--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/02/21 02:38:31	1.1050
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2020/09/28 13:56:29	1.1172.2.126
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1050 2010/02/21 02:38:31 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.126 2020/09/28 13:56:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ use strict;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
 use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
+use CGI::Cookie;
 
-use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
-            $_64bit %env %protocol);
+use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir $deftex
+            $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease
+            %managerstab $passwdmin);
 
 my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
     %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
@@ -88,56 +90,61 @@ use GDBM_File;
 use HTML::LCParser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 use Storable qw(thaw nfreeze);
-use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
+use Time::HiRes qw( sleep gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
 use Digest::MD5;
 use Math::Random;
 use File::MMagic;
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
+use LONCAPA::lonmetadata;
+use LONCAPA::Lond;
+use LONCAPA::transliterate;
 
-my $readit;
-my $max_connection_retries = 10;     # Or some such value.
+use File::Copy;
 
-my $upload_photo_form = 0; #Variable to check  when user upload a photo 0=not 1=true
+my $readit;
+my $max_connection_retries = 20;     # Or some such value.
 
 require Exporter;
 
 our @ISA = qw (Exporter);
 our @EXPORT = qw(%env);
 
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
+# ------------------------------------ Logging (parameters, docs, slots, roles)
 {
     my $logid;
-    sub instructor_log {
-	my ($hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom,$cnum,$cdom)=@_;
-        if (($cnum eq '') || ($cdom eq '')) {
-            $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-            $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    sub write_log {
+	my ($context,$hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom,$cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+        if ($context eq 'course') {
+            if (($cnum eq '') || ($cdom eq '')) {
+                $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+                $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            }
         }
-	$logid++;
+	$logid ++;
         my $now = time();
 	my $id=$now.'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
-	return &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_'.$hash_name,
-				    { $id => {
-					'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
-					'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
-					'exe_time'  => $now,
-					'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
-					'delflag'   => $delflag,
-					'logentry'  => $storehash,
-					'uname'     => $uname,
-					'udom'      => $udom,
-				    }
-				  },$cdom,$cnum);
+        my $logentry = {
+                         $id => {
+                                  'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
+                                  'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
+                                  'exe_time'  => $now,
+                                  'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
+                                  'delflag'   => $delflag,
+                                  'logentry'  => $storehash,
+                                  'uname'     => $uname,
+                                  'udom'      => $udom,
+                                }
+                       };
+        return &put('nohist_'.$hash_name,$logentry,$cdom,$cnum);
     }
 }
 
 sub logtouch {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     unless (-e "$execdir/logs/lonnet.log") {	
-	open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
+	open(my $fh,">>","$execdir/logs/lonnet.log");
 	close $fh;
     }
     my ($wwwuid,$wwwgid)=(getpwnam('www'))[2,3];
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ sub logthis {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
-    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.log")) {
+    if (open(my $fh,">>","$execdir/logs/lonnet.log")) {
 	my $logstring = $local. " ($$): ".$message."\n"; # Keep any \'s in string.
 	print $fh $logstring;
 	close($fh);
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ sub logperm {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
-    if (open(my $fh,">>$execdir/logs/lonnet.perm.log")) {
+    if (open(my $fh,">>","$execdir/logs/lonnet.perm.log")) {
 	print $fh "$now:$message:$local\n";
 	close($fh);
     }
@@ -197,8 +204,31 @@ sub get_server_timezone {
     }
 }
 
+sub get_server_distarch {
+    my ($lonhost,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    if (defined($lonhost)) {
+        if (!defined(&hostname($lonhost))) {
+            return;
+        }
+        my $cachetime = 12*3600;
+        if (!$ignore_cache) {
+            my ($distarch,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverdistarch',$lonhost);
+            if (defined($cached)) {
+                return $distarch;
+            }
+        }
+        my $rep = &reply('serverdistarch',$lonhost);
+        unless ($rep eq 'unknown_command' || $rep eq 'no_such_host' ||
+                $rep eq 'con_lost' || $rep eq 'rejected' || $rep eq 'refused' ||
+                $rep eq '') {
+            return &do_cache_new('serverdistarch',$lonhost,$rep,$cachetime);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub get_server_loncaparev {
-    my ($dom,$lonhost) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$lonhost,$ignore_cache,$caller) = @_;
     if (defined($lonhost)) {
         if (!defined(&hostname($lonhost))) {
             undef($lonhost);
@@ -213,15 +243,123 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
         }
     }
     if (defined($lonhost)) {
-        my $cachetime = 24*3600;
-        my ($loncaparev,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
+        my $cachetime = 12*3600;
+        if (!$ignore_cache) {
+            my ($loncaparev,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
+            if (defined($cached)) {
+                return $loncaparev;
+            }
+        }
+        my ($answer,$loncaparev);
+        my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
+        if (grep(/^\Q$lonhost\E$/,@ids)) {
+            $answer = $perlvar{'lonVersion'};
+            if ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
+                $loncaparev = $1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            $answer = &reply('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
+            if (($answer eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($answer eq 'con_lost')) {
+                if ($caller eq 'loncron') {
+                    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+                    $ua->timeout(4);
+                    my $hostname = &hostname($lonhost);
+                    my $protocol = $protocol{$lonhost};
+                    $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
+                    my $url = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/adm/about.html';
+                    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
+                    my $response=$ua->request($request);
+                    unless ($response->is_error()) {
+                        my $content = $response->content;
+                        if ($content =~ /<p>VERSION\:\s*([\w.\-]+)<\/p>/) {
+                            $loncaparev = $1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $loncaparev = $loncaparevs{$lonhost};
+                }
+            } elsif ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
+                $loncaparev = $1;
+            }
+        }
+        return &do_cache_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost,$loncaparev,$cachetime);
+    }
+}
+
+sub get_server_homeID {
+    my ($hostname,$ignore_cache,$caller) = @_;
+    unless ($ignore_cache) {
+        my ($serverhomeID,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverhomeID',$hostname);
         if (defined($cached)) {
-            return $loncaparev;
+            return $serverhomeID;
+        }
+    }
+    my $cachetime = 12*3600;
+    my $serverhomeID;
+    if ($caller eq 'loncron') { 
+        my @machine_ids = &machine_ids($hostname);
+        foreach my $id (@machine_ids) {
+            my $response = &reply('serverhomeID',$id);
+            unless (($response eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($response eq 'con_lost')) {
+                $serverhomeID = $response;
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($serverhomeID eq '') {
+            $serverhomeID = $machine_ids[-1];
+        }
+    } else {
+        $serverhomeID = $serverhomeIDs{$hostname};
+    }
+    return &do_cache_new('serverhomeID',$hostname,$serverhomeID,$cachetime);
+}
+
+sub get_remote_globals {
+    my ($lonhost,$whathash,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    my ($result,%returnhash,%whatneeded);
+    if (ref($whathash) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $what (sort(keys(%{$whathash}))) {
+            my $hashid = $lonhost.'-'.$what;
+            my ($response,$cached);
+            unless ($ignore_cache) {
+                ($response,$cached)=&is_cached_new('lonnetglobal',$hashid);
+            }
+            if (defined($cached)) {
+                $returnhash{$what} = $response;
+            } else {
+                $whatneeded{$what} = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if (keys(%whatneeded) == 0) {
+            $result = 'ok';
         } else {
-            my $loncaparev = &reply('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
-            return &do_cache_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost,$loncaparev,$cachetime);
+            my $requested = &freeze_escape(\%whatneeded);
+            my $rep=&reply('readlonnetglobal:'.$requested,$lonhost);
+            if (($rep=~/^(refused|rejected|error)/) || ($rep eq 'con_lost') ||
+                ($rep eq 'unknown_cmd')) {
+                $result = $rep;
+            } else {
+                $result = 'ok';
+                my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+                foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                    my $what = &unescape($key);
+                    my $hashid = $lonhost.'-'.$what;
+                    $returnhash{$what}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+                    &do_cache_new('lonnetglobal',$hashid,$returnhash{$what},600);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
+    return ($result,\%returnhash);
+}
+
+sub remote_devalidate_cache {
+    my ($lonhost,$cachekeys) = @_;
+    my $items;
+    return unless (ref($cachekeys) eq 'ARRAY');
+    my $cachestr = join('&',@{$cachekeys});
+    return &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($cachestr),$lonhost);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
@@ -235,7 +373,7 @@ sub subreply {
 
