+		print $client &unsub($fname,$clientip);
+	    } else {
+		print $client "not_found\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^sub/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    print $client &subscribe($userinput,$clientip);
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- current version
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^currentversion/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    print $client &currentversion($fname)."\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- log
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^log/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($what);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $now=time;
+	    {
+		my $hfh;
+		if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/activity.log")) { 
+		    print $hfh "$now:$clientname:$what\n";
+		    print $client "ok\n"; 
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." IO::File->new Failed "
+			."while attempting log\n";
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- put
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^put/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput,5);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    if ($namespace ne 'roles') {
+		chomp($what);
+		my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+		my $now=time;
+		my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+		my %hash;
+		if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
+			"$proname/$namespace.db",
+			&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		    unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
+			my $hfh;
+			if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) { print $hfh "P:$now:$what\n"; }
+		    }
+		    
+		    foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+			my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
+			$hash{$key}=$value;
+		    }
+		    if (untie(%hash)) {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			    ." untie(GDBM) failed ".
+			    "while attempting put\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting put\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- inc
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^inc:/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    if ($namespace ne 'roles') {
+		chomp($what);
+		my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+		my $now=time;
+		my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+		my %hash;
+		if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
+			"$proname/$namespace.db",
+			&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		    unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
+			my $hfh;
+			if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) { print $hfh "P:$now:$what\n"; }
+		    }
+		    foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+			my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
+			# We could check that we have a number...
+			if (! defined($value) || $value eq '') {
+			    $value = 1;
+			}
+			$hash{$key}+=$value;
+		    }
+		    if (untie(%hash)) {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			    ." untie(GDBM) failed ".
+			    "while attempting inc\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting inc\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- rolesput
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^rolesput/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    &Debug("rolesput");
+	    if ($wasenc==1) {
+		my ($cmd,$exedom,$exeuser,$udom,$uname,$what)
+		    =split(/:/,$userinput);
+		&Debug("cmd = ".$cmd." exedom= ".$exedom.
+		       "user = ".$exeuser." udom=".$udom.
+		       "what = ".$what);
+		my $namespace='roles';
+		chomp($what);
+		my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+		my $now=time;
+		my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+		my %hash;
+		if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		    {
+			my $hfh;
+			if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) { 
+			    print $hfh "P:$now:$exedom:$exeuser:$what\n";
+			}
+		    }
+		    
+		    foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+			my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
+			&ManagePermissions($key, $udom, $uname,
+					   &GetAuthType( $udom, 
+							 $uname));
+			$hash{$key}=$value;
+		    }
+		    if (untie(%hash)) {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			    ." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			    "while attempting rolesput\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting rolesput\n";
+			    }
+	    } else {
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- rolesdel
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^rolesdel/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    &Debug("rolesdel");
+	    if ($wasenc==1) {
+		my ($cmd,$exedom,$exeuser,$udom,$uname,$what)
+		    =split(/:/,$userinput);
+		&Debug("cmd = ".$cmd." exedom= ".$exedom.
+		       "user = ".$exeuser." udom=".$udom.
+		       "what = ".$what);
+		my $namespace='roles';
+		chomp($what);
+		my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+		my $now=time;
+		my @rolekeys=split(/\&/,$what);
+		my %hash;
+		if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		    {
+			my $hfh;
+			if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) { 
+			    print $hfh "D:$now:$exedom:$exeuser:$what\n";
+			}
+		    }
+		    foreach my $key (@rolekeys) {
+			delete $hash{$key};
+		    }
+		    if (untie(%hash)) {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			    ." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			    "while attempting rolesdel\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting rolesdel\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- get
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^get/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    chomp($what);
+	    my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		for (my $i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
+		    $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    $qresult=~s/\&$//;
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting get\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		if ($!+0 == 2) {
+		    print $client "error:No such file or ".
+			"GDBM reported bad block error\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting get\n";
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eget
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^eget/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    chomp($what);
+	    my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		for (my $i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
+		    $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    $qresult=~s/\&$//;
+		    if ($cipher) {
+			my $cmdlength=length($qresult);
+			$qresult.="         ";
+			my $encqresult='';
+			for 
+			    (my $encidx=0;$encidx<=$cmdlength;$encidx+=8) {
+				$encqresult.=
+				    unpack("H16",
+					   $cipher->encrypt(substr($qresult,$encidx,8)));
+			    }
+			print $client "enc:$cmdlength:$encqresult\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error:no_key\n";
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting eget\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting eget\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- del
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^del/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    chomp($what);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $now=time;
+	    my @keys=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
+		    my $hfh;
+		    if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) { print $hfh "D:$now:$what\n"; }
+		}
+		foreach my $key (@keys) {
+		    delete($hash{$key});
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    print $client "ok\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting del\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting del\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ keys
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^keys/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		foreach my $key (keys %hash) {
+		    $qresult.="$key&";
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    $qresult=~s/\&$//;
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting keys\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting keys\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- dumpcurrent
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^currentdump/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
+		    "$proname/$namespace.db",
+		    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+			    # Structure of %data:
+		# $data{$symb}->{$parameter}=$value;
+		# $data{$symb}->{'v.'.$parameter}=$version;
+		# since $parameter will be unescaped, we do not
+		# have to worry about silly parameter names...
+		my %data = ();
+		while (my ($key,$value) = each(%hash)) {
+		    my ($v,$symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
+		    next if ($v eq 'version' || $symb eq 'keys');
+		    next if (exists($data{$symb}) && 
+			     exists($data{$symb}->{$param}) &&
+			     $data{$symb}->{'v.'.$param} > $v);
+		    $data{$symb}->{$param}=$value;
+		    $data{$symb}->{'v.'.$param}=$v;
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    while (my ($symb,$param_hash) = each(%data)) {
+			while(my ($param,$value) = each (%$param_hash)){
+			    next if ($param =~ /^v\./);
+			    $qresult.=$symb.':'.$param.'='.$value.'&';
+			}
+		    }
+		    chop($qresult);
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting currentdump\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting currentdump\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dump
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^dump/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$regexp)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    if (defined($regexp)) {
+		$regexp=&unescape($regexp);
+	    } else {
+		$regexp='.';
+	    }
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		while (my ($key,$value) = each(%hash)) {
+		    if ($regexp eq '.') {
+			$qresult.=$key.'='.$value.'&';
+		    } else {
+			my $unescapeKey = &unescape($key);
+			if (eval('$unescapeKey=~/$regexp/')) {
+			    $qresult.="$key=$value&";
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    chop($qresult);
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting dump\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting dump\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- store
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^store/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$rid,$what)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    if ($namespace ne 'roles') {
+		chomp($what);
+		my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+		my $now=time;
+		my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+		my %hash;
+		if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		    unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
+			my $hfh;
+			if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")) {
+			    print $hfh "P:$now:$rid:$what\n";
+			}
+		    }
+		    my @previouskeys=split(/&/,$hash{"keys:$rid"});
+		    my $key;
+		    $hash{"version:$rid"}++;
+		    my $version=$hash{"version:$rid"};
+		    my $allkeys=''; 
+		    foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+			my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
+			$allkeys.=$key.':';
+			$hash{"$version:$rid:$key"}=$value;
+		    }
+		    $hash{"$version:$rid:timestamp"}=$now;
+		    $allkeys.='timestamp';
+		    $hash{"$version:keys:$rid"}=$allkeys;
+		    if (untie(%hash)) {
+			print $client "ok\n";
+		    } else {
+			print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			    ." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			    "while attempting store\n";
+				}
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting store\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "refused\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------- restore
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^restore/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$rid)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
+	    $namespace=~s/\W//g;
+	    chomp($rid);
+	    my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		my $version=$hash{"version:$rid"};
+		$qresult.="version=$version&";
+		my $scope;
+		for ($scope=1;$scope<=$version;$scope++) {
+		    my $vkeys=$hash{"$scope:keys:$rid"};
+		    my @keys=split(/:/,$vkeys);
+		    my $key;
+		    $qresult.="$scope:keys=$vkeys&";
+		    foreach $key (@keys) {
+			$qresult.="$scope:$key=".$hash{"$scope:$rid:$key"}."&";
+		    }                                  
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    $qresult=~s/\&$//;
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting restore\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting restore\n";
+	    }
+	} else  {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- chatsend
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^chatsend/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$cdom,$cnum,$newpost)=split(/\:/,$userinput);
+	    &chatadd($cdom,$cnum,$newpost);
+	    print $client "ok\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- chatretr
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^chatretr/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my 
+		($cmd,$cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname)=split(/\:/,$userinput);
+	    my $reply='';
+	    foreach (&getchat($cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname)) {
+		$reply.=&escape($_).':';
+	    }
+	    $reply=~s/\:$//;
+	    print $client $reply."\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- querysend
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^querysend/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$query,
+		$arg1,$arg2,$arg3)=split(/\:/,$userinput);
+	    $query=~s/\n*$//g;
+	    print $client "".
+		sqlreply("$clientname\&$query".
+			 "\&$arg1"."\&$arg2"."\&$arg3")."\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ queryreply
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^queryreply/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$id,$reply)=split(/:/,$userinput); 
+	    my $store;
+	    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	    if ($store=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id")) {
+		$reply=~s/\&/\n/g;
+		print $store $reply;
+		close $store;
+		my $store2=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id.end");
+		print $store2 "done\n";
+		close $store2;
+		print $client "ok\n";
+	    }
+	    else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." IO::File->new Failed ".
+		    "while attempting queryreply\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- courseidput
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^courseidput/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($what);
+			$udom=~s/\W//g;
+	    my $proname=
+		"$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/nohist_courseids";
+	    my $now=time;
+	    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+		    my ($key,$descr,$inst_code)=split(/=/,$pair);
+		    $hash{$key}=$descr.':'.$inst_code.':'.$now;
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    print $client "ok\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting courseidput\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting courseidput\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------- courseiddump
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^courseiddump/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$since,$description)
+		=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    if (defined($description)) {
+		$description=&unescape($description);
+	    } else {
+		$description='.';
+	    }
+	    unless (defined($since)) { $since=0; }
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my $proname=
+		"$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/nohist_courseids";
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		while (my ($key,$value) = each(%hash)) {
+		    my ($descr,$lasttime,$inst_code);
+		    if ($value =~ m/^([^\:]*):([^\:]*):(\d+)$/) {
