--- loncom/lond	2010/07/17 19:14:35	1.446
+++ loncom/lond	2011/05/14 17:14:29	1.467.2.3
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
 #
-# $Id: lond,v 1.446 2010/07/17 19:14:35 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.467.2.3 2011/05/14 17:14:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ use LONCAPA::lonlocal;
 use LONCAPA::lonssl;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use Mail::Send;
 
 my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to enable debug log entries.
 
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.446 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.467.2.3 $'; #' stupid emacs
 my $remoteVERSION;
 my $currenthostid="default";
 my $currentdomainid;
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ my $currentdomainid;
 my $client;
 my $clientip;			# IP address of client.
 my $clientname;			# LonCAPA name of client.
-my $clientversion;              # LonCAPA version running on client
+my $clientversion;              # LonCAPA version running on client.
+my $clienthomedom;              # LonCAPA domain of homeID for client. 
+                                # primary library server. 
 
 my $server;
 
@@ -417,8 +420,11 @@ sub ReadManagerTable {
 
    my $tablename = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'}."/managers.tab";
    if (!open (MANAGERS, $tablename)) {
-      logthis('<font color="red">No manager table.  Nobody can manage!!</font>');
-      return;
+       my $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+       if (&Apache::lonnet::is_LC_dns($hostname)) {
+           &logthis('<font color="red">No manager table.  Nobody can manage!!</font>');
+       }
+       return;
    }
    while(my $host = <MANAGERS>) {
       chomp($host);
@@ -443,7 +449,7 @@ sub ReadManagerTable {
          }
       } else {
          logthis('<font color="green"> existing host'." $host</font>\n");
-         $managers{&Apache::lonnet::get_host_ip($host)} = $host;  # Use info from cluster tab if clumemeber
+         $managers{&Apache::lonnet::get_host_ip($host)} = $host;  # Use info from cluster tab if cluster memeber
       }
    }
 }
@@ -505,7 +511,8 @@ sub AdjustHostContents {
     my $me        = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 
     foreach my $line (split(/\n/,$contents)) {
-	if(!(($line eq "") || ($line =~ /^ *\#/) || ($line =~ /^ *$/))) {
+	if(!(($line eq "") || ($line =~ /^ *\#/) || ($line =~ /^ *$/) ||
+             ($line =~ /^\s*\^/))) {
 	    chomp($line);
 	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$maxcon,$idleto,$mincon)=split(/:/,$line);
 	    if ($id eq $me) {
@@ -593,11 +600,8 @@ sub InstallFile {
 #
 #   ConfigFileFromSelector: converts a configuration file selector
 #                 into a configuration file pathname.
-#                 It's probably no longer necessary to preserve
-#                 special handling of hosts or domain as those
-#                 files have been superceded by dns_hosts, dns_domain.
-#                 The default action is just to prepend the directory
-#                 and append .tab
+#                 Supports the following file selectors:
+#                 hosts, domain, dns_hosts, dns_domain
 #
 #
 #  Parameters:
@@ -610,12 +614,9 @@ sub ConfigFileFromSelector {
     my $tablefile;
 
     my $tabledir = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/';
-    if ($selector eq "hosts") {
-	$tablefile = $tabledir."hosts.tab";
-    } elsif ($selector eq "domain") {
-	$tablefile = $tabledir."domain.tab";
-    } else {
-	$tablefile =  $tabledir.$selector.'.tab';
+    if (($selector eq "hosts") || ($selector eq "domain") ||
+        ($selector eq "dns_hosts") || ($selector eq "dns_domain")) {
+        $tablefile =  $tabledir.$selector.'.tab';
     }
     return $tablefile;
 
