--- loncom/lond	2014/06/09 16:58:22	1.467.2.8
+++ loncom/lond	2012/04/11 06:22:04	1.489
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
 #
-# $Id: lond,v 1.467.2.8 2014/06/09 16:58:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.489 2012/04/11 06:22:04 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 # 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.
 #
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to ena
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.467.2.8 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.489 $'; #' stupid emacs
 my $remoteVERSION;
 my $currenthostid="default";
 my $currentdomainid;
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ my %managers;			# Ip -> manager names
 
 my %perlvar;			# Will have the apache conf defined perl vars.
 
+my $dist;
+
 #
 #   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:
@@ -600,8 +603,8 @@ sub InstallFile {
 #
 #   ConfigFileFromSelector: converts a configuration file selector
 #                 into a configuration file pathname.
-#                 Supports the following file selectors:
-#                 hosts, domain, dns_hosts, dns_domain
+#                 Supports the following file selectors: 
+#                 hosts, domain, dns_hosts, dns_domain  
 #
 #
 #  Parameters:
@@ -614,12 +617,11 @@ sub ConfigFileFromSelector {
     my $tablefile;
 
     my $tabledir = $perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/';
-    if (($selector eq "hosts") || ($selector eq "domain") ||
+    if (($selector eq "hosts") || ($selector eq "domain") || 
         ($selector eq "dns_hosts") || ($selector eq "dns_domain")) {
-        $tablefile =  $tabledir.$selector.'.tab';
+	$tablefile =  $tabledir.$selector.'.tab';
     }
     return $tablefile;
-
 }
 #
 #   PushFile:  Called to do an administrative push of a file.
@@ -637,7 +639,7 @@ sub ConfigFileFromSelector {
 #     String to send to client ("ok" or "refused" if bad file).
 #
 sub PushFile {
-    my $request = shift;
+    my $request = shift;    
     my ($command, $filename, $contents) = split(":", $request, 3);
     &Debug("PushFile");
     
@@ -646,7 +648,7 @@ sub PushFile {
     #   hosts.tab  ($filename eq host).
     #   domain.tab ($filename eq domain).
     #   dns_hosts.tab ($filename eq dns_host).
-    #   dns_domain.tab ($filename eq dns_domain).
+    #   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
@@ -667,44 +669,6 @@ sub PushFile {
 
     if($filename eq "host") {
 	$contents = AdjustHostContents($contents);
-    } elsif ($filename eq 'dns_host' || $filename eq 'dns_domain') {
-        if ($contents eq '') {
-            &logthis('<font color="red"> Pushfile: unable to install '
-                    .$tablefile." - no data received from push. </font>");
-            return 'error: push had no data';
-        }
-        if (&Apache::lonnet::get_host_ip($clientname)) {
-            my $clienthost = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($clientname);
-            if ($managers{$clientip} eq $clientname) {
-                my $clientprotocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$clientname};
-                $clientprotocol = 'http' if ($clientprotocol ne 'https');
-                my $url = '/adm/'.$filename;
-                $url =~ s{_}{/};
-                my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                $ua->timeout(60);
-                my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$clientprotocol://$clienthost$url");
-                my $response=$ua->request($request);
-                if ($response->is_error()) {
-                    &logthis('<font color="red"> Pushfile: unable to install '
-                            .$tablefile." - error attempting to pull data. </font>");
-                    return 'error: pull failed';
-                } else {
-                    my $result = $response->content;
-                    chomp($result);
-                    unless ($result eq $contents) {
-                        &logthis('<font color="red"> Pushfile: unable to install '
-                                .$tablefile." - pushed data and pulled data differ. </font>");
-                        my $pushleng = length($contents);
-                        my $pullleng = length($result);
-                        if ($pushleng != $pullleng) {
-                            return "error: $pushleng vs $pullleng bytes";
-                        } else {
-                            return "error: mismatch push and pull";
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     #  Install the new file:
@@ -715,8 +679,8 @@ sub PushFile {
 	 .$tablefile." $! </font>");
 	return "error:$!";
     } else {
-        &logthis('<font color="green"> Installed new '.$tablefile
-                 ." - transaction by: $clientname ($clientip)</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 '') {
@@ -1679,6 +1643,74 @@ sub ls3_handler {
 }
 &register_handler("ls3", \&ls3_handler, 0, 1, 0);
 