+			($descr,$inst_code,$lasttime)=($1,$2,$3);
+		    } else {
+			($descr,$lasttime) = split(/\:/,$value);
+		    }
+		    if ($lasttime<$since) { next; }
+		    if ($description eq '.') {
+			$qresult.=$key.'='.$descr.':'.$inst_code.'&';
+		    } else {
+			my $unescapeVal = &unescape($descr);
+			if (eval('$unescapeVal=~/\Q$description\E/i')) {
+			    $qresult.=$key.'='.$descr.':'.$inst_code.'&';
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    chop($qresult);
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting courseiddump\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting courseiddump\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- idput
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^idput/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($what);
+	    $udom=~s/\W//g;
+	    my $proname="$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/ids";
+	    my $now=time;
+	    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+		{
+		    my $hfh;
+		    if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname.hist")) {
+			print $hfh "P:$now:$what\n";
+		    }
+		}
+		foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+		    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
+		    $hash{$key}=$value;
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    print $client "ok\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting idput\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting idput\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- idget
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^idget/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$udom,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($what);
+	    $udom=~s/\W//g;
+	    my $proname="$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/ids";
+	    my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
+	    my $qresult='';
+	    my %hash;
+	    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		for (my $i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
+		    $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
+		}
+		if (untie(%hash)) {
+		    $qresult=~s/\&$//;
+		    print $client "$qresult\n";
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+			." untie(GDBM) Failed ".
+			"while attempting idget\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ." tie(GDBM) Failed ".
+		    "while attempting idget\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tmpput
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tmpput/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $store;
+	    $tmpsnum++;
+	    my $id=$$.'_'.$clientip.'_'.$tmpsnum;
+	    $id=~s/\W/\_/g;
+	    $what=~s/\n//g;
+	    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	    if ($store=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id.tmp")) {
+		print $store $what;
+		close $store;
+		print $client "$id\n";
+	    }
+	    else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ."IO::File->new Failed ".
+		    "while attempting tmpput\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+	
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tmpget
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tmpget/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$id)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($id);
+	    $id=~s/\W/\_/g;
+	    my $store;
+	    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	    if ($store=IO::File->new("$execdir/tmp/$id.tmp")) {
+		my $reply=<$store>;
+			    print $client "$reply\n";
+		close $store;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ."IO::File->new Failed ".
+		    "while attempting tmpget\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tmpdel
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tmpdel/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$id)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($id);
+	    $id=~s/\W/\_/g;
+	    my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	    if (unlink("$execdir/tmp/$id.tmp")) {
+		print $client "ok\n";
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)
+		    ."Unlink tmp Failed ".
+		    "while attempting tmpdel\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------- portfolio directory list (portls)
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^portls/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$uname,$udom)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $udir=propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles/portfolio';
+	    my $dirLine='';
+	    my $dirContents='';
+	    if (opendir(LSDIR,$udir.'/')){
+		while ($dirLine = readdir(LSDIR)){
+		    $dirContents = $dirContents.$dirLine.'<br />';
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$dirContents = "No directory found\n";
+	    }
+	    print $client $dirContents."\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	}
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ls
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^ls/) {
+	if(isClient) {
+	    my $obs;
+	    my $rights;
+	    my ($cmd,$ulsdir)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $ulsout='';
+	    my $ulsfn;
+	    if (-e $ulsdir) {
+		if(-d $ulsdir) {
+		    if (opendir(LSDIR,$ulsdir)) {
+			while ($ulsfn=readdir(LSDIR)) {
+			    undef $obs, $rights; 
+			    my @ulsstats=stat($ulsdir.'/'.$ulsfn);
+			    #We do some obsolete checking here
+			    if(-e $ulsdir.'/'.$ulsfn.".meta") { 
+				open(FILE, $ulsdir.'/'.$ulsfn.".meta");
+				my @obsolete=<FILE>;
+				foreach my $obsolete (@obsolete) {
+				    if($obsolete =~ m|(<obsolete>)(on)|) { $obs = 1; } 
+				    if($obsolete =~ m|(<copyright>)(default)|) { $rights = 1; }
+				}
+			    }
+			    $ulsout.=$ulsfn.'&'.join('&',@ulsstats);
+			    if($obs eq '1') { $ulsout.="&1"; }
+			    else { $ulsout.="&0"; }
+			    if($rights eq '1') { $ulsout.="&1:"; }
+			    else { $ulsout.="&0:"; }
+			}
+			closedir(LSDIR);
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    my @ulsstats=stat($ulsdir);
+		    $ulsout.=$ulsfn.'&'.join('&',@ulsstats).':';
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$ulsout='no_such_dir';
+	    }
+	    if ($ulsout eq '') { $ulsout='empty'; }
+	    print $client "$ulsout\n";
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- setannounce
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^setannounce/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$announcement)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    chomp($announcement);
+	    $announcement=&unescape($announcement);
+	    if (my $store=IO::File->new('>'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.
+					'/announcement.txt')) {
+		print $store $announcement;
+		close $store;
+		print $client "ok\n";
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error: ".($!+0)."\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    Reply($client, "refused\n", $userinput);
+	    
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hanging up
+    } elsif (($userinput =~ /^exit/) ||
+	     ($userinput =~ /^init/)) { # no restrictions.
+	&logthis(
+		 "Client $clientip ($clientname) hanging up: $userinput");
+	print $client "bye\n";
+	$client->shutdown(2);        # shutdown the socket forcibly.
+	$client->close();
+	return 0;
+	
+# ---------------------------------- set current host/domain
+    } elsif ($userinput =~ /^sethost:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    print $client &sethost($userinput)."\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#---------------------------------- request file (?) version.
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^version:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    print $client &version($userinput)."\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#------------------------------- is auto-enrollment enabled?
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autorun:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$cdom) = split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $outcome = &localenroll::run($cdom);
+	    print $client "$outcome\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "0\n";
+	}
+#------------------------------- get official sections (for auto-enrollment).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autogetsections:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$coursecode,$cdom)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my @secs = &localenroll::get_sections($coursecode,$cdom);
+	    my $seclist = &escape(join(':',@secs));
+	    print $client "$seclist\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#----------------------- validate owner of new course section (for auto-enrollment).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autonewcourse:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$inst_course_id,$owner,$cdom)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $outcome = &localenroll::new_course($inst_course_id,$owner,$cdom);
+	    print $client "$outcome\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#-------------- validate course section in schedule of classes (for auto-enrollment).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autovalidatecourse:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$inst_course_id,$cdom)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $outcome=&localenroll::validate_courseID($inst_course_id,$cdom);
+	    print $client "$outcome\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#--------------------------- create password for new user (for auto-enrollment).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autocreatepassword:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$authparam,$cdom)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my ($create_passwd,$authchk);
+	    ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = &localenroll::create_password($authparam,$cdom);
+	    print $client &escape($authparam.':'.$create_passwd.':'.$authchk)."\n";
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#---------------------------  read and remove temporary files (for auto-enrollment).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autoretrieve:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my ($cmd,$filename) = split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my $source = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename;
+	    if ( (-e $source) && ($filename ne '') ) {
+		my $reply = '';
+		if (open(my $fh,$source)) {
+		    while (<$fh>) {
+			chomp($_);
+			$_ =~ s/^\s+//g;
+			$_ =~ s/\s+$//g;
+			$reply .= $_;
+		    }
+		    close($fh);
+		    print $client &escape($reply)."\n";
+#                                unlink($source);
+		} else {
+		    print $client "error\n";
+		}
+	    } else {
+		print $client "error\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+#---------------------  read and retrieve institutional code format (for support form).
+    } elsif ($userinput =~/^autoinstcodeformat:/) {
+	if (isClient) {
+	    my $reply;
+	    my($cmd,$cdom,$course) = split(/:/,$userinput);
+	    my @pairs = split/\&/,$course;
+	    my %instcodes = ();
+	    my %codes = ();
+	    my @codetitles = ();
+	    my %cat_titles = ();
+	    my %cat_order = ();
+	    foreach (@pairs) {
+		my ($key,$value) = split/=/,$_;
+		$instcodes{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+	    }
+	    my $formatreply = &localenroll::instcode_format($cdom,\%instcodes,\%codes,\@codetitles,\%cat_titles,\%cat_order);
+	    if ($formatreply eq 'ok') {
+		my $codes_str = &hash2str(%codes);
+		my $codetitles_str = &array2str(@codetitles);
+		my $cat_titles_str = &hash2str(%cat_titles);
+		my $cat_order_str = &hash2str(%cat_order);
+		print $client $codes_str.':'.$codetitles_str.':'.$cat_titles_str.':'.$cat_order_str."\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	}
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- unknown command
+	
+    } else {
+	# unknown command
+	print $client "unknown_cmd\n";
+    }
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- complete
+    Debug("process_request - returning 1");
+    return 1;
+}
+#
+#   Decipher encoded traffic
+#  Parameters:
+#     input      - Encoded data.
+#  Returns:
+#     Decoded data or undef if encryption key was not yet negotiated.
+#  Implicit input:
+#     cipher  - This global holds the negotiated encryption key.
+#
+sub decipher {
+    my ($input)  = @_;
+    my $output = '';
+    
+    
+    if($cipher) {
+	my($enc, $enclength, $encinput) = split(/:/, $input);
+	for(my $encidx = 0; $encidx < length($encinput); $encidx += 16) {
+	    $output .= 
+		$cipher->decrypt(pack("H16", substr($encinput, $encidx, 16)));
+	}
+	return substr($output, 0, $enclength);
+    } else {
+	return undef;
+    }
+}
+
+#
+#   Register a command processor.  This function is invoked to register a sub
+#   to process a request.  Once registered, the ProcessRequest sub can automatically
+#   dispatch requests to an appropriate sub, and do the top level validity checking
+#   as well:
+#    - Is the keyword recognized.
+#    - Is the proper client type attempting the request.
+#    - Is the request encrypted if it has to be.
+#   Parameters:
+#    $request_name         - Name of the request being registered.
+#                           This is the command request that will match
+#                           against the hash keywords to lookup the information
+#                           associated with the dispatch information.
+#    $procedure           - Reference to a sub to call to process the request.
+#                           All subs get called as follows:
+#                             Procedure($cmd, $tail, $replyfd, $key)
+#                             $cmd    - the actual keyword that invoked us.
+#                             $tail   - the tail of the request that invoked us.
+#                             $replyfd- File descriptor connected to the client
+#    $must_encode          - True if the request must be encoded to be good.
+#    $client_ok            - True if it's ok for a client to request this.
+#    $manager_ok           - True if it's ok for a manager to request this.
+# Side effects:
+#      - On success, the Dispatcher hash has an entry added for the key $RequestName
+#      - On failure, the program will die as it's a bad internal bug to try to 
+#        register a duplicate command handler.
+#
+sub register_handler {
+    my ($request_name,$procedure,$must_encode,	$client_ok,$manager_ok)   = @_;
+
+    #  Don't allow duplication#
+   
+    if (defined $Dispatcher{$request_name}) {
+	die "Attempting to define a duplicate request handler for $request_name\n";
+    }
+    #   Build the client type mask:
+    
+    my $client_type_mask = 0;
+    if($client_ok) {
+	$client_type_mask  |= $CLIENT_OK;
+    }
+    if($manager_ok) {
+	$client_type_mask  |= $MANAGER_OK;
+    }
+   
+    #  Enter the hash:
+      
+    my @entry = ($procedure, $must_encode, $client_type_mask);
+   
+    $Dispatcher{$request_name} = \@entry;
+   
+   
+}
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+
+#
+#  Convert an error return code from lcpasswd to a string value.
+#
+sub lcpasswdstrerror {
+    my $ErrorCode = shift;
+    if(($ErrorCode < 0) || ($ErrorCode > $lastpwderror)) {
+	return "lcpasswd Unrecognized error return value ".$ErrorCode;
+    } else {
+	return $passwderrors[$ErrorCode];
+    }
+}
+
+#
+# Convert an error return code from lcuseradd to a string value:
+#
+sub lcuseraddstrerror {
+    my $ErrorCode = shift;
+    if(($ErrorCode < 0) || ($ErrorCode > $lastadderror)) {
+	return "lcuseradd - Unrecognized error code: ".$ErrorCode;
+    } else {
+	return $adderrors[$ErrorCode];
+    }
+}
+
 # grabs exception and records it to log before exiting
 sub catchexception {
     my ($error)=@_;
     $SIG{'QUIT'}='DEFAULT';
     $SIG{__DIE__}='DEFAULT';
-    &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: "
-     ."ABNORMAL EXIT. Child $$ for server $wasserver died through "
+    &status("Catching exception");
+    &logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: "
+     ."ABNORMAL EXIT. Child $$ for server $thisserver died through "
      ."a crash with this error msg->[$error]</font>");
     &logthis('Famous last words: '.$status.' - '.$lastlog);
     if ($client) { print $client "error: $error\n"; }
@@ -57,29 +3045,27 @@ sub catchexception {
     die($error);
 }
 