@@ -644,6 +645,8 @@ sub PushFile {
     #  supported:
     #   hosts.tab  ($filename eq host).
     #   domain.tab ($filename eq domain).
+    #   dns_hosts.tab ($filename eq dns_host).
+    #   dns_domain.tab ($filename eq dns_domain).
     # Construct the destination filename or reject the request.
     #
     # lonManage is supposed to ensure this, however this session could be
@@ -674,12 +677,32 @@ sub PushFile {
 	 .$tablefile." $! </font>");
 	return "error:$!";
     } else {
-	&logthis('<font color="green"> Installed new '.$tablefile
-		 ."</font>");
-
+        &logthis('<font color="green"> Installed new '.$tablefile
+                 ." - transaction by: $clientname ($clientip)</font>");
+        my $adminmail = $perlvar{'lonAdmEMail'};
+        my $admindom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+        if ($admindom ne '') {
+            my %domconfig =
+                &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['contacts'],$admindom);
+            if (ref($domconfig{'contacts'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if ($domconfig{'contacts'}{'adminemail'} ne '') {
+                    $adminmail = $domconfig{'contacts'}{'adminemail'};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($adminmail =~ /^[^\@]+\@[^\@]+$/) {
+            my $msg = new Mail::Send;
+            $msg->to($adminmail);
+            $msg->subject('LON-CAPA DNS update on '.$perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+            $msg->add('Content-type','text/plain; charset=UTF-8');
+            if (my $fh = $msg->open()) {
+                print $fh 'Update to '.$tablefile.' from Cluster Manager '.
+                          "$clientname ($clientip)\n";
+                $fh->close;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-
     #  Indicate success:
  
     return "ok";
@@ -1071,7 +1094,7 @@ sub pong_handler {
 #  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.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the host we're connected to.
 #  Returns:
 #      1       - Ok to continue processing.
 #      0       - Program should exit.
@@ -1110,7 +1133,7 @@ sub establish_key_handler {
 #  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.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the host we're connected to.
 #  Returns:
 #      1       - Ok to continue processing.
 #      0       - Program should exit.
@@ -1119,6 +1142,8 @@ sub establish_key_handler {
 sub load_handler {
     my ($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
 
@@ -1147,7 +1172,7 @@ sub load_handler {
 #  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.
+#      $clientname    - Global variable that carries the name of the host we're connected to.
 #  Returns:
 #      1       - Ok to continue processing.
 #      0       - Program should exit
@@ -1656,6 +1681,23 @@ sub server_loncaparev_handler {
 }
 &register_handler("serverloncaparev", \&server_loncaparev_handler, 0, 1, 0);
 
+sub server_homeID_handler {
+    my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+    &Reply($client,\$perlvar{'lonHostID'},$userinput);
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("serverhomeID", \&server_homeID_handler, 0, 1, 0);
+
+sub server_distarch_handler {
+    my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+    my $reply = &distro_and_arch();
+    &Reply($client,\$reply,$userinput);
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("serverdistarch", \&server_distarch_handler, 0, 1, 0);
+
 #   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.
@@ -1765,15 +1807,49 @@ sub authenticate_handler {
     #  upass   - User's password.
     #  checkdefauth - Pass to validate_user() to try authentication
     #                 with default auth type(s) if no user account.
+    #  clientcancheckhost - Passed by clients with functionality in lonauth.pm
+    #                       to check if session can be hosted.
     
-    my ($udom, $uname, $upass, $checkdefauth)=split(/:/,$tail);
+    my ($udom, $uname, $upass, $checkdefauth, $clientcancheckhost)=split(/:/,$tail);
     &Debug(" Authenticate domain = $udom, user = $uname, password = $upass,  checkdefauth = $checkdefauth");
     chomp($upass);
     $upass=&unescape($upass);
 