     my $lockfile=$peerfile.".lock";
     while (-e $lockfile) {	# Need to wait for the lockfile to disappear.
-	sleep(1);
+	sleep(0.1);
     }
     # At this point, either a loncnew parent is listening or an old lonc
     # or loncnew child is listening so we can connect or everything's dead.
@@ -253,7 +391,7 @@ sub subreply {
 	} else {
 	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(0.1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -272,8 +410,26 @@ sub reply {
     unless (defined(&hostname($server))) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
-       &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
-                " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
+        my $logged = $cmd;
+        if ($cmd =~ /^encrypt:([^:]+):/) {
+            my $subcmd = $1;
+            if (($subcmd eq 'auth') || ($subcmd eq 'passwd') ||
+                ($subcmd eq 'changeuserauth') || ($subcmd eq 'makeuser') ||
+                ($subcmd eq 'putdom') || ($subcmd eq 'autoexportgrades')) {
+                (undef,undef,my @rest) = split(/:/,$cmd);
+                if (($subcmd eq 'auth') || ($subcmd eq 'putdom')) {
+                    splice(@rest,2,1,'Hidden');
+                } elsif ($subcmd eq 'passwd') {
+                    splice(@rest,2,2,('Hidden','Hidden'));
+                } elsif (($subcmd eq 'changeuserauth') || ($subcmd eq 'makeuser') ||
+                         ($subcmd eq 'autoexportgrades')) {
+                    splice(@rest,3,1,'Hidden');
+                }
+                $logged = join(':',('encrypt:'.$subcmd,@rest));
+            }
+        }
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
+                 " $logged to $server returned $answer</font>");
     }
     return $answer;
 }
@@ -282,8 +438,8 @@ sub reply {
 
 sub reconlonc {
     my ($lonid) = @_;
-    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
     if ($lonid) {
+        my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
 	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
 	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
 	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
@@ -301,7 +457,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
     &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
-    if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
+    if (open(my $fh,"<",$loncfile)) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
         chomp($loncpid);
         if (kill 0 => $loncpid) {
@@ -329,7 +485,7 @@ sub critical {
     }
     my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-	&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
+	&reconlonc($server);
 	my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
         if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
             my $now=time;
@@ -341,16 +497,16 @@ sub critical {
             $dumpcount++;
             {
 		my $dfh;
-		if (open($dfh,">$dfilename")) {
+		if (open($dfh,">",$dfilename)) {
 		    print $dfh "$cmd\n"; 
 		    close($dfh);
 		}
             }
-            sleep 2;
+            sleep 1;
             my $wcmd='';
             {
 		my $dfh;
-		if (open($dfh,"<$dfilename")) {
+		if (open($dfh,"<",$dfilename)) {
 		    $wcmd=<$dfh>; 
 		    close($dfh);
 		}
@@ -466,14 +622,52 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Check for valid session 
 sub check_for_valid_session {
-    my ($r) = @_;
+    my ($r,$name,$userhashref,$domref) = @_;
     my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
-    my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
+    my ($lonidsdir,$linkname,$pubname,$secure,$lonid);
+    if ($name eq 'lonDAV') {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonDAVsessDir');
+    } else {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+        if ($name eq '') {
+            $name = 'lonID';
+        }
+    }
+    if ($name eq 'lonID') {
+        $secure = 'lonSID';
+        $linkname = 'lonLinkID';
+        $pubname = 'lonPubID';
+        if (exists($cookies{$secure})) {
+            $lonid=$cookies{$secure};
+        } elsif (exists($cookies{$name})) {
+            $lonid=$cookies{$name};
+        } elsif ((exists($cookies{$linkname})) && ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} != 443)) {
+            $lonid=$cookies{$linkname};
+        } elsif (exists($cookies{$pubname})) {
+            $lonid=$cookies{$pubname};
+        }
+    } else {
+        $lonid=$cookies{$name};
+    }
     return undef if (!$lonid);
 
     my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
-    my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
-    return undef if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    if (-l "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") {
+        my $link = readlink("$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+        if ((-e $link) && ($link =~ m{^\Q$lonidsdir\E/(.+)\.id$})) {
+            $handle = $1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") {
+        if ((ref($domref)) && ($name eq 'lonID') &&
+            ($handle =~ /^($match_username)\_\d+\_($match_domain)\_(.+)$/)) {
+            my ($possuname,$possudom,$possuhome) = ($1,$2,$3);
+            if ((&domain($possudom) ne '') && (&homeserver($possuname,$possudom) eq $possuhome)) {
+                $$domref = $possudom;
+            }
+        }
+        return undef;
+    }
 
     my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
     return undef if (!$opened);
@@ -487,8 +681,16 @@ sub check_for_valid_session {
 
     if (!defined($disk_env{'user.name'})
 	|| !defined($disk_env{'user.domain'})) {
+        untie(%disk_env);
 	return undef;
     }
+
+    if (ref($userhashref) eq 'HASH') {
+        $userhashref->{'name'} = $disk_env{'user.name'};
+        $userhashref->{'domain'} = $disk_env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    untie(%disk_env);
+
     return $handle;
 }
 