+sub read_lonnet_global {
+    my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+    my $requested = &Apache::lonnet::thaw_unescape($tail);
+    my $result;
+    my %packagevars = (
+                        spareid => \%Apache::lonnet::spareid,
+                        perlvar => \%Apache::lonnet::perlvar,
+                      );
+    my %limit_to = (
+                    perlvar => {
+                                 lonOtherAuthen => 1,
+                                 lonBalancer    => 1,
+                                 lonVersion     => 1,
+                                 lonSysEMail    => 1,
+                                 lonHostID      => 1,
+                                 lonRole        => 1,
+                                 lonDefDomain   => 1,
+                                 lonLoadLim     => 1,
+                                 lonUserLoadLim => 1,
+                               }
+                  );
+    if (ref($requested) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $what (keys(%{$requested})) {
+            my $response;
+            my $items = {};
+            if (exists($packagevars{$what})) {
+                if (ref($limit_to{$what}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $varname (keys(%{$packagevars{$what}})) {
+                        if ($limit_to{$what}{$varname}) {
+                            $items->{$varname} = $packagevars{$what}{$varname};
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $items = $packagevars{$what};
+                }
+                if ($what eq 'perlvar') {
+                    if (!exists($packagevars{$what}{'lonBalancer'})) {
+                        if ($dist =~ /^(centos|rhes|fedora|scientific)/) {
+                            my $othervarref=LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('httpd.conf');
+                            if (ref($othervarref) eq 'HASH') {
+                                $items->{'lonBalancer'} = $othervarref->{'lonBalancer'};
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                $response = &Apache::lonnet::freeze_escape($items);
+            }
+            $result .= &escape($what).'='.$response.'&';
+        }
+    }
+    $result =~ s/\&$//;
+    &Reply($client,\$result,$userinput);
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("readlonnetglobal", \&read_lonnet_global, 0, 1, 0);
+
+sub server_devalidatecache_handler {
+    my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
+    my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
+    my ($name,$id) = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$tail);
+    &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new($name,$id);
+    my $result = 'ok';
+    &Reply($client,\$result,$userinput);
+    return 1;
+}
+&register_handler("devalidatecache", \&server_devalidatecache_handler, 0, 1, 0);
+
 sub server_timezone_handler {
     my ($cmd,$tail,$client) = @_;
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
@@ -2041,7 +2073,7 @@ sub add_user_handler {
 		    ."makeuser";
 	    }
 	    unless ($fperror) {
-		my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname, $umode,$npass, $passfilename);
+		my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname,$udom,$umode,$npass, $passfilename);
 		&Reply($client,\$result, $userinput);     #BUGBUG - could be fail
 	    } else {
 		&Failure($client, \$fperror, $userinput);
@@ -2116,7 +2148,7 @@ sub change_authentication_handler {
 		    &Failure($client, \$result);
 		}
 	    } else {
-		my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname, $umode,$npass,$passfilename);
+		my $result=&make_passwd_file($uname,$udom,$umode,$npass,$passfilename);
 		#
 		#  If the current auth mode is internal, and the old auth mode was
 		#  unix, or krb*,  and the user is an author for this domain,
@@ -3213,6 +3245,12 @@ sub dump_profile_database {
 #                                             that is matched against
 #                                             database keywords to do
 #                                             selective dumps.
+#                               range       - optional range of entries
+#                                             e.g., 10-20 would return the
+#                                             10th to 19th items, etc.  