     my $pwdcorrect = &validate_user($udom,$uname,$upass,$checkdefauth);
     if($pwdcorrect) {
-	&Reply( $client, "authorized\n", $userinput);
+        my $canhost = 1;
+        unless ($clientcancheckhost) {
+            my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
+            my $uint_dom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+            my @intdoms;
+            my $internet_names = &Apache::lonnet::get_internet_names($clientname);
+            if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
+            }
+            unless ($uint_dom ne '' && grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
+                my ($remote,$hosted);
+                my $remotesession = &get_usersession_config($udom,'remotesession');
+                if (ref($remotesession) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $remote = $remotesession->{'remote'}
+                }
+                my $hostedsession = &get_usersession_config($clienthomedom,'hostedsession');
+                if (ref($hostedsession) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $hosted = $hostedsession->{'hosted'};
+                }
+                my $loncaparev = $clientversion;
+                if ($loncaparev eq '') {
+                    $loncaparev = $Apache::lonnet::loncaparevs{$clientname};
+                }
+                $canhost = &Apache::lonnet::can_host_session($udom,$clientname,
+                                                             $loncaparev,
+                                                             $remote,$hosted);
+            }
+        }
+        if ($canhost) {               
+            &Reply( $client, "authorized\n", $userinput);
+        } else {
+            &Reply( $client, "not_allowed_to_host\n", $userinput);
+        }
 	#
 	#  Bad credentials: Failed to authorize
 	#
@@ -2111,7 +2187,10 @@ sub update_resource_handler {
 		my $transname="$fname.in.transfer";
 		my $remoteurl=&Apache::lonnet::reply("sub:$fname","$clientname");
 		my $response;
-		alarm(120);
+# FIXME: cannot replicate files that take more than two minutes to transfer?
+#		alarm(120);
+# FIXME: this should use the LWP mechanism, not internal alarms.
+                alarm(1200);
 		{
 		    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
 		    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$remoteurl");
@@ -2119,11 +2198,13 @@ sub update_resource_handler {
 		}
 		alarm(0);
 		if ($response->is_error()) {
+# FIXME: we should probably clean up here instead of just whine
 		    unlink($transname);
 		    my $message=$response->status_line;
 		    &logthis("LWP GET: $message for $fname ($remoteurl)");
 		} else {
 		    if ($remoteurl!~/\.meta$/) {
+# FIXME: isn't there an internal LWP mechanism for this?
 			alarm(120);
 			{
 			    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
@@ -2373,7 +2454,6 @@ sub user_has_session_handler {
 
     my ($udom, $uname) = map { &unescape($_) } (split(/:/, $tail));
     
-    &logthis("Looking for $udom $uname");
     opendir(DIR,$perlvar{'lonIDsDir'});
     my $filename;
     while ($filename=readdir(DIR)) {
@@ -3104,7 +3184,7 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
 
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
 
-    my ($udom,$uname,$namespace,$regexp,$range)=split(/:/,$tail);
+    my ($udom,$uname,$namespace,$regexp,$range,$extra)=split(/:/,$tail);
     if (defined($regexp)) {
 	$regexp=&unescape($regexp);
     } else {
@@ -3122,21 +3202,38 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
     }
     my $hashref = &tie_user_hash($udom, $uname, $namespace,
 				 &GDBM_READER());
+    my $skipcheck;
     if ($hashref) {
         my $qresult='';
 	my $count=0;
+        if ($extra ne '') {
+            $extra = &Apache::lonnet::thaw_unescape($extra);
+            $skipcheck = $extra->{'skipcheck'};
+        }
+        my @ids = &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_ids();
+        my (%homecourses,$major,$minor,$now);
+        if (($namespace eq 'roles') && (!$skipcheck)) {
+            my $loncaparev = $clientversion;
+            if ($loncaparev eq '') {
+                $loncaparev = $Apache::lonnet::loncaparevs{$clientname};
+            }
+            if ($loncaparev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.[\w.\-]+\'?/) {
+                $major = $1;
+                $minor = $2;
+            }
+            $now = time;
+        }
 	while (my ($key,$value) = each(%$hashref)) {
             if ($namespace eq 'roles') {
-                if ($key =~ m{^/($LONCAPA::match_domain)/($LONCAPA::match_community)_(cc|co|in|ta|ep|ad|st|cr)}) {
+                if ($key =~ m{^/($LONCAPA::match_domain)/($LONCAPA::match_courseid)(/?[^_]*)_(cc|co|in|ta|ep|ad|st|cr)$}) {
                     my $cdom = $1;
                     my $cnum = $2;
-                    if ($clientversion =~ /^['"]?(\d+)\.(\d+)[.\d\-]+['"]?$/) {
-                        my $major = $1;
-                        my $minor = $2;
-                        next if (($major < 2) || (($major == 2) && ($minor < 9)));
-                    } else {
-                        my $homeserver = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-                        next unless ($currenthostid eq $homeserver);
+                    unless ($skipcheck) {
+                        my ($role,$end,$start) = split(/\_/,$value);
+                        if (!$end || $end > $now) {
+                            next unless (&releasereqd_check($cnum,$cdom,$key,$value,$major,
+                                                            $minor,\%homecourses,\@ids));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -3156,6 +3253,12 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
 	    }
 	}
 	if (&untie_user_hash($hashref)) {
+            if (($namespace eq 'roles') && (!$skipcheck)) {
+                if (keys(%homecourses) > 0) {
+                    $qresult .= &check_homecourses(\%homecourses,$udom,$regexp,$count,
+                                                   $range,$start,$end,$major,$minor);
+                }
+            }
 	    chop($qresult);
 	    &Reply($client, \$qresult, $userinput);
 	} else {
@@ -4206,6 +4309,7 @@ sub put_domain_handler {
 sub get_domain_handler {
     my ($cmd, $tail, $client) = @_;
 