@@ -512,6 +714,37 @@ sub timed_flock {
     }
 }
 
+sub get_sessionfile_vars {
+    my ($handle,$lonidsdir,$storearr) = @_;
+    my %returnhash;
+    unless (ref($storearr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        return %returnhash;
+    }
+    if (-l "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") {
+        my $link = readlink("$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+        if ((-e $link) && ($link =~ m{^\Q$lonidsdir\E/(.+)\.id$})) {
+            $handle = $1;
+        }
+    }
+    if ((-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id") &&
+        ($handle =~ /^($match_username)\_\d+\_($match_domain)\_(.+)$/)) {
+        my ($possuname,$possudom,$possuhome) = ($1,$2,$3);
+        if ((&domain($possudom) ne '') && (&homeserver($possuname,$possudom) eq $possuhome)) {
+            if (open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id")) {
+                flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+                if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
+                        &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+                    foreach my $item (@{$storearr}) {
+                        $returnhash{$item} = $disk_env{$item};
+                    }
+                    untie(%disk_env);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment
 
 sub appenv {
@@ -522,7 +755,7 @@ sub appenv {
 	    if (($key =~ /^user\.role/) || ($key =~ /^user\.priv/)) {
                 $refused = 1;
                 if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                    my ($type,$role) = ($key =~ /^user\.(role|priv)\.([^.]+)\./);
+                    my ($type,$role) = ($key =~ m{^user\.(role|priv)\.(.+?)\./});
                     if (grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
                         $refused = 0;
                     }
@@ -537,16 +770,19 @@ sub appenv {
                 $env{$key}=$newenv->{$key};
             }
         }
-        my $opened = open(my $env_file,'+<',$env{'user.environment'});
-        if ($opened
-	    && &timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
-	    &&
-	    tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
-	        (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
-	    while (my ($key,$value) = each(%{$newenv})) {
-	        $disk_env{$key} = $value;
-	    }
-	    untie(%disk_env);
+        my $lonids = $perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
+        if ($env{'user.environment'} =~ m{^\Q$lonids/\E$match_username\_\d+\_$match_domain\_[\w\-.]+\.id$}) {
+            my $opened = open(my $env_file,'+<',$env{'user.environment'});
+            if ($opened
+	        && &timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
+	        &&
+	        tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
+	            (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
+	        while (my ($key,$value) = each(%{$newenv})) {
+	            $disk_env{$key} = $value;
+	        }
+	        untie(%disk_env);
+            }
         }
     }
     return 'ok';
@@ -554,11 +790,20 @@ sub appenv {
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Delete from Environment
 
 sub delenv {
-    my ($delthis,$regexp) = @_;
-    if (($delthis=~/user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/user\.priv/)) {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
-        return 'error';
+    my ($delthis,$regexp,$roles) = @_;
+    if (($delthis=~/^user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/^user\.priv/)) {
+        my $refused = 1;
+        if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            my ($type,$role) = ($delthis =~ /^user\.(role|priv)\.([^.]+)\./);
+            if (grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                $refused = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($refused) {
+            &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
+                     "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
+            return 'error';
+        }
     }
     my $opened = open(my $env_file,'+<',$env{'user.environment'});
     if ($opened
@@ -653,6 +898,7 @@ sub userload {
 	while ($filename=readdir(LONIDS)) {
 	    next if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..');
 	    next if ($filename =~ /publicuser_\d+\.id/);
+            next if ($filename =~ /^[a-f0-9]+_linked\.id$/);
 	    my ($mtime)=(stat($perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.$filename))[9];
 	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 1800) { $numusers++; }
 	}
@@ -667,61 +913,54 @@ sub userload {
     return $userloadpercent;
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------ Fight off request when overloaded
-
-sub overloaderror {
-    my ($r,$checkserver)=@_;
-    unless ($checkserver) { $checkserver=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
-    my $loadavg;
-    if ($checkserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
-       open(my $loadfile,'/proc/loadavg');
-       $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
-       $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;
-       $loadavg = 100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
-       close($loadfile);
-    } else {
-       $loadavg=&reply('load',$checkserver);
-    }
-    my $overload=$loadavg-100;
-    if ($overload>0) {
-	$r->err_headers_out->{'Retry-After'}=$overload;
-        $r->log_error('Overload of '.$overload.' on '.$checkserver);
-        return 413;
-    }    
-    return '';
-}
-
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name) = @_;
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name,$udom) = @_;
     my $spare_server;
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowest_load=($loadpercent > $userloadpercent) ? $loadpercent 
                                                      :  $userloadpercent;
-    
-    foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} }) {
-	($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
-	    &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
-    }
-
-    my $found_server = ($spare_server ne '' && $lowest_load < 100);
+    my ($uint_dom,$remotesessions);
+    if (($udom ne '') && (&domain($udom) ne '')) {
+        my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
+        $uint_dom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+        my %udomdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($udom);
+        $remotesessions = $udomdefaults{'remotesessions'};
+    }
+    my $spareshash = &this_host_spares($udom);
+    if (ref($spareshash) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($spareshash->{'primary'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'primary'} }) {
+                next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,
+                                             $try_server));
+	        ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
+	            &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
+            }
+        }
 