+#                               extra       - optional ref to hash of
+#                                             additional args. currently
+#                                             skipcheck is only key used.   
 #   $client                   - Channel open on the client.
 # Returns:
 #    1    - Continue processing.
@@ -3247,12 +3285,26 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
     if ($hashref) {
         my $qresult='';
 	my $count=0;
+#
+# When dump is for roles.db, determine if LON-CAPA version checking is needed.
+# Sessions on 2.10 and later will include skipcheck => 1 in extra args ref,
+# to indicate no version checking is needed (in this case, checking occurs
+# on the server hosting the user session, when constructing the roles/courses 
+# screen).
+# 
         if ($extra ne '') {
             $extra = &Apache::lonnet::thaw_unescape($extra);
             $skipcheck = $extra->{'skipcheck'};
         }
         my @ids = &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_ids();
         my (%homecourses,$major,$minor,$now);
+# 
+# If dump is for roles.db from a pre-2.10 server, determine the LON-CAPA   
+# version on the server which requested the data. For LON-CAPA 2.9, the  
+# client session will have sent its LON-CAPA version when initiating the
+# connection. For LON-CAPA 2.8 and older, the version is retrieved from
+# the global %loncaparevs in lonnet.pm.
+# 
         if (($namespace eq 'roles') && (!$skipcheck)) {
             my $loncaparev = $clientversion;
             if ($loncaparev eq '') {
@@ -3270,8 +3322,18 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
                     my $cdom = $1;
                     my $cnum = $2;
                     unless ($skipcheck) {
-                        my ($role,$end,$start) = split(/\_/,$value);
-                        if (!$end || $end > $now) {
+                        my ($role,$roleend,$rolestart) = split(/\_/,$value);
+                        if (!$roleend || $roleend > $now) {
+#
+# For active course roles, check that requesting server is running a LON-CAPA
+# version which meets any version requirements for the course. Do not include
+# the role amongst the results returned if the requesting server's version is
+# too old.
+#
+# This determination is handled differently depending on whether the course's 
+# homeserver is the current server, or whether it is a different server.
+# In both cases, the course's version requirement needs to be retrieved.
+# 
                             next unless (&releasereqd_check($cnum,$cdom,$key,$value,$major,
                                                             $minor,\%homecourses,\@ids));
                         }
@@ -3294,9 +3356,16 @@ sub dump_with_regexp {
 	    }
 	}
 	if (&untie_user_hash($hashref)) {
+#
+# If dump is for roles.db from a pre-2.10 server, check if the LON-CAPA
+# version requirements for courses for which the current server is the home
+# server permit course roles to be usable on the client server hosting the
+# user's session. If so, include those role results in the data returned to  
+# the client server.
+#
             if (($namespace eq 'roles') && (!$skipcheck)) {
                 if (keys(%homecourses) > 0) {
-                    $qresult .= &check_homecourses(\%homecourses,$udom,$regexp,$count,
+                    $qresult .= &check_homecourses(\%homecourses,$regexp,$count,
                                                    $range,$start,$end,$major,$minor);
                 }
             }
@@ -5079,7 +5148,7 @@ sub validate_course_owner_handler {
     my ($cmd, $tail, $client)  = @_;
     my $userinput = "$cmd:$tail";
     my ($inst_course_id, $owner, $cdom, $coowners) = split(/:/, $tail);
-
+    
     $owner = &unescape($owner);
     $coowners = &unescape($coowners);
     my $outcome = &localenroll::new_course($inst_course_id,$owner,$cdom,$coowners);
@@ -6070,7 +6139,7 @@ if (-e $pidfile) {
 $server = IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPort => $perlvar{'londPort'},
                                 Type      => SOCK_STREAM,
                                 Proto     => 'tcp',
-                                ReuseAddr => 1,
+                                ReuseAddr     => 1,
                                 Listen    => 10 )
   or die "making socket: $@\n";
 