+
     my $userinput = "$client:$tail";
 
     my ($udom,$namespace,$what)=split(/:/,$tail,3);
@@ -4350,7 +4454,8 @@ sub get_id_handler {
 sub put_dcmail_handler {
     my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
-                                                                                
+
+
     my ($udom,$what)=split(/:/,$tail);
     chomp($what);
     my $hashref = &tie_domain_hash($udom, "nohist_dcmail", &GDBM_WRCREAT());
@@ -4614,7 +4719,7 @@ sub tmp_put_handler {
     }
     my ($id,$store);
     $tmpsnum++;
-    if ($context eq 'resetpw') {
+    if (($context eq 'resetpw') || ($context eq 'createaccount')) {
         $id = &md5_hex(&md5_hex(time.{}.rand().$$));
     } else {
         $id = $$.'_'.$clientip.'_'.$tmpsnum;
@@ -4932,10 +5037,11 @@ sub get_sections_handler {
 sub validate_course_owner_handler {
     my ($cmd, $tail, $client)  = @_;
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
-    my ($inst_course_id, $owner, $cdom) = split(/:/, $tail);
+    my ($inst_course_id, $owner, $cdom, $coowners) = split(/:/, $tail);
 
     $owner = &unescape($owner);
-    my $outcome = &localenroll::new_course($inst_course_id,$owner,$cdom);
+    $coowners = &unescape($coowners);
+    my $outcome = &localenroll::new_course($inst_course_id,$owner,$cdom,$coowners);
     &Reply($client, \$outcome, $userinput);
 
 
@@ -5923,7 +6029,7 @@ if (-e $pidfile) {
 $server = IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPort => $perlvar{'londPort'},
                                 Type      => SOCK_STREAM,
                                 Proto     => 'tcp',
-                                Reuse     => 1,
+                                ReuseAddr => 1,
                                 Listen    => 10 )
   or die "making socket: $@\n";
 
@@ -5986,9 +6092,12 @@ sub HUPSMAN {                      # sig
 #  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);
+    if (&LONCAPA::try_to_lock('/tmp/lock_apachereload')) {
+        my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+        my $script  = $execdir."/apachereload";
+        system($script);
+        unlink('/tmp/lock_apachereload'); #  Remove the lock file.
+    }
 }
 