-    if (!$found_server) {
-	foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
-	    ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
-		&compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
-	}
+        my $found_server = ($spare_server ne '' && $lowest_load < 100);
+
+        if (!$found_server) {
+            if (ref($spareshash->{'default'}) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+	        foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'default'} }) {
+                    next unless (&spare_can_host($udom,$uint_dom,
+                                                 $remotesessions,$try_server));
+	            ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
+		        &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
+                }
+	    }
+        }
     }
 
     if (!$want_server_name) {
-        my $protocol = 'http';
-        if ($protocol{$spare_server} eq 'https') {
-            $protocol = $protocol{$spare_server};
-        }
         if (defined($spare_server)) {
             my $hostname = &hostname($spare_server);
-            if (defined($hostname)) {  
+            if (defined($hostname)) {
+                my $protocol = 'http';
+                if ($protocol{$spare_server} eq 'https') {
+                    $protocol = $protocol{$spare_server};
+                }
 	        $spare_server = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
             }
         }
@@ -730,13 +969,23 @@ sub spareserver {
 }
 
 sub compare_server_load {
-    my ($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load) = @_;
+    my ($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load, $required) = @_;
+
+    if ($required) {
+        my ($reqdmajor,$reqdminor) = ($required =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
+        my $remoterev = &get_server_loncaparev(undef,$try_server);
+        my ($major,$minor) = ($remoterev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+        if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') ||
+            (($reqdmajor > $major) || (($reqdmajor == $major) && ($reqdminor > $minor)))) {
+            return ($spare_server,$lowest_load);
+        }
+    }
 
     my $loadans     = &reply('load',    $try_server);
     my $userloadans = &reply('userload',$try_server);
 
     if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
-	next; #didn't get a number from the server
+	return ($spare_server, $lowest_load); #didn't get a number from the server
     }
 
     my $load;
@@ -762,13 +1011,91 @@ sub compare_server_load {
 # --------------------------- ask offload servers if user already has a session
 sub find_existing_session {
     my ($udom,$uname) = @_;
-    foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} },
-			    @{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
-	return $try_server if (&has_user_session($try_server, $udom, $uname));
+    my $spareshash = &this_host_spares($udom);
+    if (ref($spareshash) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($spareshash->{'primary'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'primary'} }) {
+                return $try_server if (&has_user_session($try_server, $udom, $uname));
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($spareshash->{'default'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareshash->{'default'} }) {
+                return $try_server if (&has_user_session($try_server, $udom, $uname));
+            }
+        }
     }
     return;
 }
 
+# check if user's browser sent load balancer cookie and server still has session
+# and is not overloaded.
+sub check_for_balancer_cookie {
+    my ($r,$update_mtime) = @_;
+    my ($otherserver,$cookie);
+    my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
+    if (exists($cookies{'balanceID'})) {
+        my $balid = $cookies{'balanceID'};
+        $cookie=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($balid->value);
+        my $balancedir=$r->dir_config('lonBalanceDir');
+        if ((-d $balancedir) && (-e "$balancedir/$cookie.id")) {
+            if ($cookie =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_username)_[a-f0-9]+$/) {
+                my ($possudom,$possuname) = ($1,$2);
+                my $has_session = 0;
+                if ((&domain($possudom) ne '') &&
+                    (&homeserver($possuname,$possudom) ne 'no_host')) {
+                    my $try_server;
+                    my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$balancedir/$cookie.id");
+                    if ($opened) {
+                        flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+                        while (my $line = <$idf>) {
+                            chomp($line);
+                            if (&hostname($line) ne '') {
+                                $try_server = $line;
+                                last;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        close($idf);
+                        if (($try_server) &&
+                            (&has_user_session($try_server,$possudom,$possuname))) {
+                            my $lowest_load = 30000;
+                            ($otherserver,$lowest_load) =
+                                &compare_server_load($try_server,undef,$lowest_load);
+                            if ($otherserver ne '' && $lowest_load < 100) {
+                                $has_session = 1;
+                            } else {
+                                undef($otherserver);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if ($has_session) {
+                    if ($update_mtime) {
+                        my $atime = my $mtime = time;
+                        utime($atime,$mtime,"$balancedir/$cookie.id");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    unlink("$balancedir/$cookie.id");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($otherserver,$cookie);
+}
+
+sub delbalcookie {
+    my ($cookie,$balancer) =@_;
+    if ($cookie =~ /^($match_domain)\_($match_username)\_[a-f0-9]{32}$/) {
+        my ($udom,$uname) = ($1,$2);
+        my $uprimary_id = &domain($udom,'primary');
+        my $uintdom = &internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+        my $intdom = &internet_dom($balancer);
+        my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($balancer);
+        if (($uintdom ne '') && ($uintdom eq $intdom)) {
+            return &reply("delbalcookie:$cookie",$balancer);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # -------------------------------- ask if server already has a session for user
 sub has_user_session {
     my ($lonid,$udom,$uname) = @_;
@@ -779,6 +1106,84 @@ sub has_user_session {
     return 0;
 }
 
+# --------- determine least loaded server in a user's domain which allows login
+
+sub choose_server {
+    my ($udom,$checkloginvia,$required,$skiploadbal) = @_;
+    my %domconfhash = &Apache::loncommon::get_domainconf($udom);
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom);
+    my $lowest_load = 30000;
+    my ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path,$isredirect,$balancers);
+    if ($skiploadbal) {
+        ($balancers,my $cached)=&is_cached_new('loadbalancing',$udom);
+        unless (defined($cached)) {
+            my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
+            my %domconfig =
+                &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$udom);
+            if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $balancers = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$udom,$domconfig{'loadbalancing'},
+                                           $cachetime);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach my $lonhost (keys(%servers)) {
+        my $loginvia;
+        if ($skiploadbal) {
+            if (ref($balancers) eq 'HASH') {
+                next if (exists($balancers->{$lonhost}));
+            }
+        }
+        if ($checkloginvia) {
+            $loginvia = $domconfhash{$udom.'.login.loginvia_'.$lonhost};
+            if ($loginvia) {
+                my ($server,$path) = split(/:/,$loginvia);
+                ($login_host, $lowest_load) =
+                    &compare_server_load($server, $login_host, $lowest_load, $required);
+                if ($login_host eq $server) {
+                    $portal_path = $path;
+                    $isredirect = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                ($login_host, $lowest_load) =
+                    &compare_server_load($lonhost, $login_host, $lowest_load, $required);
+                if ($login_host eq $lonhost) {
+                    $portal_path = '';
+                    $isredirect = ''; 
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            ($login_host, $lowest_load) =
+                &compare_server_load($lonhost, $login_host, $lowest_load, $required);
+        }
+    }
+    if ($login_host ne '') {
+        $hostname = &hostname($login_host);
+    }
+    return ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path,$isredirect,$lowest_load);
+}
+
+sub get_course_sessions {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$lastactivity) = @_;
+    my %servers = &internet_dom_servers($cdom);
+    my %returnhash;
+    foreach my $server (sort(keys(%servers))) {
+        my $rep = &reply("coursesessions:$cdom:$cnum:$lastactivity",$server);
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+        unless (($rep eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($rep =~ /^error/)) {
+            foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                $key = &unescape($key);
+                next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                if (exists($returnhash{$key})) {
+                    next if ($value < $returnhash{$key});
+                }
+                $returnhash{$key}=$value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {
@@ -814,6 +1219,9 @@ sub changepass {
     } elsif ($answer =~ "invalid_client") {
         &logthis("$server refused to change $uname in $udom password because ".
                  "it was a reset by e-mail originating from an invalid server.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^prioruse") {
+       &logthis("$server refused to change $uname in $udom password because ".
+                "the password had been used before");
     }
     return $answer;
 }
@@ -837,7 +1245,7 @@ sub queryauthenticate {
 # --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)
 
