--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/10/18 02:39:12	1.796
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/10/19 21:23:23	1.797
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.796 2006/10/18 02:39:12 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.797 2006/10/19 21:23:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5026,8 +5026,13 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
             for (my $i=0; $i<$numnew; $i++) {
                 my $newkey = $newitems[$i];
                 my $newid = &Apache::loncommon::get_cgi_id();
-                $newkey =~ s/^(\d+)/$newid/;
-                $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                if ($newkey =~ /^\d+:/) { 
+                    $newkey =~ s/^(\d+)/$newid/;
+                    $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                } elsif ($newkey =~ /^\d+_\d+_\d+:/) {
+                    $newkey =~ s/^(\d+_\d+_\d+)/$newid/;
+                    $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                }
                 $new_values{$file_name."\0".$newkey} = 
                                           $$changes{'activate'}{$newitems[$i]};
                 $new_control{$newkey} = $now;