 #
@@ -6161,7 +6270,7 @@ sub logstatus {
 sub initnewstatus {
     my $docdir=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
     my $fh=IO::File->new(">$docdir/lon-status/londstatus.txt");
-    my $now=time;
+    my $now=time();
     my $local=localtime($now);
     print $fh "LOND status $local - parent $$\n\n";
     opendir(DIR,"$docdir/lon-status/londchld");
@@ -6250,9 +6359,15 @@ $SIG{USR2} = \&UpdateHosts;
 
 #  Read the host hashes:
 &Apache::lonnet::load_hosts_tab();
+my %iphost = &Apache::lonnet::get_iphost(1);
 
 my $dist=`$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/distprobe`;
 
+my $arch = `uname -i`;
+if ($arch eq 'unknown') {
+    $arch = `uname -m`;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 #   Accept connections.  When a connection comes in, it is validated
 #   and if good, a child process is created to process transactions
@@ -6310,6 +6425,7 @@ sub make_new_child {
             or die "Can't unblock SIGINT for fork: $!\n";
         $children{$pid} = $clientip;
         &status('Started child '.$pid);
+	close($client);
         return;
     } else {
         # Child can *not* return from this subroutine.
@@ -6318,6 +6434,14 @@ sub make_new_child {
                                 #don't get intercepted
         $SIG{USR1}= \&logstatus;
         $SIG{ALRM}= \&timeout;
+
+        #
+        # Block sigpipe as it gets thrownon socket disconnect and we want to
+        # deal with that as a read faiure instead.
+        #
+        my $blockset = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGPIPE);
+        sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, $blockset);
+
         $lastlog='Forked ';
         $status='Forked';
 
@@ -6466,6 +6590,9 @@ sub make_new_child {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Process requests
 	    my $keep_going = 1;
 	    my $user_input;
+            my $clienthost = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($clientname);
+            my $clientserverhomeID = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_homeID($clienthost);
+            $clienthomedom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($clientserverhomeID);
 	    while(($user_input = get_request) && $keep_going) {
 		alarm(120);
 		Debug("Main: Got $user_input\n");
@@ -7211,6 +7338,186 @@ sub version {
     return "version:$VERSION";
 }
 
