--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/02/08 16:07:43	1.1214
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/02/14 16:52:11	1.1215
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1214 2013/02/08 16:07:43 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1215 2013/02/14 16:52:11 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5070,9 +5070,11 @@ sub rolesinit {
 }
 
 sub set_arearole {
-    my ($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username) = @_;
+    my ($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username,$nolog) = @_;
+    unless ($nolog) {
 # log the associated role with the area
-    &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
+        &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
+    }
     return ('user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area => $tstart.'.'.$tend);
 }
 
@@ -5341,7 +5343,7 @@ sub set_adhoc_privileges {
     my $area = '/'.$dcdom.'/'.$pickedcourse;
     my $spec = $role.'.'.$area;
     my %userroles = &set_arearole($role,$area,'','',$env{'user.domain'},
-                                  $env{'user.name'});
+                                  $env{'user.name'},1);
     my %ccrole = ();
     &standard_roleprivs(\%ccrole,$role,$dcdom,$spec,$pickedcourse,$area);
     my ($author,$adv)= &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%ccrole);