+sub timeout {
+    &status("Handling Timeout");
+    &logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: TIME OUT ".$$."</font>");
+    &catchexception('Timeout');
+}
 # -------------------------------- Set signal handlers to record abnormal exits
 
 $SIG{'QUIT'}=\&catchexception;
 $SIG{__DIE__}=\&catchexception;
 
-# ------------------------------------ Read httpd access.conf and get variables
-
-open (CONFIG,"/etc/httpd/conf/access.conf") || die "Can't read access.conf";
-
-while ($configline=<CONFIG>) {
-    if ($configline =~ /PerlSetVar/) {
-	my ($dummy,$varname,$varvalue)=split(/\s+/,$configline);
-        chomp($varvalue);
-        $perlvar{$varname}=$varvalue;
-    }
-}
-close(CONFIG);
+# ---------------------------------- Read loncapa_apache.conf and loncapa.conf
+&status("Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf");
+my $perlvarref=LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
+%perlvar=%{$perlvarref};
+undef $perlvarref;
 
 # ----------------------------- Make sure this process is running from user=www
 my $wwwid=getpwnam('www');
 if ($wwwid!=$<) {
-   $emailto="$perlvar{'lonAdmEMail'},$perlvar{'lonSysEMail'}";
-   $subj="LON: $perlvar{'lonHostID'} User ID mismatch";
+   my $emailto="$perlvar{'lonAdmEMail'},$perlvar{'lonSysEMail'}";
+   my $subj="LON: $currenthostid User ID mismatch";
    system("echo 'User ID mismatch.  lond must be run as user www.' |\
  mailto $emailto -s '$subj' > /dev/null");
    exit 1;
@@ -96,20 +3082,9 @@ if (-e $pidfile) {
    if (kill 0 => $pide) { die "already running"; }
 }
 
-$PREFORK=4; # number of children to maintain, at least four spare
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 
-open (CONFIG,"$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab") || die "Can't read host file";
 
-while ($configline=<CONFIG>) {
-    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip)=split(/:/,$configline);
-    chomp($ip);
-    $hostid{$ip}=$id;
-    if ($id eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) { $thisserver=$name; }
-    $PREFORK++;
-}
-close(CONFIG);
 
 # establish SERVER socket, bind and listen.
 $server = IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPort => $perlvar{'londPort'},
@@ -123,50 +3098,192 @@ $server = IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPor
 
 # global variables
 
-$MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD  = 5;        # number of clients each child should 
-                                    # process
-%children               = ();       # keys are current child process IDs
-$children               = 0;        # current number of children
+my %children               = ();       # keys are current child process IDs
 
 sub REAPER {                        # takes care of dead children
     $SIG{CHLD} = \&REAPER;
-    my $pid = wait;
-    $children --;
-    &logthis("Child $pid died");
-    delete $children{$pid};
+    &status("Handling child death");
+    my $pid;
+    do {
+	$pid = waitpid(-1,&WNOHANG());
+	if (defined($children{$pid})) {
+	    &logthis("Child $pid died");
+	    delete($children{$pid});
+	} elsif ($pid > 0) {
+	    &logthis("Unknown Child $pid died");
+	}
+    } while ( $pid > 0 );
+    foreach my $child (keys(%children)) {
+	$pid = waitpid($child,&WNOHANG());
+	if ($pid > 0) {
+	    &logthis("Child $child - $pid looks like we missed it's death");
+	    delete($children{$pid});
+	}
+    }
+    &status("Finished Handling child death");
 }
 
 sub HUNTSMAN {                      # signal handler for SIGINT
+    &status("Killing children (INT)");
     local($SIG{CHLD}) = 'IGNORE';   # we're going to kill our children
     kill 'INT' => keys %children;
     &logthis("Free socket: ".shutdown($server,2)); # free up socket
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     unlink("$execdir/logs/lond.pid");
-    &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: Shutting down</font>");
+    &logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: Shutting down</font>");
+    &status("Done killing children");
     exit;                           # clean up with dignity
 }
 
 sub HUPSMAN {                      # signal handler for SIGHUP
     local($SIG{CHLD}) = 'IGNORE';  # we're going to kill our children
+    &status("Killing children for restart (HUP)");
     kill 'INT' => keys %children;
     &logthis("Free socket: ".shutdown($server,2)); # free up socket
-    &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: Restarting</font>");
-    unlink("$execdir/logs/lond.pid");
+    &logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: Restarting</font>");
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+    unlink("$execdir/logs/lond.pid");
+    &status("Restarting self (HUP)");
     exec("$execdir/lond");         # here we go again
 }
 
+#
+#    Kill off hashes that describe the host table prior to re-reading it.
+#    Hashes affected are:
+#       %hostid, %hostdom %hostip %hostdns.
+#
+sub KillHostHashes {
+    foreach my $key (keys %hostid) {
+	delete $hostid{$key};
+    }
+    foreach my $key (keys %hostdom) {
+	delete $hostdom{$key};
+    }
+    foreach my $key (keys %hostip) {
+	delete $hostip{$key};
+    }
+    foreach my $key (keys %hostdns) {
+	delete $hostdns{$key};
+    }
+}
+#
+#   Read in the host table from file and distribute it into the various hashes:
+#
+#    - %hostid  -  Indexed by IP, the loncapa hostname.
+#    - %hostdom -  Indexed by  loncapa hostname, the domain.
+#    - %hostip  -  Indexed by hostid, the Ip address of the host.
+sub ReadHostTable {
+
+    open (CONFIG,"$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab") || die "Can't read host file";
+    my $myloncapaname = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    Debug("My loncapa name is : $myloncapaname");
+    while (my $configline=<CONFIG>) {
+	if (!($configline =~ /^\s*\#/)) {
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    chomp($ip); $ip=~s/\D+$//;
+	    $hostid{$ip}=$id;         # LonCAPA name of host by IP.
+	    $hostdom{$id}=$domain;    # LonCAPA domain name of host. 
+	    $hostip{$id}=$ip;	      # IP address of host.
+	    $hostdns{$name} = $id;    # LonCAPA name of host by DNS.
+
+	    if ($id eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) { 
+		Debug("Found me in the host table: $name");
+		$thisserver=$name; 
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    close(CONFIG);
+}
+#
+#  Reload the Apache daemon's state.
+#  This is done by invoking /home/httpd/perl/apachereload
+#  a setuid perl script that can be root for us to do this job.
+#
+sub ReloadApache {
+    my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+    my $script  = $execdir."/apachereload";
+    system($script);
+}
+
+#
+#   Called in response to a USR2 signal.
+#   - Reread hosts.tab
+#   - All children connected to hosts that were removed from hosts.tab
+#     are killed via SIGINT
+#   - All children connected to previously existing hosts are sent SIGUSR1
+#   - Our internal hosts hash is updated to reflect the new contents of
+#     hosts.tab causing connections from hosts added to hosts.tab to
+#     now be honored.
+#
+sub UpdateHosts {
+    &status("Reload hosts.tab");
+    logthis('<font color="blue"> Updating connections </font>');
+    #
+    #  The %children hash has the set of IP's we currently have children
+    #  on.  These need to be matched against records in the hosts.tab
+    #  Any ip's no longer in the table get killed off they correspond to
+    #  either dropped or changed hosts.  Note that the re-read of the table
+    #  will take care of new and changed hosts as connections come into being.
+
+
+    KillHostHashes;
+    ReadHostTable;
+
+    foreach my $child (keys %children) {
+	my $childip = $children{$child};
+	if(!$hostid{$childip}) {
+	    logthis('<font color="blue"> UpdateHosts killing child '
+		    ." $child for ip $childip </font>");
+	    kill('INT', $child);
+	} else {
+	    logthis('<font color="green"> keeping child for ip '
+		    ." $childip (pid=$child) </font>");
+	}
+    }
+    ReloadApache;
+    &status("Finished reloading hosts.tab");
+}
+
+
 sub checkchildren {
+    &status("Checking on the children (sending signals)");
     &initnewstatus();
     &logstatus();
     &logthis('Going to check on the children');
-    map {
-	sleep 1;
+    my $docdir=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    foreach (sort keys %children) {
+	#sleep 1;
         unless (kill 'USR1' => $_) {
 	    &logthis ('Child '.$_.' is dead');
             &logstatus($$.' is dead');
+	    delete($children{$_});
         } 
-    } sort keys %children;
+    }
+    sleep 5;
+    $SIG{ALRM} = sub { Debug("timeout"); 
+		       die "timeout";  };
+    $SIG{__DIE__} = 'DEFAULT';
+    &status("Checking on the children (waiting for reports)");
+    foreach (sort keys %children) {
+        unless (-e "$docdir/lon-status/londchld/$_.txt") {
+          eval {
+            alarm(300);
+	    &logthis('Child '.$_.' did not respond');
+	    kill 9 => $_;
+	    #$emailto="$perlvar{'lonAdmEMail'},$perlvar{'lonSysEMail'}";
+	    #$subj="LON: $currenthostid killed lond process $_";
+	    #my $result=`echo 'Killed lond process $_.' | mailto $emailto -s '$subj' > /dev/null`;
+	    #$execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	    #$result=`/bin/cp $execdir/logs/lond.log $execdir/logs/lond.log.$_`;
+	    delete($children{$_});
+	    alarm(0);
+	  }
+        }
+    }
+    $SIG{ALRM} = 'DEFAULT';
+    $SIG{__DIE__} = \&catchexception;
+    &status("Finished checking children");
+    &logthis('Finished Checking children');
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
@@ -181,12 +3298,76 @@ sub logthis {
     print $fh "$local ($$): $message\n";
 }
 
+# ------------------------- Conditional log if $DEBUG true.
+sub Debug {
+    my $message = shift;
+    if($DEBUG) {
+	&logthis($message);
+    }
+}
+
+#
+#   Sub to do replies to client.. this gives a hook for some
+#   debug tracing too:
+#  Parameters:
+#     fd      - File open on client.
+#     reply   - Text to send to client.
+#     request - Original request from client.
+#
+sub Reply {
+    my ($fd, $reply, $request) = @_;
+    print $fd $reply;
+    Debug("Request was $request  Reply was $reply");
+
+    $Transactions++;
+
+
+}
+
+
+#
+#    Sub to report a failure.
+#    This function:
+#     -   Increments the failure statistic counters.
+#     -   Invokes Reply to send the error message to the client.
+# Parameters:
+#    fd       - File descriptor open on the client
+#    reply    - Reply text to emit.
+#    request  - The original request message (used by Reply
+#               to debug if that's enabled.
+# Implicit outputs:
+#    $Failures- The number of failures is incremented.
+#    Reply (invoked here) sends a message to the 
+#    client:
+#
+sub Failure {
+    my $fd      = shift;
+    my $reply   = shift;
+    my $request = shift;
+   
+    $Failures++;
+    Reply($fd, $reply, $request);      # That's simple eh?
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Log status
 
 sub logstatus {
+    &status("Doing logging");
     my $docdir=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my $fh=IO::File->new(">>$docdir/lon-status/londstatus.txt");
-    print $fh $$."\t".$status."\t".$lastlog."\n";
+    {
+	my $fh=IO::File->new(">$docdir/lon-status/londchld/$$.txt");
+        print $fh $status."\n".$lastlog."\n".time."\n$keymode";
+        $fh->close();
+    }
+    &status("Finished $$.txt");
+    {
+	open(LOG,">>$docdir/lon-status/londstatus.txt");
+	flock(LOG,LOCK_EX);
+	print LOG $$."\t".$clientname."\t".$currenthostid."\t"
+	    .$status."\t".$lastlog."\t $keymode\n";
+	flock(DB,LOCK_UN);
+	close(LOG);
+    }
+    &status("Finished logging");
 }
 
 sub initnewstatus {
@@ -195,6 +3376,11 @@ sub initnewstatus {
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
     print $fh "LOND status $local - parent $$\n\n";
+    opendir(DIR,"$docdir/lon-status/londchld");
+    while (my $filename=readdir(DIR)) {
+        unlink("$docdir/lon-status/londchld/$filename");
+    }
+    closedir(DIR);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Status setting
@@ -204,6 +3390,7 @@ sub status {
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
     $status=$local.': '.$what;
+    $0='lond: '.$what.' '.$local;
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Escape Special Chars
@@ -234,20 +3421,13 @@ sub reconlonc {
         if (kill 0 => $loncpid) {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
-            sleep 1;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
- "<font color=blue>WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
         } else {
 	    &logthis(
-              "<font color=red>CRITICAL: "
+              "<font color='red'>CRITICAL: "
              ."lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-      &logthis('<font color=red>CRITICAL: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+      &logthis('<font color="red">CRITICAL: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -270,11 +3450,12 @@ sub subreply {
 sub reply {
   my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
   my $answer;
-  if ($server ne $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) { 
+  if ($server ne $currenthostid) { 
     $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
 	$answer=subreply("ping",$server);
         if ($answer ne $server) {
+	    &logthis("sub reply: answer != server answer is $answer, server is $server");
            &reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
         }
         $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
@@ -338,7 +3519,7 @@ sub ishome {
 # ======================================================= Continue main program
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Fork once and dissociate
 