+sub get_usersession_config {
+    my ($dom,$name) = @_;
+    my ($usersessionconf,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new($name,$dom);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        return $usersessionconf;
+    } else {
+        my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['usersessions'],$dom);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new($name,$dom,$domconfig{'usersessions'},3600);
+            return $domconfig{'usersessions'};
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub releasereqd_check {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$key,$value,$major,$minor,$homecourses,$ids) = @_;
+    my $home = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    return if ($home eq 'no_host');
+    my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$displayrole);
+    if ($cnum =~ /$LONCAPA::match_community/) {
+        if ($major eq '' && $minor eq '') {
+            return unless ((ref($ids) eq 'ARRAY') && 
+                           (grep(/^\Q$home\E$/,@{$ids})));
+        } else {
+            $reqdmajor = 2;
+            $reqdminor = 9;
+            return unless (&useable_role($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor));
+        }
+    }
+    my $hashid = $cdom.':'.$cnum;
+    my ($courseinfo,$cached) =
+        &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('courseinfo',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        if (ref($courseinfo) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (exists($courseinfo->{'releaserequired'})) {
+                my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor) = split(/\./,$courseinfo->{'releaserequired'});
+                return unless (&useable_role($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor));
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (ref($ids) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$home\E$/,@{$ids})) {
+                if (ref($homecourses) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if (ref($homecourses->{$hashid}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        push(@{$homecourses->{$hashid}},{$key=>$value});
+                    } else {
+                        $homecourses->{$hashid} = [{$key=>$value}];
+                    }
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        my $courseinfo = &get_courseinfo_hash($cnum,$cdom,$home);
+        if (ref($courseinfo) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (exists($courseinfo->{'releaserequired'})) {
+                my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor) = split(/\./,$courseinfo->{'releaserequired'});
+                return unless (&useable_role($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor));
+            }
+        } else {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+sub get_courseinfo_hash {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$home) = @_;
+    my %info;
+    eval {
+        local($SIG{ALRM}) = sub { die "timeout\n"; };
+        local($SIG{__DIE__})='DEFAULT';
+        alarm(3);
+        %info = &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,1,[$home],'.');
+        alarm(0);
+    };
+    if ($@) {
+        if ($@ eq "timeout\n") {
+            &logthis("<font color='blue'>WARNING courseiddump for $cnum:$cdom from $home timedout</font>");
+        } else {
+            &logthis("<font color='yellow'>WARNING unexpected error during eval of call for courseiddump from $home</font>");
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (ref($info{$cdom.'_'.$cnum}) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $hashid = $cdom.':'.$cnum;
+            return &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('courseinfo',$hashid,$info{$cdom.'_'.$cnum},600);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub check_homecourses {
+    my ($homecourses,$udom,$regexp,$count,$range,$start,$end,$major,$minor) = @_;
+    my ($result,%addtocache);
+    my $yesterday = time - 24*3600; 
+    if (ref($homecourses) eq 'HASH') {
+        my (%okcourses,%courseinfo,%recent);
+        my $hashref = &tie_domain_hash($udom, "nohist_courseids", &GDBM_WRCREAT());
+        if ($hashref) {
+            while (my ($key,$value) = each(%$hashref)) {
+                my $unesc_key = &unescape($key);
+                if ($unesc_key =~ /^lasttime:(\w+)$/) {
+                    my $cid = $1;
+                    $cid =~ s/_/:/;
+                    if ($value > $yesterday ) {
+                        $recent{$cid} = 1;
+                    }
+                    next;
+                }
+                my $items = &Apache::lonnet::thaw_unescape($value);
+                if (ref($items) eq 'HASH') {
+                    my $hashid = $unesc_key;
+                    $hashid =~ s/_/:/;
+                    $courseinfo{$hashid} = $items;
+                    if (ref($homecourses->{$hashid}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor) = split(/\./,$items->{'releaserequired'});
+                        if (&useable_role($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor)) {
+                            $okcourses{$hashid} = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            unless (&untie_domain_hash($hashref)) {
+                &logthis('Failed to untie tied hash for nohist_courseids.db');
+            }
+        } else {
+            &logthis('Failed to tie hash for nohist_courseids.db');
+            return;
+        }
+        foreach my $hashid (keys(%recent)) {
+            my ($result,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('courseinfo',$hashid);
+            unless ($cached) {
+                &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('courseinfo',$hashid,$courseinfo{$hashid},600);
+            }
+        }
+        foreach my $hashid (keys(%{$homecourses})) {
+            next if ($recent{$hashid});
+            &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('courseinfo',$hashid,$courseinfo{$hashid},600);
+        }
+        foreach my $hashid (keys(%okcourses)) {
+            if (ref($homecourses->{$hashid}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                foreach my $role (@{$homecourses->{$hashid}}) {
+                    if (ref($role) eq 'HASH') {
+                        while (my ($key,$value) = each(%{$role})) {
+                            if ($regexp eq '.') {
+                                $count++;
+                                if (defined($range) && $count >= $end)   { last; }
+                                if (defined($range) && $count <  $start) { next; }
+                                $result.=$key.'='.$value.'&';
+                            } else {
+                                my $unescapeKey = &unescape($key);
+                                if (eval('$unescapeKey=~/$regexp/')) {
+                                    $count++;
+                                    if (defined($range) && $count >= $end)   { last; }
+                                    if (defined($range) && $count <  $start) { next; }
+                                    $result.="$key=$value&";
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub useable_role {
+    my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor) = @_; 
+    if ($reqdmajor ne '' && $reqdminor ne '') {
+        return if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') ||
+                   ($major < $reqdmajor) ||
+                   (($major == $reqdmajor) && ($minor < $reqdminor)));
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+sub distro_and_arch {
+    return $dist.':'.$arch;
+}
 
 # ----------------------------------- POD (plain old documentation, CPAN style)