--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/06/12 21:37:36	1.1459
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/06/15 20:52:28	1.1460
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1459 2021/06/12 21:37:36 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1460 2021/06/15 20:52:28 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -9788,6 +9788,38 @@ sub auto_validate_class_sec {
     return $response;
 }
 
+sub auto_instsec_reformat {
+    my ($cdom,$action,$instsecref) = @_;
+    return unless(($action eq 'clutter') || ($action eq 'declutter'));
+    my @homeservers;
+    if (defined(&domain($cdom,'primary'))) {
+        push(@homeservers,&domain($cdom,'primary'));
+    } else {
+        my %servers = &get_servers($cdom,'library');
+        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+                push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    my $response;
+    my %reformatted = %{$instsecref};
+    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
+        if (ref($instsecref) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $info = &freeze_escape($instsecref);
+            my $response=&reply('autoinstsecreformat:'.$cdom.':'.
+                                $action.':'.$info,$server);
+            next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused|unknown_command)/);
+            my @items = split(/&/,$response);
+            foreach my $item (@items) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$item);
+                $reformatted{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %reformatted;
+}
+
 sub auto_validate_instclasses {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$classesref) = @_;
     my ($homeserver,%validations);