-$fpid=fork;
+my $fpid=fork;
 exit if $fpid;
 die "Couldn't fork: $!" unless defined ($fpid);
 
@@ -346,64 +3527,95 @@ POSIX::setsid() or die "Can't start new
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Write our PID on disk
 
-$execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
 open (PIDSAVE,">$execdir/logs/lond.pid");
 print PIDSAVE "$$\n";
 close(PIDSAVE);
-&logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: ---------- Starting ----------</font>");
+&logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: ---------- Starting ----------</font>");
 &status('Starting');
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------- Now we are on our own
-    
-# Fork off our children.
-for (1 .. $PREFORK) {
-    make_new_child();
-}
+
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Install signal handlers
 
-&status('Forked children');
 
 $SIG{CHLD} = \&REAPER;
 $SIG{INT}  = $SIG{TERM} = \&HUNTSMAN;
 $SIG{HUP}  = \&HUPSMAN;
 $SIG{USR1} = \&checkchildren;
+$SIG{USR2} = \&UpdateHosts;
+
+#  Read the host hashes:
+
+ReadHostTable;
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Accept connections.  When a connection comes in, it is validated
+#   and if good, a child process is created to process transactions
+#   along the connection.
 
-# And maintain the population.
 while (1) {
-    &status('Sleeping');
-    sleep;                          # wait for a signal (i.e., child's death)
-    &logthis('Woke up');
-    &status('Woke up');
-    for ($i = $children; $i < $PREFORK; $i++) {
-        make_new_child();           # top up the child pool
-    }
+    &status('Starting accept');
+    $client = $server->accept() or next;
+    &status('Accepted '.$client.' off to spawn');
+    make_new_child($client);
+    &status('Finished spawning');
 }
 
 sub make_new_child {
     my $pid;
-    my $cipher;
+#    my $cipher;     # Now global
     my $sigset;
-    &logthis("Attempting to start child");    
+
+    $client = shift;
+    &status('Starting new child '.$client);
+    &logthis('<font color="green"> Attempting to start child ('.$client.
+	     ")</font>");    
     # block signal for fork
     $sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGINT);
     sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, $sigset)
         or die "Can't block SIGINT for fork: $!\n";
-    
+
     die "fork: $!" unless defined ($pid = fork);
+
+    $client->sockopt(SO_KEEPALIVE, 1); # Enable monitoring of
+	                               # connection liveness.
+
+    #
+    #  Figure out who we're talking to so we can record the peer in 
+    #  the pid hash.
+    #
+    my $caller = getpeername($client);
+    my ($port,$iaddr);
+    if (defined($caller) && length($caller) > 0) {
+	($port,$iaddr)=unpack_sockaddr_in($caller);
+    } else {
+	&logthis("Unable to determine who caller was, getpeername returned nothing");
+    }
+    if (defined($iaddr)) {
+	$clientip  = inet_ntoa($iaddr);
+	Debug("Connected with $clientip");
+	$clientdns = gethostbyaddr($iaddr, AF_INET);
+	Debug("Connected with $clientdns by name");
+    } else {
+	&logthis("Unable to determine clientip");
+	$clientip='Unavailable';
+    }
     
     if ($pid) {
         # Parent records the child's birth and returns.
         sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset)
             or die "Can't unblock SIGINT for fork: $!\n";
-        $children{$pid} = 1;
-        $children++;
+        $children{$pid} = $clientip;
         &status('Started child '.$pid);
         return;
     } 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 ';
         $status='Forked';
 
@@ -411,923 +3623,1076 @@ sub make_new_child {
         sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset)
             or die "Can't unblock SIGINT for fork: $!\n";
 