@@ -6133,6 +6202,7 @@ sub HUPSMAN {                      # sig
 #  a setuid perl script that can be root for us to do this job.
 #
 sub ReloadApache {
+# --------------------------- Handle case of another apachereload process (locking)
     if (&LONCAPA::try_to_lock('/tmp/lock_apachereload')) {
         my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
         my $script  = $execdir."/apachereload";
@@ -6402,7 +6472,7 @@ $SIG{USR2} = \&UpdateHosts;
 &Apache::lonnet::load_hosts_tab();
 my %iphost = &Apache::lonnet::get_iphost(1);
 
-my $dist=`$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/distprobe`;
+$dist=`$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/distprobe`;
 
 my $arch = `uname -i`;
 chomp($arch);
@@ -6477,13 +6547,12 @@ 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);
+	#
+	# 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';
@@ -6685,22 +6754,29 @@ sub is_author {
 
     #  Author role should show up as a key /domain/_au
 
-    my $key    = "/$domain/_au";
     my $value;
-    if (defined($hashref)) {
-	$value = $hashref->{$key};
-    }
+    if ($hashref) {
 
-    if(defined($value)) {
-	&Debug("$user @ $domain is an author");
+	my $key    = "/$domain/_au";
+	if (defined($hashref)) {
+	    $value = $hashref->{$key};
+	    if(!untie_user_hash($hashref)) {
+		return 'error: ' .  ($!+0)." untie (GDBM) Failed";
+	    }
+	}
+	
+	if(defined($value)) {
+	    &Debug("$user @ $domain is an author");
+	}
+    } else {
+	return 'error: '.($!+0)." tie (GDBM) Failed";
     }
 
     return defined($value);
 }
 #
 #   Checks to see if the input roleput request was to set
-# an author role.  If so, invokes the lchtmldir script to set
-# up a correct public_html 
+# an author role.  If so, creates construction space 
 # Parameters:
 #    request   - The request sent to the rolesput subchunk.
 #                We're looking for  /domain/_au
@@ -6710,16 +6786,15 @@ sub is_author {
 #
 sub manage_permissions {
     my ($request, $domain, $user, $authtype) = @_;
-
-    &Debug("manage_permissions: $request $domain $user $authtype");
-
     # See if the request is of the form /$domain/_au
     if($request =~ /^(\/\Q$domain\E\/_au)$/) { # It's an author rolesput...
-	my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-	my $userhome= "/home/$user" ;
-	&logthis("system $execdir/lchtmldir $userhome $user $authtype");
-	&Debug("Setting homedir permissions for $userhome");
-	system("$execdir/lchtmldir $userhome $user $authtype");
+        my $path=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}."/priv/$domain";
+        unless (-e $path) {        
+           mkdir($path);
+        }
+        unless (-e $path.'/'.$user) {
+           mkdir($path.'/'.$user);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -7252,7 +7327,7 @@ sub change_unix_password {
 
 
 sub make_passwd_file {
-    my ($uname, $umode,$npass,$passfilename)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$umode,$npass,$passfilename)=@_;
     my $result="ok";
     if ($umode eq 'krb4' or $umode eq 'krb5') {
 	{
@@ -7293,7 +7368,7 @@ sub make_passwd_file {
 	    #
 	    my $uid = getpwnam($uname);
 	    if((defined $uid) && ($uid == 0)) {
-		&logthis(">>>Attempted to create privilged account blocked");
+		&logthis(">>>Attempt to create privileged account blocked");
 		return "no_priv_account_error\n";
 	    }
 
@@ -7305,6 +7380,7 @@ sub make_passwd_file {
 		&Debug("user  = ".$uname.", Password =". $npass);
 		my $se = IO::File->new("|$execpath > $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lcuseradd.log");
 		print $se "$uname\n";
+                print $se "$udom\n";
 		print $se "$npass\n";
 		print $se "$npass\n";
 		print $se "$lc_error_file\n"; # Status -> unique file.
@@ -7398,6 +7474,20 @@ sub get_usersession_config {
     return;
 }
 
+#
+# releasereqd_check() will determine if a LON-CAPA version (defined in the
+# $major,$minor args passed) is not too old to allow use of a role in a 
+# course ($cnum,$cdom args passed), if at least one of the following applies: 
+# (a) the course is a Community, (b) the course's home server is *not* the
+# current server, or (c) cached course information is not stale. 
+#
+# For the case where none of these apply, the course is added to the 
+# $homecourse hash ref (keys = courseIDs, values = array of a hash of roles).
+# The $homecourse hash ref is for courses for which the current server is the 
+# home server.  LON-CAPA version requirements are checked elsewhere for the
+# items in $homecourse.
+#
+
 sub releasereqd_check {
     my ($cnum,$cdom,$key,$value,$major,$minor,$homecourses,$ids) = @_;
     my $home = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
@@ -7427,10 +7517,18 @@ sub releasereqd_check {
         if (ref($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});
+                    if (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                push(@{$homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}},{$key=>$value});
+                            } else {
+                                $homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum} = [{$key=>$value}];
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            $homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum} = [{$key=>$value}];
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        $homecourses->{$hashid} = [{$key=>$value}];
+                        $homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum} = [{$key=>$value}];
                     }
                 }
                 return;
@@ -7449,6 +7547,17 @@ sub releasereqd_check {
     return 1;
 }
 
