--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/10/20 01:57:46	1.1032
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/10/22 22:01:47	1.1033
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1032 2009/10/20 01:57:46 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1033 2009/10/22 22:01:47 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3802,7 +3802,10 @@ sub privileged {
     my ($username,$domain)=@_;
     my $rolesdump=&reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",
 			&homeserver($username,$domain));
-    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return 0; }
+    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '') || 
+        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     my $now=time;
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
@@ -3832,7 +3835,10 @@ sub rolesinit {
     my ($domain,$username,$authhost)=@_;
     my %userroles;
     my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
-    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return \%userroles; }
+    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '') || 
+        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) { 
+        return \%userroles;
+    }
     my %allroles=();
     my %allgroups=();   
     my $now=time;