-        $tmpsnum=0;
-    
-        # handle connections until we've reached $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD
-        for ($i=0; $i < $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD; $i++) {
-            &status('Idle, waiting for connection');
-            $client = $server->accept()     or last;
-            &status('Accepted connection');
+#        my $tmpsnum=0;            # Now global
+#---------------------------------------------------- kerberos 5 initialization
+        &Authen::Krb5::init_context();
+        &Authen::Krb5::init_ets();
+
+	&status('Accepted connection');
 # =============================================================================
             # do something with the connection
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-            # see if we know client and check for spoof IP by challenge
-            my $caller=getpeername($client);
-            my ($port,$iaddr)=unpack_sockaddr_in($caller);
-            my $clientip=inet_ntoa($iaddr);
-            my $clientrec=($hostid{$clientip} ne undef);
-            &logthis(
-"<font color=yellow>INFO: Connection $i, $clientip ($hostid{$clientip})</font>"
-            );
-            &status("Connecting $clientip ($hostid{$clientip})"); 
-            my $clientok;
-            if ($clientrec) {
-	      &status("Waiting for init from $clientip ($hostid{$clientip})");
-	      my $remotereq=<$client>;
-              $remotereq=~s/\W//g;
-              if ($remotereq eq 'init') {
-		  my $challenge="$$".time;
-                  print $client "$challenge\n";
-                  &status(
-           "Waiting for challenge reply from $clientip ($hostid{$clientip})"); 
-                  $remotereq=<$client>;
-                  $remotereq=~s/\W//g;
-                  if ($challenge eq $remotereq) {
-		      $clientok=1;
-                      print $client "ok\n";
-                  } else {
-		      &logthis(
- "<font color=blue>WARNING: $clientip did not reply challenge</font>");
-                      &status('No challenge reply '.$clientip);
-                  }
-              } else {
-		  &logthis(
-                    "<font color=blue>WARNING: "
-                   ."$clientip failed to initialize: >$remotereq< </font>");
-                  &status('No init '.$clientip);
-              }
-	    } else {
-              &logthis(
- "<font color=blue>WARNING: Unknown client $clientip</font>");
-              &status('Hung up on '.$clientip);
-            }
-            if ($clientok) {
+	# see if we know client and 'check' for spoof IP by ineffective challenge
+
+	ReadManagerTable;	# May also be a manager!!
+	
+	my $clientrec=($hostid{$clientip}     ne undef);
+	my $ismanager=($managers{$clientip}    ne undef);
+	$clientname  = "[unknonwn]";
+	if($clientrec) {	# Establish client type.
+	    $ConnectionType = "client";
+	    $clientname = $hostid{$clientip};
+	    if($ismanager) {
+		$ConnectionType = "both";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    $ConnectionType = "manager";
+	    $clientname = $managers{$clientip};
+	}
+	my $clientok;
+
+	if ($clientrec || $ismanager) {
+	    &status("Waiting for init from $clientip $clientname");
+	    &logthis('<font color="yellow">INFO: Connection, '.
+		     $clientip.
+		  " ($clientname) connection type = $ConnectionType </font>" );
+	    &status("Connecting $clientip  ($clientname))"); 
+	    my $remotereq=<$client>;
+	    chomp($remotereq);
+	    Debug("Got init: $remotereq");
+	    my $inikeyword = split(/:/, $remotereq);
+	    if ($remotereq =~ /^init/) {
+		&sethost("sethost:$perlvar{'lonHostID'}");
+		#
+		#  If the remote is attempting a local init... give that a try:
+		#
+		my ($i, $inittype) = split(/:/, $remotereq);
+
+		# If the connection type is ssl, but I didn't get my
+		# certificate files yet, then I'll drop  back to 
+		# insecure (if allowed).
+		
+		if($inittype eq "ssl") {
+		    my ($ca, $cert) = lonssl::CertificateFile;
+		    my $kfile       = lonssl::KeyFile;
+		    if((!$ca)   || 
+		       (!$cert) || 
+		       (!$kfile)) {
+			$inittype = ""; # This forces insecure attempt.
+			&logthis("<font color=\"blue\"> Certificates not "
+				 ."installed -- trying insecure auth</font>");
+		    }
+		    else {	# SSL certificates are in place so
+		    }		# Leave the inittype alone.
+		}
+
+		if($inittype eq "local") {
+		    my $key = LocalConnection($client, $remotereq);
+		    if($key) {
+			Debug("Got local key $key");
+			$clientok     = 1;
+			my $cipherkey = pack("H32", $key);
+			$cipher       = new IDEA($cipherkey);
+			print $client "ok:local\n";
+			&logthis('<font color="green"'
+				 . "Successful local authentication </font>");
+			$keymode = "local"
+		    } else {
+			Debug("Failed to get local key");
+			$clientok = 0;
+			shutdown($client, 3);
+			close $client;
+		    }
+		} elsif ($inittype eq "ssl") {
+		    my $key = SSLConnection($client);
+		    if ($key) {
+			$clientok = 1;
+			my $cipherkey = pack("H32", $key);
+			$cipher       = new IDEA($cipherkey);
+			&logthis('<font color="green">'
+				 ."Successfull ssl authentication with $clientname </font>");
+			$keymode = "ssl";
+	     
+		    } else {
+			$clientok = 0;
+			close $client;
+		    }
+	   
+		} else {
+		    my $ok = InsecureConnection($client);
+		    if($ok) {
+			$clientok = 1;
+			&logthis('<font color="green">'
+				 ."Successful insecure authentication with $clientname </font>");
+			print $client "ok\n";
+			$keymode = "insecure";
+		    } else {
+			&logthis('<font color="yellow">'
+				  ."Attempted insecure connection disallowed </font>");
+			close $client;
+			$clientok = 0;
+			
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		&logthis(
+			 "<font color='blue'>WARNING: "
+			 ."$clientip failed to initialize: >$remotereq< </font>");
+		&status('No init '.$clientip);
+	    }
+	    
+	} else {
+	    &logthis(
+		     "<font color='blue'>WARNING: Unknown client $clientip</font>");
+	    &status('Hung up on '.$clientip);
+	}
+ 
+	if ($clientok) {
 # ---------------- New known client connecting, could mean machine online again
-	      &reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostid{$clientip}");
-              &logthis(
-       "<font color=green>Established connection: $hostid{$clientip}</font>");
-              &status('Will listen to '.$hostid{$clientip});
+	    
+	    foreach my $id (keys(%hostip)) {
+		if ($hostip{$id} ne $clientip ||
+		    $hostip{$currenthostid} eq $clientip) {
+		    # no need to try to do recon's to myself
+		    next;
+		}
+		&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$id");
+	    }
+	    &logthis("<font color='green'>Established connection: $clientname</font>");
+	    &status('Will listen to '.$clientname);
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Process requests
-              while (my $userinput=<$client>) {
-                chomp($userinput);
-                &status('Processing '.$hostid{$clientip}.': '.$userinput);
-                my $wasenc=0;
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ See if encrypted
-		if ($userinput =~ /^enc/) {
-		  if ($cipher) {
-                    my ($cmd,$cmdlength,$encinput)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-		    $userinput='';
-                    for (my $encidx=0;$encidx<length($encinput);$encidx+=16) {
-                       $userinput.=
-			   $cipher->decrypt(
-                            pack("H16",substr($encinput,$encidx,16))
-                           );
-		    }
-		    $userinput=substr($userinput,0,$cmdlength);
-                    $wasenc=1;
-		  }
-		}
-# ------------------------------------------------------------- Normal commands
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ping
-		   if ($userinput =~ /^ping/) {
-                       print $client "$perlvar{'lonHostID'}\n";
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pong
-		   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^pong/) {
-                       $reply=reply("ping",$hostid{$clientip});
-                       print $client "$perlvar{'lonHostID'}:$reply\n"; 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ekey
-		   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^ekey/) {
-                       my $buildkey=time.$$.int(rand 100000);
-                       $buildkey=~tr/1-6/A-F/;
-                       $buildkey=int(rand 100000).$buildkey.int(rand 100000);
-                       my $key=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}.$hostid{$clientip};
-                       $key=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;
-                       $key=~tr/G-P/0-9/;
-                       $key=~tr/Q-Z/0-9/;
-                       $key=$key.$buildkey.$key.$buildkey.$key.$buildkey;
-                       $key=substr($key,0,32);
-                       my $cipherkey=pack("H32",$key);
-                       $cipher=new IDEA $cipherkey;
-                       print $client "$buildkey\n"; 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ load
-		   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^load/) {
-                       my $loadavg;
-                       {
-                          my $loadfile=IO::File->new('/proc/loadavg');
-                          $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
-                       }
-                       $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;
-                       my $loadpercent=100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
-		       print $client "$loadpercent\n";
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------- currentauth
-		   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^currentauth/) {
-		     if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
-                       if (-e $passfilename) {
-			   my $pf = IO::File->new($passfilename);
-			   my $realpasswd=<$pf>;
-			   chomp($realpasswd);
-			   my ($howpwd,$contentpwd)=split(/:/,$realpasswd);
-			   my $availablecontent='';
-			   if ($howpwd eq 'krb4') {
-			       $availablecontent=$contentpwd;
-			   }
-			   print $client "$howpwd:$availablecontent\n";
-		       } else {
-                          print $client "unknown_user\n";
-                       }
-		     } else {
-		       print $client "refused\n";
-		     }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ auth
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^auth/) {
-		     if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$upass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($upass);
-                       $upass=unescape($upass);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
-                       if (-e $passfilename) {
-                          my $pf = IO::File->new($passfilename);
-                          my $realpasswd=<$pf>;
-                          chomp($realpasswd);
-                          my ($howpwd,$contentpwd)=split(/:/,$realpasswd);
-                          my $pwdcorrect=0;
-                          if ($howpwd eq 'internal') {
-			      $pwdcorrect=
-				  (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
-                          } elsif ($howpwd eq 'unix') {
-                              $contentpwd=(getpwnam($uname))[1];
-			      my $pwauth_path="/usr/local/sbin/pwauth";
-			      unless ($contentpwd eq 'x') {
-				  $pwdcorrect=
-                                    (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
-			      }
-			      elsif (-e $pwauth_path) {
-				  open PWAUTH, "|$pwauth_path" or
-				      die "Cannot invoke authentication";
-				  print PWAUTH "$uname\n$upass\n";
-				  close PWAUTH;
-				  $pwdcorrect=!$?;
-			      }
-                          } elsif ($howpwd eq 'krb4') {
-                              $pwdcorrect=(
-                                 Authen::Krb4::get_pw_in_tkt($uname,"",
-                                        $contentpwd,'krbtgt',$contentpwd,1,
-							     $upass) == 0);
-                          } elsif ($howpwd eq 'localauth') {
-			    $pwdcorrect=&localauth::localauth($uname,$upass,
-							      $contentpwd);
-			  }
-                          if ($pwdcorrect) {
-                             print $client "authorized\n";
-                          } else {
-                             print $client "non_authorized\n";
-                          }  
-		       } else {
-                          print $client "unknown_user\n";
-                       }
-		     } else {
-		       print $client "refused\n";
-		     }
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- passwd
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^passwd/) {
-		     if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my 
-                       ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$upass,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($npass);
-                       $upass=&unescape($upass);
-                       $npass=&unescape($npass);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
-                       if (-e $passfilename) {
-			   my $realpasswd;
-                          { my $pf = IO::File->new($passfilename);
-			    $realpasswd=<$pf>; }
-                          chomp($realpasswd);
-                          my ($howpwd,$contentpwd)=split(/:/,$realpasswd);
-                          if ($howpwd eq 'internal') {
-			   if (crypt($upass,$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd) {
-			     my $salt=time;
-                             $salt=substr($salt,6,2);
-			     my $ncpass=crypt($npass,$salt);
-                             { my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
- 	  		       print $pf "internal:$ncpass\n"; }             
-                             print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                             print $client "non_authorized\n";
-                           }
-                          } else {
-                            print $client "auth_mode_error\n";
-                          }  
-		       } else {
-                          print $client "unknown_user\n";
-                       }
-		     } else {
-		       print $client "refused\n";
-		     }
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------- makeuser
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^makeuser/) {
-    	             my $oldumask=umask(0077);
-		     if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my 
-                       ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$umode,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($npass);
-                       $npass=&unescape($npass);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
-                       if (-e $passfilename) {
-			   print $client "already_exists\n";
-                       } elsif ($udom ne $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'}) {
-                           print $client "not_right_domain\n";
-                       } else {
-                           @fpparts=split(/\//,$proname);
-                           $fpnow=$fpparts[0].'/'.$fpparts[1].'/'.$fpparts[2];
-                           $fperror='';
-                           for ($i=3;$i<=$#fpparts;$i++) {
-                               $fpnow.='/'.$fpparts[$i]; 
-                               unless (-e $fpnow) {
-				   unless (mkdir($fpnow,0777)) {
-                                      $fperror="error:$!\n";
-                                   }
-                               }
-                           }
-                           unless ($fperror) {
-			     if ($umode eq 'krb4') {
-                               { 
-                                 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
- 	  		         print $pf "krb4:$npass\n"; 
-                               }             
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-                             } elsif ($umode eq 'internal') {
-			       my $salt=time;
-                               $salt=substr($salt,6,2);
-			       my $ncpass=crypt($npass,$salt);
-                               { 
-                                 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
- 	  		         print $pf "internal:$ncpass\n"; 
-                               }
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-			     } elsif ($umode eq 'localauth') {
-			       {
-				 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-  	  		         print $pf "localauth:$npass\n";
-			       }
-			       print $client "ok\n";
-			     } elsif ($umode eq 'unix') {
-			       {
-				 my $execpath="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/".
-				              "lcuseradd";
-				 {
-				     my $se = IO::File->new("|$execpath");
-				     print $se "$uname\n";
-				     print $se "$npass\n";
-				     print $se "$npass\n";
-				 }
-                                 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
- 	  		         print $pf "unix:\n"; 
-			       }
-			       print $client "ok\n";
-			     } elsif ($umode eq 'none') {
-                               { 
-                                 my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
- 	  		         print $pf "none:\n"; 
-                               }             
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-                             } else {
-                               print $client "auth_mode_error\n";
-                             }  
-                           } else {
-                               print $client "$fperror\n";
-                           }
-                       }
-		     } else {
-		       print $client "refused\n";
-		     }
-		     umask($oldumask);
-# -------------------------------------------------------------- changeuserauth
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^changeuserauth/) {
-		     if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my 
-                       ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$umode,$npass)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($npass);
-                       $npass=&unescape($npass);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $passfilename="$proname/passwd";
-		       if ($udom ne $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'}) {
-                           print $client "not_right_domain\n";
-                       } else {
-			   if ($umode eq 'krb4') {
-                               { 
-				   my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-				   print $pf "krb4:$npass\n"; 
-                               }             
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-			   } elsif ($umode eq 'internal') {
-			       my $salt=time;
-                               $salt=substr($salt,6,2);
-			       my $ncpass=crypt($npass,$salt);
-                               { 
-				   my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-				   print $pf "internal:$ncpass\n"; 
-                               }
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-			   } elsif ($umode eq 'localauth') {
-			       {
-				   my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-				   print $pf "localauth:$npass\n";
-			       }
-			       print $client "ok\n";
-			   } elsif ($umode eq 'unix') {
-			       {
-				   my $execpath="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/".
-				       "lcuseradd";
-				   {
-				       my $se = IO::File->new("|$execpath");
-				       print $se "$uname\n";
-				       print $se "$npass\n";
-				       print $se "$npass\n";
-				   }
-				   my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-				   print $pf "unix:\n"; 
-			       }
-			       print $client "ok\n";
-			   } elsif ($umode eq 'none') {
-                               { 
-				   my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
-				   print $pf "none:\n"; 
-                               }             
-                               print $client "ok\n";
-			   } else {
-                               print $client "auth_mode_error\n";
-			   }  
-                       }
-		     } else {
-		       print $client "refused\n";
-		     }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ home
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^home/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($uname);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       if (-e $proname) {
-                          print $client "found\n";
-                       } else {
-			  print $client "not_found\n";
-                       }