 sub authenticate {
-    my ($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth,$clientcancheckhost)=@_;
     $upass=&escape($upass);
     $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
@@ -860,7 +1268,7 @@ sub authenticate {
 	    return 'no_host';
         }
     }
-    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass:$checkdefauth",$uhome);
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass:$checkdefauth:$clientcancheckhost",$uhome);
     if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
         if ($newhome) {
             &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome, but needs account");
@@ -878,6 +1286,441 @@ sub authenticate {
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
+sub can_host_session {
+    my ($udom,$lonhost,$remoterev,$remotesessions,$hostedsessions) = @_;
+    my $canhost = 1;
+    my $host_idn = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($lonhost);
+    if (ref($remotesessions) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($remotesessions->{'excludedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$host_idn\E$/,@{$remotesessions->{'excludedomain'}})) {
+                $canhost = 0;
+            } else {
+                $canhost = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($remotesessions->{'includedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$host_idn\E$/,@{$remotesessions->{'includedomain'}})) {
+                $canhost = 1;
+            } else {
+                $canhost = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($canhost) {
+            if ($remotesessions->{'version'} ne '') {
+                my ($reqmajor,$reqminor) = ($remotesessions->{'version'} =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
+                if ($reqmajor ne '' && $reqminor ne '') {
+                    if ($remoterev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)/) {
+                        my $major = $1;
+                        my $minor = $2;
+                        if (($major < $reqmajor ) ||
+                            (($major == $reqmajor) && ($minor < $reqminor))) {
+                            $canhost = 0;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        $canhost = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($canhost) {
+        if (ref($hostedsessions) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
+            my $uint_dom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+            if (ref($hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                if (($uint_dom ne '') && 
+                    (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}}))) {
+                    $canhost = 0;
+                } else {
+                    $canhost = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            if (ref($hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                if (($uint_dom ne '') && 
+                    (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}}))) {
+                    $canhost = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $canhost = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $canhost;
+}
+
+sub spare_can_host {
+    my ($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,$try_server)=@_;
+    my $canhost=1;
+    my $try_server_hostname = &hostname($try_server);
+    my $serverhomeID = &get_server_homeID($try_server_hostname);
+    my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($serverhomeID);
+    my %defdomdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
+    if (ref($defdomdefaults{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($defdomdefaults{'offloadnow'}{$try_server}) {
+            $canhost = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (($canhost) && ($uint_dom)) {
+        my @intdoms;
+        my $internet_names = &get_internet_names($try_server);
+        if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
+        }
+        unless (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
+            my $remoterev = &get_server_loncaparev(undef,$try_server);
+            $canhost = &can_host_session($udom,$try_server,$remoterev,
+                                         $remotesessions,
+                                         $defdomdefaults{'hostedsessions'});
+        }
+    }
+    return $canhost;
+}
+
+sub this_host_spares {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    my ($dom_in_use,$lonhost_in_use,$result);
+    my @hosts = &current_machine_ids();
+    foreach my $lonhost (@hosts) {
+        if (&host_domain($lonhost) eq $dom) {
+            $dom_in_use = $dom;
+            $lonhost_in_use = $lonhost;
+            last;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($dom_in_use ne '') {
+        $result = &spares_for_offload($dom_in_use,$lonhost_in_use);
+    }
+    if (ref($result) ne 'HASH') {
+        $lonhost_in_use = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+        $dom_in_use = &host_domain($lonhost_in_use);
+        $result = &spares_for_offload($dom_in_use,$lonhost_in_use);
+        if (ref($result) ne 'HASH') {
+            $result = \%spareid;
+        }
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub spares_for_offload  {
+    my ($dom_in_use,$lonhost_in_use) = @_;
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('spares',$dom_in_use);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        return $result;
+    } else {
+        my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
+        my %domconfig =
+            &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['usersessions'],$dom_in_use);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'spares'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'spares'}{$lonhost_in_use}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    return &do_cache_new('spares',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'usersessions'}{'spares'}{$lonhost_in_use},$cachetime);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub get_lonbalancer_config {
+    my ($servers) = @_;
+    my ($currbalancer,$currtargets);
+    if (ref($servers) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $server (keys(%{$servers})) {
+            my %what = (
+                         spareid => 1,
+                         perlvar => 1,
+                       );
+            my ($result,$returnhash) = &get_remote_globals($server,\%what);
+            if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                if (ref($returnhash) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if (ref($returnhash->{'perlvar'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if ($returnhash->{'perlvar'}->{'lonBalancer'} eq 'yes') {
+                            $currbalancer = $server;
+                            $currtargets = {};
+                            if (ref($returnhash->{'spareid'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if (ref($returnhash->{'spareid'}->{'primary'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                    $currtargets->{'primary'} = $returnhash->{'spareid'}->{'primary'};
+                                }
+                                if (ref($returnhash->{'spareid'}->{'default'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                    $currtargets->{'default'} = $returnhash->{'spareid'}->{'default'};
+                                }
+                            }
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($currbalancer,$currtargets);
+}
+
+sub check_loadbalancing {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$caller) = @_;
+    my ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$dom_in_use,$homeintdom,
+        $rule_in_effect,$offloadto,$otherserver,$setcookie);
+    my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    my @hosts = &current_machine_ids();
+    my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($udom,'primary');
+    my $uintdom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
+    my $intdom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($lonhost);
+    my $serverhomedom = &host_domain($lonhost);
+    my $domneedscache; 
+    my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
+
+    if (($uintdom ne '') && ($uintdom eq $intdom)) {
+        $dom_in_use = $udom;
+        $homeintdom = 1;
+    } else {
+        $dom_in_use = $serverhomedom;
+    }
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use);
+    unless (defined($cached)) {
+        my %domconfig =
+            &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$dom_in_use);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
+        } else {
+            $domneedscache = $dom_in_use;
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+        ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie) =
+            &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
+        if ($is_balancer) {
+            if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
+                if ($homeintdom) {
+                    if ($uname ne '') {
+                        if (($currrules->{'_LC_adv'} ne '') || ($currrules->{'_LC_author'} ne '')) {
+                            my ($is_adv,$is_author) = &is_advanced_user($udom,$uname);
+                            if (($currrules->{'_LC_author'} ne '') && ($is_author)) {
+                                $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'_LC_author'};
+                            } elsif (($currrules->{'_LC_adv'} ne '') && ($is_adv)) {
