--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/05/13 09:26:29	1.218
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/05/13 09:32:56	1.219
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.218 2002/05/13 09:26:29 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.219 2002/05/13 09:32:56 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2372,7 +2372,13 @@ sub EXT {
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
-        return $ENV{'environment.'.$spacequalifierrest};
+	if (($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'})&&($udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'})) {
+	    return $ENV{'environment.'.$spacequalifierrest};
+	} else {
+	    my %returnhash=&userenvironment($udom,$uname,
+					    $spacequalifierrest);
+	    return $returnhash{$spacequalifierrest};
+	}
     } elsif ($realm eq 'system') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- system.time
 	if ($space eq 'time') {