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^update/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       my $ownership=ishome($fname);
-                       if ($ownership eq 'not_owner') {
-                        if (-e $fname) {
-                          my ($dev,$ino,$mode,$nlink,
-                              $uid,$gid,$rdev,$size,
-                              $atime,$mtime,$ctime,
-                              $blksize,$blocks)=stat($fname);
-                          $now=time;
-                          $since=$now-$atime;
-                          if ($since>$perlvar{'lonExpire'}) {
-                              $reply=
-                                    reply("unsub:$fname","$hostid{$clientip}");
-                              unlink("$fname");
-                          } else {
-			     my $transname="$fname.in.transfer";
-                             my $remoteurl=
-                                    reply("sub:$fname","$hostid{$clientip}");
-                             my $response;
-                              {
-                             my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                             my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
-                             $response=$ua->request($request,$transname);
-			      }
-                             if ($response->is_error()) {
-				 unlink($transname);
-                                 my $message=$response->status_line;
-                                 &logthis(
-                                  "LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
-                             } else {
-	                         if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
-                                  my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                                  my $mrequest=
-                                   new HTTP::Request('GET',$remoteurl.'.meta');
-                                  my $mresponse=
-                                   $ua->request($mrequest,$fname.'.meta');
-                                  if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
-		                    unlink($fname.'.meta');
-                                  }
-	                         }
-                                 rename($transname,$fname);
-			     }
-                          }
-                          print $client "ok\n";
-                        } else {
-                          print $client "not_found\n";
-                        }
-		       } else {
-			print $client "rejected\n";
-                       }
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------- unsubscribe
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^unsub/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       if (-e $fname) {
-                           if (unlink("$fname.$hostid{$clientip}")) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-			   } else {
-                              print $client "not_subscribed\n";
-			   }
-                       } else {
-			   print $client "not_found\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^sub/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       my $ownership=ishome($fname);
-                       if ($ownership eq 'owner') {
-                        if (-e $fname) {
-			 if (-d $fname) {
-			   print $client "directory\n";
-                         } else {
-                           $now=time;
-                           { 
-			    my $sh;
-                            if ($sh=
-                             IO::File->new(">$fname.$hostid{$clientip}")) {
-                               print $sh "$clientip:$now\n";
-			    }
-			   }
-                           unless ($fname=~/\.meta$/) {
-			       unlink("$fname.meta.$hostid{$clientip}");
-                           }
-                           $fname=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res/raw/;
-                           $fname="http://$thisserver/".$fname;
-                           print $client "$fname\n";
-		         }
-                        } else {
-		      	   print $client "not_found\n";
-                        }
-		       } else {
-                        print $client "rejected\n";
-		       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- log
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^log/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $now=time;
-                       {
-			 my $hfh;
-			 if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/activity.log")) { 
-                            print $hfh "$now:$hostid{$clientip}:$what\n";
-                            print $client "ok\n"; 
-			} else {
-                            print $client "error:$!\n";
-		        }
-		       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- put
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^put/) {
-                      my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                      $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                      $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                      if ($namespace ne 'roles') {
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $now=time;
-                       unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
-			   my $hfh;
-			   if (
-                             $hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")
-			       ) { print $hfh "P:$now:$what\n"; }
-		       }
-                       my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
-                           foreach $pair (@pairs) {
-			       ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
-                               $hash{$key}=$value;
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-		      } else {
-                          print $client "refused\n";
-                      }
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------- rolesput
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^rolesput/) {
-		    if ($wasenc==1) {
-                       my ($cmd,$exedom,$exeuser,$udom,$uname,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       my $namespace='roles';
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $now=time;
-                       {
-			   my $hfh;
-			   if (
-                             $hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")
-			       ) { 
-                                  print $hfh "P:$now:$exedom:$exeuser:$what\n";
-                                 }
-		       }
-                       my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
-                           foreach $pair (@pairs) {
-			       ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
-                               $hash{$key}=$value;
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-		      } else {
-                          print $client "refused\n";
-                      }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- get
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^get/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $qresult='';
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                           for ($i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
-                               $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              print $client "$qresult\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eget
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^eget/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $qresult='';
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                           for ($i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
-                               $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              if ($cipher) {
-                                my $cmdlength=length($qresult);
-                                $qresult.="         ";
-                                my $encqresult='';
-                                for 
-				(my $encidx=0;$encidx<=$cmdlength;$encidx+=8) {
-                                 $encqresult.=
-                                 unpack("H16",
-                                 $cipher->encrypt(substr($qresult,$encidx,8)));
-                                }
-                                print $client "enc:$cmdlength:$encqresult\n";
-			      } else {
-			        print $client "error:no_key\n";
-                              }
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- del
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^del/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $now=time;
-                       unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
-			   my $hfh;
-			   if (
-                             $hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")
-			       ) { print $hfh "D:$now:$what\n"; }
-		       }
-                       my @keys=split(/\&/,$what);
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
-                           foreach $key (@keys) {
-                               delete($hash{$key});
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ keys
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^keys/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $qresult='';
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                           foreach $key (keys %hash) {
-                               $qresult.="$key&";
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              print $client "$qresult\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dump
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^dump/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $qresult='';
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                           foreach $key (keys %hash) {
-                               $qresult.="$key=$hash{$key}&";
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              print $client "$qresult\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- store
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^store/) {
-                      my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$rid,$what)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                      $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                      $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                      if ($namespace ne 'roles') {
-                       chomp($what);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $now=time;
-                       unless ($namespace=~/^nohist\_/) {
-			   my $hfh;
-			   if (
-                             $hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/$namespace.hist")
-			       ) { print $hfh "P:$now:$rid:$what\n"; }
-		       }
-                       my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
-                         
-    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
-                           my @previouskeys=split(/&/,$hash{"keys:$rid"});
-                           my $key;
-                           $hash{"version:$rid"}++;
-                           my $version=$hash{"version:$rid"};
-                           my $allkeys=''; 
-                           foreach $pair (@pairs) {
-			       ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
-                               $allkeys.=$key.':';
-                               $hash{"$version:$rid:$key"}=$value;
-                           }
-                           $hash{"$version:$rid:timestamp"}=$now;
-                           $allkeys.='timestamp';
-                           $hash{"$version:keys:$rid"}=$allkeys;
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-		      } else {
-                          print $client "refused\n";
-                      }
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------- restore
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^restore/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$uname,$namespace,$rid)
-                          =split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
-                       $namespace=~s/\W//g;
-                       chomp($rid);
-                       my $proname=propath($udom,$uname);
-                       my $qresult='';
-      if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/$namespace.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                	   my $version=$hash{"version:$rid"};
-                           $qresult.="version=$version&";
-                           my $scope;
-                           for ($scope=1;$scope<=$version;$scope++) {
-			      my $vkeys=$hash{"$scope:keys:$rid"};
-                              my @keys=split(/:/,$vkeys);
-                              my $key;
-                              $qresult.="$scope:keys=$vkeys&";
-                              foreach $key (@keys) {
-	     $qresult.="$scope:$key=".$hash{"$scope:$rid:$key"}."&";
-                              }                                  
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              print $client "$qresult\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------- querysend
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^querysend/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$query,
-			   $custom,$customshow)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-		       $query=~s/\n*$//g;
-		       unless ($custom or $customshow) {
-			   print $client "".
-			       sqlreply("$hostid{$clientip}\&$query")."\n";
-		       }
-		       else {
-			   print $client "".
-			       sqlreply("$hostid{$clientip}\&$query".
-					"\&$custom"."\&$customshow")."\n";
-		       }
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ queryreply
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^queryreply/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$id,$reply)=split(/:/,$userinput); 
-		       my $store;
-                       my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-                       if ($store=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id")) {
-			   $reply=~s/\&/\n/g;
-			   print $store $reply;
-			   close $store;
-			   my $store2=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id.end");
-			   print $store2 "done\n";
-			   close $store2;
-			   print $client "ok\n";
-		       }
-		       else {
-			   print $client "error:$!\n";
-		       }
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- idput
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^idput/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($what);
-                       $udom=~s/\W//g;
-                       my $proname="$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/ids";
-                       my $now=time;
-                       {
-			   my $hfh;
-			   if (
-                             $hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname.hist")
-			       ) { print $hfh "P:$now:$what\n"; }
-		       }
-                       my @pairs=split(/\&/,$what);
-                 if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT,0640)) {
-                           foreach $pair (@pairs) {
-			       ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$pair);
-                               $hash{$key}=$value;
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-                              print $client "ok\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- idget
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^idget/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$udom,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($what);
-                       $udom=~s/\W//g;
-                       my $proname="$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/ids";
-                       my @queries=split(/\&/,$what);
-                       my $qresult='';
-                 if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname.db",&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
-                           for ($i=0;$i<=$#queries;$i++) {
-                               $qresult.="$hash{$queries[$i]}&";
-                           }
-			   if (untie(%hash)) {
-		              $qresult=~s/\&$//;
-                              print $client "$qresult\n";
-                           } else {
-                              print $client "error:$!\n";
-                           }
-                       } else {
-                           print $client "error:$!\n";
-                       }
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tmpput
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tmpput/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$what)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-		       my $store;
-                       $tmpsnum++;
-                       my $id=$$.'_'.$clientip.'_'.$tmpsnum;
-                       $id=~s/\W/\_/g;
-                       $what=~s/\n//g;
-                       my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-                       if ($store=IO::File->new(">$execdir/tmp/$id.tmp")) {
-			   print $store $what;
-			   close $store;
-			   print $client "$id\n";
-		       }
-		       else {
-			   print $client "error:$!\n";
-		       }
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tmpget
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^tmpget/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$id)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       chomp($id);
-                       $id=~s/\W/\_/g;
-                       my $store;
-                       my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-                       if ($store=IO::File->new("$execdir/tmp/$id.tmp")) {
-                           my $reply=<$store>;
-			   print $client "$reply\n";
-                           close $store;
-		       }
-		       else {
-			   print $client "error:$!\n";
-		       }
+	    my $keep_going = 1;
+	    my $user_input;
+	    while(($user_input = get_request) && $keep_going) {
+		alarm(120);
+		Debug("Main: Got $user_input\n");
+		$keep_going = &process_request($user_input);
+		alarm(0);
+		&status('Listening to '.$clientname." ($keymode)");	   
+	    }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ls
-                   } elsif ($userinput =~ /^ls/) {
-                       my ($cmd,$ulsdir)=split(/:/,$userinput);
-                       my $ulsout='';
-                       my $ulsfn;
-                       if (-e $ulsdir) {
-			if (opendir(LSDIR,$ulsdir)) {
-                          while ($ulsfn=readdir(LSDIR)) {
-			     my @ulsstats=stat($ulsdir.'/'.$ulsfn);
-                             $ulsout.=$ulsfn.'&'.join('&',@ulsstats).':';
-                          }
-                          closedir(LSDIR);
-		        }
-		       } else {
-                          $ulsout='no_such_dir';
-                       }
-                       if ($ulsout eq '') { $ulsout='empty'; }
-                       print $client "$ulsout\n";
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hanging up
-                   } elsif (($userinput =~ /^exit/) ||
-                            ($userinput =~ /^init/)) {
-                       &logthis(
-      "Client $clientip ($hostid{$clientip}) hanging up: $userinput");
-                       print $client "bye\n";
-                       $client->close();
-		       last;
-# ------------------------------------------------------------- unknown command
-                   } else {
-                       # unknown command
-                       print $client "unknown_cmd\n";
-                   }
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------- complete
-                   &status('Listening to '.$hostid{$clientip});
-	       }
 # --------------------------------------------- client unknown or fishy, refuse
-            } else {
-	        print $client "refused\n";
-                $client->close();
-                &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: "
-                ."Rejected client $clientip, closing connection</font>");
-            }              
-            &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: "
-                    ."Disconnect from $clientip ($hostid{$clientip})</font>");
+	}  else {
+	    print $client "refused\n";
+	    $client->close();
+	    &logthis("<font color='blue'>WARNING: "
+		     ."Rejected client $clientip, closing connection</font>");
+	}
+    }            
+    
 # =============================================================================
-        }
     