+                                $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'_LC_adv'}
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if ($rule_in_effect eq '') {
+                            my %userenv = &userenvironment($udom,$uname,'inststatus');
+                            if ($userenv{'inststatus'} ne '') {
+                                my @statuses = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$userenv{'inststatus'});
+                                my ($othertitle,$usertypes,$types) =
+                                    &Apache::loncommon::sorted_inst_types($udom);
+                                if (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                    foreach my $type (@{$types}) {
+                                        if (grep(/^\Q$type\E$/,@statuses)) {
+                                            if (exists($currrules->{$type})) {
+                                                $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{$type};
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                if (exists($currrules->{'default'})) {
+                                    $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'default'};
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (exists($currrules->{'default'})) {
+                            $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'default'};
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if ($currrules->{'_LC_external'} ne '') {
+                        $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'_LC_external'};
+                    }
+                }
+                $offloadto = &get_loadbalancer_targets($rule_in_effect,$currtargets,
+                                                       $uname,$udom);
+            }
+        }
+    } elsif (($homeintdom) && ($udom ne $serverhomedom)) {
+        ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('loadbalancing',$serverhomedom);
+        unless (defined($cached)) {
+            my %domconfig =
+                &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$serverhomedom);
+            if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$serverhomedom,$domconfig{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
+            } else {
+                $domneedscache = $serverhomedom;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+            ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie) =
+                &check_balancer_result($result,@hosts);
+            if ($is_balancer) {
+                if (ref($currrules) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($currrules->{'_LC_internetdom'} ne '') {
+                        $rule_in_effect = $currrules->{'_LC_internetdom'};
+                    }
+                }
+                $offloadto = &get_loadbalancer_targets($rule_in_effect,$currtargets,
+                                                       $uname,$udom);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($perlvar{'lonBalancer'} eq 'yes') {
+                $is_balancer = 1;
+                $offloadto = &this_host_spares($dom_in_use);
+            }
+            unless (defined($cached)) {
+                $domneedscache = $serverhomedom;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ($perlvar{'lonBalancer'} eq 'yes') {
+            $is_balancer = 1;
+            $offloadto = &this_host_spares($dom_in_use);
+        }
+        unless (defined($cached)) {
+            $domneedscache = $serverhomedom;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($domneedscache) {
+        &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$domneedscache,$is_balancer,$cachetime);
+    }
+    if ($is_balancer) {
+        my $lowest_load = 30000;
+        if (ref($offloadto) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($offloadto->{'primary'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                foreach my $try_server (@{$offloadto->{'primary'}}) {
+                    ($otherserver,$lowest_load) =
+                        &compare_server_load($try_server,$otherserver,$lowest_load);
+                }
+            }
+            my $found_server = ($otherserver ne '' && $lowest_load < 100);
+
+            if (!$found_server) {
+                if (ref($offloadto->{'default'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    foreach my $try_server (@{$offloadto->{'default'}}) {
+                        ($otherserver,$lowest_load) =
+                            &compare_server_load($try_server,$otherserver,$lowest_load);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif (ref($offloadto) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (@{$offloadto} == 1) {
+                $otherserver = $offloadto->[0];
+            } elsif (@{$offloadto} > 1) {
+                foreach my $try_server (@{$offloadto}) {
+                    ($otherserver,$lowest_load) =
+                        &compare_server_load($try_server,$otherserver,$lowest_load);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        unless ($caller eq 'login') {
+            if (($otherserver ne '') && (grep(/^\Q$otherserver\E$/,@hosts))) {
+                $is_balancer = 0;
+                if ($uname ne '' && $udom ne '') {
+                    if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) && ($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
+                        &appenv({'user.loadbalexempt'     => $lonhost,
+                                 'user.loadbalcheck.time' => time});
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        unless ($homeintdom) {
+            undef($setcookie);
+        }
+    }
+    return ($is_balancer,$otherserver,$setcookie);
+}
+
+sub check_balancer_result {
+    my ($result,@hosts) = @_;
+    my ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie);
+    if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($result->{'lonhost'} ne '') {
+            my $currbalancer = $result->{'lonhost'};
+            if (grep(/^\Q$currbalancer\E$/,@hosts)) {
+                $is_balancer = 1;
+                $currtargets = $result->{'targets'};
+                $currrules = $result->{'rules'};
+            }
+        } else {
+            foreach my $key (keys(%{$result})) {
+                if (($key ne '') && (grep(/^\Q$key\E$/,@hosts)) &&
+                    (ref($result->{$key}) eq 'HASH')) {
+                    $is_balancer = 1;
+                    $currrules = $result->{$key}{'rules'};
+                    $currtargets = $result->{$key}{'targets'};
+                    $setcookie = $result->{$key}{'cookie'};
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($is_balancer,$currtargets,$currrules,$setcookie);
+}
+
+sub get_loadbalancer_targets {
+    my ($rule_in_effect,$currtargets,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my $offloadto;
+    if ($rule_in_effect eq 'none') {
+        return [$perlvar{'lonHostID'}];
+    } elsif ($rule_in_effect eq '') {
+        $offloadto = $currtargets;
+    } else {
+        if ($rule_in_effect eq 'homeserver') {
+            my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+            if ($homeserver ne 'no_host') {
+                $offloadto = [$homeserver];
+            }
+        } elsif ($rule_in_effect eq 'externalbalancer') {
+            my %domconfig =
+                &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$udom);
+            if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if ($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}{'lonhost'} ne '') {
+                    if (&hostname($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}{'lonhost'}) ne '') {
+                        $offloadto = [$domconfig{'loadbalancing'}{'lonhost'}];
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                my %servers = &internet_dom_servers($udom);
+                my ($remotebalancer,$remotetargets) = &get_lonbalancer_config(\%servers);
+                if (&hostname($remotebalancer) ne '') {
+                    $offloadto = [$remotebalancer];
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif (&hostname($rule_in_effect) ne '') {
+            $offloadto = [$rule_in_effect];
+        }
+    }
+    return $offloadto;
+}
+
+sub internet_dom_servers {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    my (%uniqservers,%servers);
+    my $primaryserver = &hostname(&domain($dom,'primary'));
+    my @machinedoms = &machine_domains($primaryserver);
+    foreach my $mdom (@machinedoms) {
+        my %currservers = %servers;
+        my %server = &get_servers($mdom);
+        %servers = (%currservers,%server);
+    }
+    my %by_hostname;
+    foreach my $id (keys(%servers)) {
+        push(@{$by_hostname{$servers{$id}}},$id);
+    }
+    foreach my $hostname (sort(keys(%by_hostname))) {
+        if (@{$by_hostname{$hostname}} > 1) {
+            my $match = 0;
+            foreach my $id (@{$by_hostname{$hostname}}) {
+                if (&host_domain($id) eq $dom) {
+                    $uniqservers{$id} = $hostname;
+                    $match = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            unless ($match) {
+                $uniqservers{$by_hostname{$hostname}[0]} = $hostname;
+            }
+        } else {
+            $uniqservers{$by_hostname{$hostname}[0]} = $hostname;
+        }
+    }
+    return %uniqservers;
+}
+
 # ---------------------- Find the homebase for a user from domain's lib servers
 