+# 
+# get_courseinfo_hash() is used to retrieve course information from the db
+# file: nohist_courseids.db for a course for which the current server is *not*
+# the home server.
+#
+# A hash of a hash will be retrieved. The outer hash contains a single key --
+# courseID -- for the course for which the data are being requested.
+# The contents of the inner hash, for that single item in the outer hash
+# are returned (and cached in memcache for 10 minutes).
+# 
+
 sub get_courseinfo_hash {
     my ($cnum,$cdom,$home) = @_;
     my %info;
@@ -7474,43 +7583,64 @@ sub get_courseinfo_hash {
     return;
 }
 
+#
+# check_homecourses() will retrieve course information for those courses which
+# are keys of the $homecourses hash ref (first arg). The nohist_courseids.db 
+# GDBM file is tied and course information for each course retrieved. Last   
+# visit (lasttime key) is also retrieved for each, and cached values updated  
+# for any courses last visited less than 24 hours ago. Cached values are also
+# updated for any courses included in the $homecourses hash ref.
+#
+# The reason for the 24 hours constraint is that the cron entry in 
+# /etc/cron.d/loncapa for /home/httpd/perl/refresh_courseids_db.pl causes 
+# cached course information to be updated nightly for courses with activity
+# within the past 24 hours.
+#
+# Role information for the user (included in a ref to an array of hashes as the
+# value for each key in $homecourses) is appended to the result returned by the
+# routine, which will in turn be appended to the string returned to the client
+# hosting the user's session.
+# 
+
 sub check_homecourses {
-    my ($homecourses,$udom,$regexp,$count,$range,$start,$end,$major,$minor) = @_;
+    my ($homecourses,$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;
+        foreach my $domain (keys(%{$homecourses})) {
+            my $hashref = 
+                &tie_domain_hash($domain, "nohist_courseids", &GDBM_WRCREAT());
+            if (ref($hashref) eq 'HASH') {
+                while (my ($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;
                     }
-                    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;
+                    my $items = &Apache::lonnet::thaw_unescape($value);
+                    if (ref($items) eq 'HASH') {
+                        my ($cdom,$cnum) = split(/_/,$unesc_key);
+                        my $hashid = $cdom.':'.$cnum; 
+                        $courseinfo{$hashid} = $items;
+                        if (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}) 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 for $domain");
+                }
+            } else {
+                &logthis("Failed to tie hash for nohist_courseids.db for $domain");
             }
-            unless (&untie_domain_hash($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);
@@ -7518,13 +7648,20 @@ sub check_homecourses {
                 &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 $cdom (keys(%{$homecourses})) {
+            if (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $cnum (keys(%{$homecourses->{$cdom}})) {
+                    my $hashid = $cdom.':'.$cnum;
+                    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->{$hashid}}) {
+            my ($cdom,$cnum) = split(/:/,$hashid);
+            if ((ref($homecourses->{$cdom}) eq 'HASH') &&  
+                (ref($homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+                foreach my $role (@{$homecourses->{$cdom}{$cnum}}) {
                     if (ref($role) eq 'HASH') {
                         while (my ($key,$value) = each(%{$role})) {
                             if ($regexp eq '.') {
@@ -7550,6 +7687,12 @@ sub check_homecourses {
     return $result;
 }
 
+#
+# useable_role() will compare the LON-CAPA version required by a course with 
+# the version available on the client server.  If the client server's version
+# is compatible, 1 will be returned.
+#
+
 sub useable_role {
     my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor,$major,$minor) = @_; 
     if ($reqdmajor ne '' && $reqdminor ne '') {