-        # tidy up gracefully and finish
+    &logthis("<font color='red'>CRITICAL: "
+	     ."Disconnect from $clientip ($clientname)</font>");    
     
-        $client->close();
-        $server->close();
+    
+    # this exit is VERY important, otherwise the child will become
+    # a producer of more and more children, forking yourself into
+    # process death.
+    exit;
+    
+}
+
+
+#
+#   Checks to see if the input roleput request was to set
+# an author role.  If so, invokes the lchtmldir script to set
+# up a correct public_html 
+# Parameters:
+#    request   - The request sent to the rolesput subchunk.
+#                We're looking for  /domain/_au
+#    domain    - The domain in which the user is having roles doctored.
+#    user      - Name of the user for which the role is being put.
+#    authtype  - The authentication type associated with the user.
+#
+sub ManagePermissions
+{
 
-        # this exit is VERY important, otherwise the child will become
-        # a producer of more and more children, forking yourself into
-        # process death.
-        exit;
+    my ($request, $domain, $user, $authtype) = @_;
+
+    # See if the request is of the form /$domain/_au
+    if($request =~ /^(\/$domain\/_au)$/) { # It's an author rolesput...
+	my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	my $userhome= "/home/$user" ;
+	&logthis("system $execdir/lchtmldir $userhome $user $authtype");
+	system("$execdir/lchtmldir $userhome $user $authtype");
     }
 }
+#
+#   GetAuthType - Determines the authorization type of a user in a domain.
+
+#     Returns the authorization type or nouser if there is no such user.
+#
+sub GetAuthType 
+{
+
+    my ($domain, $user)  = @_;
+
+    Debug("GetAuthType( $domain, $user ) \n");
+    my $proname    = &propath($domain, $user); 
+    my $passwdfile = "$proname/passwd";
+    if( -e $passwdfile ) {
+	my $pf = IO::File->new($passwdfile);
+	my $realpassword = <$pf>;
+	chomp($realpassword);
+	Debug("Password info = $realpassword\n");
+	my ($authtype, $contentpwd) = split(/:/, $realpassword);
+	Debug("Authtype = $authtype, content = $contentpwd\n");
+	my $availinfo = '';
+	if($authtype eq 'krb4' or $authtype eq 'krb5') {
+	    $availinfo = $contentpwd;
+	}
+
+	return "$authtype:$availinfo";
+    }
+    else {
+	Debug("Returning nouser");
+	return "nouser";
+    }
+}
+
+#
+#  Validate a user given their domain, name and password.  This utility
+#  function is used by both  AuthenticateHandler and ChangePasswordHandler
+#  to validate the login credentials of a user.
+# Parameters:
+#    $domain    - The domain being logged into (this is required due to
+#                 the capability for multihomed systems.
+#    $user      - The name of the user being validated.
+#    $password  - The user's propoposed password.
+#
+# Returns:
+#     1        - The domain,user,pasword triplet corresponds to a valid
+#                user.
+#     0        - The domain,user,password triplet is not a valid user.
+#
+sub validate_user {
+    my ($domain, $user, $password) = @_;
+
+
+    # Why negative ~pi you may well ask?  Well this function is about
+    # authentication, and therefore very important to get right.
+    # I've initialized the flag that determines whether or not I've 
+    # validated correctly to a value it's not supposed to get.
+    # At the end of this function. I'll ensure that it's not still that
+    # value so we don't just wind up returning some accidental value
+    # as a result of executing an unforseen code path that
+    # did not set $validated.
+
+    my $validated = -3.14159;
+
+    #  How we authenticate is determined by the type of authentication
+    #  the user has been assigned.  If the authentication type is
+    #  "nouser", the user does not exist so we will return 0.
+
+    my $contents = &GetAuthType($domain, $user);
+    my ($howpwd, $contentpwd) = split(/:/, $contents);
+
+    my $null = pack("C",0);	# Used by kerberos auth types.
+
+    if ($howpwd ne 'nouser') {
+
+	if($howpwd eq "internal") { # Encrypted is in local password file.
+	    $validated = (crypt($password, $contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
+	}
+	elsif ($howpwd eq "unix") { # User is a normal unix user.
+	    $contentpwd = (getpwnam($user))[1];
+	    if($contentpwd) {
+		if($contentpwd eq 'x') { # Shadow password file...
+		    my $pwauth_path = "/usr/local/sbin/pwauth";
+		    open PWAUTH,  "|$pwauth_path" or
+			die "Cannot invoke authentication";
+		    print PWAUTH "$user\n$password\n";
+		    close PWAUTH;
+		    $validated = ! $?;
+
+		} else { 	         # Passwords in /etc/passwd. 
+		    $validated = (crypt($password,
+					$contentpwd) eq $contentpwd);
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$validated = 0;
+	    }
+	}
+	elsif ($howpwd eq "krb4") { # user is in kerberos 4 auth. domain.
+	    if(! ($password =~ /$null/) ) {
+		my $k4error = &Authen::Krb4::get_pw_in_tkt($user,
+							   "",
+							   $contentpwd,,
+							   'krbtgt',
+							   $contentpwd,
+							   1,
+							   $password);
+		if(!$k4error) {
+		    $validated = 1;
+		}
+		else {
+		    $validated = 0;
+		    &logthis('krb4: '.$user.', '.$contentpwd.', '.
+			     &Authen::Krb4::get_err_txt($Authen::Krb4::error));
+		}
+	    }
+	    else {
+		$validated = 0; # Password has a match with null.
+	    }
+	}
+	elsif ($howpwd eq "krb5") { # User is in kerberos 5 auth. domain.
+	    if(!($password =~ /$null/)) { # Null password not allowed.
+		my $krbclient = &Authen::Krb5::parse_name($user.'@'
+							  .$contentpwd);
+		my $krbservice = "krbtgt/".$contentpwd."\@".$contentpwd;
+		my $krbserver  = &Authen::Krb5::parse_name($krbservice);
+		my $credentials= &Authen::Krb5::cc_default();
+		$credentials->initialize($krbclient);
+		my $krbreturn  = &Authen::KRb5::get_in_tkt_with_password($krbclient,
+									 $krbserver,
+									 $password,
+									 $credentials);
+		$validated = ($krbreturn == 1);
+	    }
+	    else {
+		$validated = 0;
+	    }
+	}
+	elsif ($howpwd eq "localauth") { 
+	    #  Authenticate via installation specific authentcation method:
+	    $validated = &localauth::localauth($user, 
+					       $password, 
+					       $contentpwd);
+	}
+	else {			# Unrecognized auth is also bad.
+	    $validated = 0;
+	}
+    } else {
+	$validated = 0;
+    }
+    #
+    #  $validated has the correct stat of the authentication:
+    #
+
+    unless ($validated != -3.14159) {
+	die "ValidateUser - failed to set the value of validated";
+    }
+    return $validated;
+}
+
+
+sub addline {
+    my ($fname,$hostid,$ip,$newline)=@_;
+    my $contents;
+    my $found=0;
+    my $expr='^'.$hostid.':'.$ip.':';
+    $expr =~ s/\./\\\./g;
+    my $sh;
+    if ($sh=IO::File->new("$fname.subscription")) {
+	while (my $subline=<$sh>) {
+	    if ($subline !~ /$expr/) {$contents.= $subline;} else {$found=1;}
+	}
+	$sh->close();
+    }
+    $sh=IO::File->new(">$fname.subscription");
+    if ($contents) { print $sh $contents; }
+    if ($newline) { print $sh $newline; }
+    $sh->close();
+    return $found;
+}
+
+sub getchat {
+    my ($cdom,$cname,$udom,$uname)=@_;
+    my %hash;
+    my $proname=&propath($cdom,$cname);
+    my @entries=();
+    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/nohist_chatroom.db",
+	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	@entries=map { $_.':'.$hash{$_} } sort keys %hash;
+	untie %hash;
+    }
+    my @participants=();
+    my $cutoff=time-60;
+    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/nohist_inchatroom.db",
+	    &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+        $hash{$uname.':'.$udom}=time;
+        foreach (sort keys %hash) {
+	    if ($hash{$_}>$cutoff) {
+		$participants[$#participants+1]='active_participant:'.$_;
+            }
+        }
+        untie %hash;
+    }
+    return (@participants,@entries);
+}
+
+sub chatadd {
+    my ($cdom,$cname,$newchat)=@_;
+    my %hash;
+    my $proname=&propath($cdom,$cname);
+    my @entries=();
+    my $time=time;
+    if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',"$proname/nohist_chatroom.db",
+	    &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+	@entries=map { $_.':'.$hash{$_} } sort keys %hash;
+	my ($lastid)=($entries[$#entries]=~/^(\w+)\:/);
+	my ($thentime,$idnum)=split(/\_/,$lastid);
+	my $newid=$time.'_000000';
+	if ($thentime==$time) {
+	    $idnum=~s/^0+//;
+	    $idnum++;
+	    $idnum=substr('000000'.$idnum,-6,6);
+	    $newid=$time.'_'.$idnum;
+	}
+	$hash{$newid}=$newchat;
+	my $expired=$time-3600;
+	foreach (keys %hash) {
+	    my ($thistime)=($_=~/(\d+)\_/);
+	    if ($thistime<$expired) {
+		delete $hash{$_};
+	    }
+	}
+	untie %hash;
+    }
+    {
+	my $hfh;
+	if ($hfh=IO::File->new(">>$proname/chatroom.log")) { 
+	    print $hfh "$time:".&unescape($newchat)."\n";
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+sub unsub {
+    my ($fname,$clientip)=@_;
+    my $result;
+    my $unsubs = 0;		# Number of successful unsubscribes:
+
+
+    # An old way subscriptions were handled was to have a 
+    # subscription marker file:
+
+    Debug("Attempting unlink of $fname.$clientname");
+    if (unlink("$fname.$clientname")) {
+	$unsubs++;		# Successful unsub via marker file.
+    } 
+
+    # The more modern way to do it is to have a subscription list
+    # file:
+
+    if (-e "$fname.subscription") {
+	my $found=&addline($fname,$clientname,$clientip,'');
+	if ($found) { 
+	    $unsubs++;
+	}
+    } 
+
+    #  If either or both of these mechanisms succeeded in unsubscribing a 
+    #  resource we can return ok:
+
+    if($unsubs) {
+	$result = "ok\n";
+    } else {
+	$result = "not_subscribed\n";
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub currentversion {
+    my $fname=shift;
+    my $version=-1;
+    my $ulsdir='';
+    if ($fname=~/^(.+)\/[^\/]+$/) {
+       $ulsdir=$1;
+    }
+    my ($fnamere1,$fnamere2);
+    # remove version if already specified
+    $fname=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+(?:\.meta)*)$/\.$1/;
+    # get the bits that go before and after the version number
+    if ( $fname=~/^(.*\.)(\w+(?:\.meta)*)$/ ) {
+	$fnamere1=$1;
+	$fnamere2='.'.$2;
+    }
+    if (-e $fname) { $version=1; }
+    if (-e $ulsdir) {
+	if(-d $ulsdir) {
+	    if (opendir(LSDIR,$ulsdir)) {
+		my $ulsfn;
+		while ($ulsfn=readdir(LSDIR)) {
+# see if this is a regular file (ignore links produced earlier)
+		    my $thisfile=$ulsdir.'/'.$ulsfn;
+		    unless (-l $thisfile) {
+			if ($thisfile=~/\Q$fnamere1\E(\d+)\Q$fnamere2\E$/) {
+			    if ($1>$version) { $version=$1; }
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		closedir(LSDIR);
+		$version++;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    return $version;
+}
+
+sub thisversion {
+    my $fname=shift;
+    my $version=-1;
+    if ($fname=~/\.(\d+)\.\w+(?:\.meta)*$/) {
+	$version=$1;
+    }
+    return $version;
+}
+
+sub subscribe {
+    my ($userinput,$clientip)=@_;
+    my $result;
+    my ($cmd,$fname)=split(/:/,$userinput);
+    my $ownership=&ishome($fname);
+    if ($ownership eq 'owner') {
+# explitly asking for the current version?
+        unless (-e $fname) {
+            my $currentversion=&currentversion($fname);
+	    if (&thisversion($fname)==$currentversion) {
+                if ($fname=~/^(.+)\.\d+\.(\w+(?:\.meta)*)$/) {
+		    my $root=$1;
+                    my $extension=$2;
+                    symlink($root.'.'.$extension,
+                            $root.'.'.$currentversion.'.'.$extension);
+                    unless ($extension=~/\.meta$/) {
+                       symlink($root.'.'.$extension.'.meta',
+                            $root.'.'.$currentversion.'.'.$extension.'.meta');
+		    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+	if (-e $fname) {
+	    if (-d $fname) {
+		$result="directory\n";
+	    } else {
+		if (-e "$fname.$clientname") {&unsub($fname,$clientip);}
+		my $now=time;
+		my $found=&addline($fname,$clientname,$clientip,
+				   "$clientname:$clientip:$now\n");
+		if ($found) { $result="$fname\n"; }
+		# if they were subscribed to only meta data, delete that
+                # subscription, when you subscribe to a file you also get
+                # the metadata
+		unless ($fname=~/\.meta$/) { &unsub("$fname.meta",$clientip); }
+		$fname=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res/raw/;
+		$fname="http://$thisserver/".$fname;
+		$result="$fname\n";
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    $result="not_found\n";
+	}