 my %homecache;
@@ -911,7 +1754,7 @@ sub idget {
     
     my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
     foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
-	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	my $idlist=join('&', map { &escape($_); } @ids);
 	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
 	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
 	my @answer=();
@@ -921,7 +1764,7 @@ sub idget {
 	my $i;
 	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
 	    if ($answer[$i]) {
-		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
 	    } 
 	}
     } 
@@ -963,24 +1806,52 @@ sub idput {
     }
 }
 
-# ------------------------------dump from db file owned by domainconfig user
-sub dump_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$udom,$regexp,$range)=@_;
-    if (!$udom) {
-        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+# ---------------------------------------- Delete unwanted IDs from ids.db file
+
+sub iddel {
+    my ($udom,$idshashref,$uhome)=@_;
+    my %result=();
+    unless (ref($idshashref) eq 'HASH') {
+        return %result;
     }
-    my %returnhash;
-    if ($udom) {
-        my $uname = &get_domainconfiguser($udom);
-        %returnhash = &dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range);
+    my %servers=();
+    while (my ($id,$uname) = each(%{$idshashref})) {
+        my $uhom;
+        if ($uhome) {
+            $uhom = $uhome;
+        } else {
+            $uhom=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        }
+        if ($uhom ne 'no_host') {
+            if ($servers{$uhom}) {
+                $servers{$uhom}.='&'.&escape($id);
+            } else {
+                $servers{$uhom}=&escape($id);
+            }
+        }
     }
-    return %returnhash;
+    foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
+        $result{$server} = &critical('iddel:'.$udom.':'.$servers{$server},$uhome);
+    }
+    return %result;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------dump from db file owned by domainconfig user
+sub dump_dom {
+    my ($namespace, $udom, $regexp) = @_;
+
+    $udom ||= $env{'user.domain'};
+
+    return () unless $udom;
+
+    return &dump($namespace, $udom, &get_domainconfiguser($udom), $regexp);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------ get items from domain db files   
 
 sub get_dom {
     my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
+    return if ($udom eq 'public');
     my $items='';
     foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
         $items.=&escape($item).'&';
@@ -988,6 +1859,7 @@ sub get_dom {
     $items=~s/\&$//;
     if (!$udom) {
         $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        return if ($udom eq 'public');
         if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
             $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
         } else {
@@ -1091,14 +1963,13 @@ sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
     my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($udom);
     if ((ref($domdefs{'inststatustypes'}) eq 'HASH') && 
         (ref($domdefs{'inststatusorder'}) eq 'ARRAY')) {
-        %returnhash = %{$domdefs{'inststatustypes'}};
-        @order = @{$domdefs{'inststatusorder'}};
+        return ($domdefs{'inststatustypes'},$domdefs{'inststatusorder'});
     } else {
         if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
             my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
             my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
             if ($rep =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
-                &logthis("get_dom failed - $rep returned from $uhome in domain: $udom");
+                &logthis("retrieve_inst_usertypes failed - $rep returned from $uhome in domain: $udom");
                 return (\%returnhash,\@order);
             }
             my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
@@ -1114,15 +1985,15 @@ sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
                 push(@order,&unescape($item));
             }
         } else {
-            &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+            &logthis("retrieve_inst_usertypes failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
         }
+        return (\%returnhash,\@order);
     }
-    return (\%returnhash,\@order);
 }
 