+    } else {
+	$result="rejected\n";
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub make_passwd_file {
+    my ($uname, $umode,$npass,$passfilename)=@_;
+    my $result="ok\n";
+    if ($umode eq 'krb4' or $umode eq 'krb5') {
+	{
+	    my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+	    print $pf "$umode:$npass\n";
+	}
+    } elsif ($umode eq 'internal') {
+	my $salt=time;
+	$salt=substr($salt,6,2);
+	my $ncpass=crypt($npass,$salt);
+	{
+	    &Debug("Creating internal auth");
+	    my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+	    print $pf "internal:$ncpass\n"; 
+	}
+    } elsif ($umode eq 'localauth') {
+	{
+	    my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+	    print $pf "localauth:$npass\n";
+	}
+    } elsif ($umode eq 'unix') {
+	{
+	    #
+	    #  Don't allow the creation of privileged accounts!!! that would
+	    #  be real bad!!!
+	    #
+	    my $uid = getpwnam($uname);
+	    if((defined $uid) && ($uid == 0)) {
+		&logthis(">>>Attempted to create privilged account blocked");
+		return "no_priv_account_error\n";
+	    }
+
+	    my $execpath="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/"."lcuseradd";
+	    {
+		&Debug("Executing external: ".$execpath);
+		&Debug("user  = ".$uname.", Password =". $npass);
+		my $se = IO::File->new("|$execpath > $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lcuseradd.log");
+		print $se "$uname\n";
+		print $se "$npass\n";
+		print $se "$npass\n";
+	    }
+	    my $useraddok = $?;
+	    if($useraddok > 0) {
+		&logthis("Failed lcuseradd: ".&lcuseraddstrerror($useraddok));
+	    }
+	    my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+	    print $pf "unix:\n";
+	}
+    } elsif ($umode eq 'none') {
+	{
+	    my $pf = IO::File->new(">$passfilename");
+	    print $pf "none:\n";
+	}
+    } else {
+	$result="auth_mode_error\n";
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub sethost {
+    my ($remotereq) = @_;
+    my (undef,$hostid)=split(/:/,$remotereq);
+    if (!defined($hostid)) { $hostid=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
+    if ($hostip{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}} eq $hostip{$hostid}) {
+	$currenthostid  =$hostid;
+	$currentdomainid=$hostdom{$hostid};
+	&logthis("Setting hostid to $hostid, and domain to $currentdomainid");
+    } else {
+	&logthis("Requested host id $hostid not an alias of ".
+		 $perlvar{'lonHostID'}." refusing connection");
+	return 'unable_to_set';
+    }
+    return 'ok';
+}
+
+sub version {
+    my ($userinput)=@_;
+    $remoteVERSION=(split(/:/,$userinput))[1];
+    return "version:$VERSION";
+}
+
+#There is a copy of this in lonnet.pm
+sub userload {
+    my $numusers=0;
+    {
+	opendir(LONIDS,$perlvar{'lonIDsDir'});
+	my $filename;
+	my $curtime=time;
+	while ($filename=readdir(LONIDS)) {
+	    if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..') {next;}
+	    my ($mtime)=(stat($perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.$filename))[9];
+	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 1800) { $numusers++; }
+	}
+	closedir(LONIDS);
+    }
+    my $userloadpercent=0;
+    my $maxuserload=$perlvar{'lonUserLoadLim'};
+    if ($maxuserload) {
+	$userloadpercent=100*$numusers/$maxuserload;
+    }
+    $userloadpercent=sprintf("%.2f",$userloadpercent);
+    return $userloadpercent;
+}
+
+# Routines for serializing arrays and hashes (copies from lonnet)
+
+sub array2str {
+  my (@array) = @_;
+  my $result=&arrayref2str(\@array);
+  $result=~s/^__ARRAY_REF__//;
+  $result=~s/__END_ARRAY_REF__$//;
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub arrayref2str {
+  my ($arrayref) = @_;
+  my $result='__ARRAY_REF__';
+  foreach my $elem (@$arrayref) {
+    if(ref($elem) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($elem).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($elem) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($elem).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($elem)) {
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($elem))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+      $result.=&escape($elem).'&';
+    }
+  }
+  $result=~s/\&$//;
+  $result .= '__END_ARRAY_REF__';
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub hash2str {
+  my (%hash) = @_;
+  my $result=&hashref2str(\%hash);
+  $result=~s/^__HASH_REF__//;
+  $result=~s/__END_HASH_REF__$//;
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub hashref2str {
+  my ($hashref)=@_;
+  my $result='__HASH_REF__';
+  foreach (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
+    if (ref($_) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($_).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($_).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($_)) {
+      $result.='=';
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($_))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+        if ($_) {$result.=&escape($_).'=';} else { last; }
+    }
+
+    if(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_})) {
+       $result.='&';
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($hashref->{$_}))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+      $result.=&escape($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    }
+  }
+  $result=~s/\&$//;
+  $result .= '__END_HASH_REF__';
+  return $result;
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------- POD (plain old documentation, CPAN style)
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+lond - "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Usage: B<lond>
+
+Should only be run as user=www.  This is a command-line script which
+is invoked by B<loncron>.  There is no expectation that a typical user
+will manually start B<lond> from the command-line.  (In other words,
+DO NOT START B<lond> YOURSELF.)
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+There are two characteristics associated with the running of B<lond>,
+PROCESS MANAGEMENT (starting, stopping, handling child processes)
+and SERVER-SIDE ACTIVITIES (password authentication, user creation,
+subscriptions, etc).  These are described in two large
+sections below.
+
+B<PROCESS MANAGEMENT>
+
+Preforker - server who forks first. Runs as a daemon. HUPs.
+Uses IDEA encryption
+
+B<lond> forks off children processes that correspond to the other servers
+in the network.  Management of these processes can be done at the
+parent process level or the child process level.
+
+B<logs/lond.log> is the location of log messages.
+
+The process management is now explained in terms of linux shell commands,
+subroutines internal to this code, and signal assignments:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+PID is stored in B<logs/lond.pid>
+
+This is the process id number of the parent B<lond> process.
+
+=item *
+
+SIGTERM and SIGINT
+
+Parent signal assignment:
+ $SIG{INT}  = $SIG{TERM} = \&HUNTSMAN;
+
+Child signal assignment:
+ $SIG{INT}  = 'DEFAULT'; (and SIGTERM is DEFAULT also)
+(The child dies and a SIGALRM is sent to parent, awaking parent from slumber
+ to restart a new child.)
+
+Command-line invocations:
+ B<kill> B<-s> SIGTERM I<PID>
+ B<kill> B<-s> SIGINT I<PID>
+
+Subroutine B<HUNTSMAN>:
+ This is only invoked for the B<lond> parent I<PID>.
+This kills all the children, and then the parent.
+The B<lonc.pid> file is cleared.
+
+=item *
+
+SIGHUP
+
+Current bug:
+ This signal can only be processed the first time
+on the parent process.  Subsequent SIGHUP signals
+have no effect.
+
+Parent signal assignment:
+ $SIG{HUP}  = \&HUPSMAN;
+
+Child signal assignment:
+ none (nothing happens)
+
+Command-line invocations:
+ B<kill> B<-s> SIGHUP I<PID>
+
+Subroutine B<HUPSMAN>:
+ This is only invoked for the B<lond> parent I<PID>,
+This kills all the children, and then the parent.
+The B<lond.pid> file is cleared.
+
+=item *
+
+SIGUSR1
+
+Parent signal assignment:
+ $SIG{USR1} = \&USRMAN;
+
+Child signal assignment:
+ $SIG{USR1}= \&logstatus;
+
+Command-line invocations:
+ B<kill> B<-s> SIGUSR1 I<PID>
+
+Subroutine B<USRMAN>:
+ When invoked for the B<lond> parent I<PID>,
+SIGUSR1 is sent to all the children, and the status of
+each connection is logged.
+
+=item *
+
+SIGUSR2
+
+Parent Signal assignment:
+    $SIG{USR2} = \&UpdateHosts
+
+Child signal assignment:
+    NONE
+
+
+=item *
+
+SIGCHLD
+
+Parent signal assignment:
+ $SIG{CHLD} = \&REAPER;
+
+Child signal assignment:
+ none
+
+Command-line invocations:
+ B<kill> B<-s> SIGCHLD I<PID>
+
+Subroutine B<REAPER>:
+ This is only invoked for the B<lond> parent I<PID>.
+Information pertaining to the child is removed.
+The socket port is cleaned up.
+
+=back
+
+B<SERVER-SIDE ACTIVITIES>
+
+Server-side information can be accepted in an encrypted or non-encrypted
+method.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item ping
+
+Query a client in the hosts.tab table; "Are you there?"
+
+=item pong
+
+Respond to a ping query.
+
+=item ekey
+
+Read in encrypted key, make cipher.  Respond with a buildkey.
+
+=item load
+
+Respond with CPU load based on a computation upon /proc/loadavg.
+
+=item currentauth
+
+Reply with current authentication information (only over an
+encrypted channel).
+
+=item auth
+
+Only over an encrypted channel, reply as to whether a user's
+authentication information can be validated.
+
+=item passwd
+
+Allow for a password to be set.
+
+=item makeuser
+
+Make a user.
+
+=item passwd
+
+Allow for authentication mechanism and password to be changed.
+
+=item home
+
+Respond to a question "are you the home for a given user?"
+
+=item update
+
+Update contents of a subscribed resource.
+
+=item unsubscribe
+
+The server is unsubscribing from a resource.
+
+=item subscribe
+
+The server is subscribing to a resource.
+
+=item log
+
+Place in B<logs/lond.log>
+
+=item put
+
+stores hash in namespace
+
+=item rolesput
+
+put a role into a user's environment
+
+=item get
+
+returns hash with keys from array
+reference filled in from namespace
+
+=item eget
+
+returns hash with keys from array
+reference filled in from namesp (encrypts the return communication)
+
+=item rolesget
+
+get a role from a user's environment
+
+=item del
+
+deletes keys out of array from namespace
+
+=item keys
+
+returns namespace keys
+
+=item dump
+
+dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
+
+=item store
+
+stores hash permanently
+for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname; the
+remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
+be derived from the ENV
+
+=item restore
+
+returns a hash for a given url
+
+=item querysend
+
+Tells client about the lonsql process that has been launched in response
+to a sent query.
+
+=item queryreply
+
+Accept information from lonsql and make appropriate storage in temporary
+file space.
+
+=item idput
+
+Defines usernames as corresponding to IDs.  (These "IDs" are unique identifiers
+for each student, defined perhaps by the institutional Registrar.)
+
+=item idget
+
+Returns usernames corresponding to IDs.  (These "IDs" are unique identifiers
+for each student, defined perhaps by the institutional Registrar.)
+
+=item tmpput
+
+Accept and store information in temporary space.
+
+=item tmpget
+
+Send along temporarily stored information.
+
+=item ls
+
+List part of a user's directory.
+
+=item pushtable
+
+Pushes a file in /home/httpd/lonTab directory.  Currently limited to:
+hosts.tab and domain.tab. The old file is copied to  *.tab.backup but
+must be restored manually in case of a problem with the new table file.
+pushtable requires that the request be encrypted and validated via
+ValidateManager.  The form of the command is:
+enc:pushtable tablename <tablecontents> \n
+where pushtable, tablename and <tablecontents> will be encrypted, but \n is a 
+cleartext newline.
+
+=item Hanging up (exit or init)
+
+What to do when a client tells the server that they (the client)
+are leaving the network.
+
+=item unknown command
+
+If B<lond> is sent an unknown command (not in the list above),
+it replys to the client "unknown_cmd".
+
+
+=item UNKNOWN CLIENT
+
+If the anti-spoofing algorithm cannot verify the client,
+the client is rejected (with a "refused" message sent
+to the client, and the connection is closed.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 PREREQUISITES
+
+IO::Socket
+IO::File
+Apache::File
+Symbol
+POSIX
+Crypt::IDEA
+LWP::UserAgent()
+GDBM_File
+Authen::Krb4
+Authen::Krb5
+
+=head1 COREQUISITES
 
+=head1 OSNAMES
 
+linux
 
+=head1 SCRIPT CATEGORIES
 
+Server/Process
 
+=cut