 sub is_domainimage {
     my ($url) = @_;
-    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+-) {
+    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+[^/]-) {
         if (&domain($1) ne '') {
             return '1';
         }
@@ -1137,13 +2008,24 @@ sub inst_directory_query {
     my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
     my $outcome;
     if ($homeserver ne '') {
+        unless ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
+            if ($srch->{'srchby'} eq 'email') {
+                my $lcrev = &get_server_loncaparev($udom,$homeserver);
+                my ($major,$minor,$subver) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+                if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') || ($major < 2) ||
+                    (($major == 2) && ($minor < 11)) ||
+                    (($major == 2) && ($minor == 11) && ($subver < 3))) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 	my $queryid=&reply("querysend:instdirsearch:".
 			   &escape($srch->{'srchby'}).':'.
 			   &escape($srch->{'srchterm'}).':'.
 			   &escape($srch->{'srchtype'}),$homeserver);
 	my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
 	if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
-	    &logthis('instituional directory search invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+	    &logthis('institutional directory search invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$homeserver.' in domain '.$udom);
 	    return;
 	}
 	my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
@@ -1178,6 +2060,15 @@ sub usersearch {
     my $query = 'usersearch';
     foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
         if (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $dom) {
+            unless ($tryserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
+                if ($srch->{'srchby'} eq 'email') {
+                    my $lcrev = &get_server_loncaparev($dom,$tryserver);
+                    my ($major,$minor,$subver) = ($lcrev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)[\w.\-]+\'?$/);
+                    next if (($major eq '' && $minor eq '') || ($major < 2) ||
+                             (($major == 2) && ($minor < 11)) ||
+                             (($major == 2) && ($minor == 11) && ($subver < 3)));
+                }
+            }
             my $host=&hostname($tryserver);
             my $queryid=
                 &reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':'.
@@ -1263,6 +2154,63 @@ sub get_instuser {
     return ($outcome,%userinfo);
 }
 
+sub get_multiple_instusers {
+    my ($udom,$users,$caller) = @_;
+    my ($outcome,$results);
+    if (ref($users) eq 'HASH') {
+        my $count = keys(%{$users});
+        my $requested = &freeze_escape($users);
+        my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+        if ($homeserver ne '') {
+            my $queryid=&reply('querysend:getmultinstusers:::'.$caller.'='.$requested,$homeserver);
+            my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+            if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+                &logthis('get_multiple_instusers invalid queryid: '.$queryid.
+                         ' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+                return ($outcome,$results);
+            }
+            my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            my $maxtries = 5;
+            if ($count > 100) {
+                $maxtries = 1+int($count/20);
+            }
+            my $tries = 1;
+            while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries <= $maxtries)) {
+                $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+                $tries ++;
+            }
+            if ($response eq '') {
+                $results = {};
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$users})) {
+                    my ($uname,$id);
+                    if ($caller eq 'id') {
+                        $id = $key;
+                    } else {
+                        $uname = $key;
+                    }
+                    my ($resp,%info) = &get_instuser($udom,$uname,$id);
+                    $outcome = $resp;
+                    if ($resp eq 'ok') {
+                        %{$results} = (%{$results}, %info);
+                    } else {
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            } elsif(!&error($response) && ($response ne 'refused')) {
+                if (($response eq 'unavailable') || ($response eq 'invalid') || ($response eq 'timeout')) {
+                    $outcome = $response;
+                } else {
+                    ($outcome,my $userdata) = split(/=/,$response,2);
+                    if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
+                        $results = &thaw_unescape($userdata);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$results);
+}
+
 sub inst_rulecheck {
     my ($udom,$uname,$id,$item,$rules) = @_;
     my %returnhash;
@@ -1342,25 +2290,36 @@ sub inst_userrules {
 # ------------- Get Authentication, Language and User Tools Defaults for Domain
 
 sub get_domain_defaults {
-    my ($domain) = @_;
+    my ($domain,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    return if (($domain eq '') || ($domain eq 'public'));
     my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('domdefaults',$domain);
-    if (defined($cached)) {
-        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
-            return %{$result};
+    unless ($ignore_cache) {
+        my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('domdefaults',$domain);
+        if (defined($cached)) {
+            if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+                return %{$result};
+            }
         }
     }
     my %domdefaults;
     my %domconfig =
          &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['defaults','quotas',
                                   'requestcourses','inststatus',
-                                  'coursedefaults'],$domain);
+                                  'coursedefaults','usersessions',
+                                  'requestauthor','selfenrollment',
+                                  'coursecategories','autoenroll',
+                                  'helpsettings'],$domain);
+    my @coursetypes = ('official','unofficial','community','textbook');
     if (ref($domconfig{'defaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'lang_def'}; 
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_def'};
         $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_arg_def'};
         $domdefaults{'timezone_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'timezone_def'};
         $domdefaults{'datelocale_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'datelocale_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'portal_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'intauth_cost'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_cost'};
+        $domdefaults{'intauth_switch'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_switch'};
+        $domdefaults{'intauth_check'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'intauth_check'};
     } else {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');
@@ -1371,34 +2330,210 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
             $domdefaults{'defaultquota'} = $domconfig{'quotas'}{'defaultquota'};
         } else {
             $domdefaults{'defaultquota'} = $domconfig{'quotas'};
-        } 
-        my @usertools = ('aboutme','blog','portfolio');
+        }
+        my @usertools = ('aboutme','blog','webdav','portfolio');
         foreach my $item (@usertools) {
             if (ref($domconfig{'quotas'}{$item}) eq 'HASH') {
                 $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'quotas'}{$item};
             }
         }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'quotas'}{'authorquota'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'authorquota'} = $domconfig{'quotas'}{'authorquota'};
+        }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        foreach my $item ('official','unofficial','community') {
+        foreach my $item ('official','unofficial','community','textbook') {
             $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'requestcourses'}{$item};
         }
     }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'requestauthor'} = $domconfig{'requestauthor'};
+    }
     if (ref($domconfig{'inststatus'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        foreach my $item ('inststatustypes','inststatusorder') {
+        foreach my $item ('inststatustypes','inststatusorder','inststatusguest') {
             $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'inststatus'}{$item};
         }
     }
     if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        foreach my $item ('canuse_pdfforms') {
-            $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{$item};
+        $domdefaults{'usejsme'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'usejsme'};
+        $domdefaults{'uselcmath'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'uselcmath'};
+        if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'postsubmit'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'client'};
+        }
+        foreach my $type (@coursetypes) {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'coursecredits'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                unless ($type eq 'community') {
+                    $domdefaults{$type.'credits'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'coursecredits'}{$type};
+                }
+            }
+            if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'uploadquota'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $domdefaults{$type.'quota'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'uploadquota'}{$type};
+            }
+            if ($domdefaults{'postsubmit'} eq 'on') {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $domdefaults{$type.'postsubtimeout'} =
+                        $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'postsubmit'}{'timeout'}{$type};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}{'instcode'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                my @clonecodes = @{$domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}{'instcode'}};
+                if (@clonecodes) {
+                    $domdefaults{'canclone'} = join('+',@clonecodes);
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'canclone'}=$domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'canclone'};
+        }
+        if ($domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'texengine'} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{'texengine'};
         }
     }
-    &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$domain,\%domdefaults,
-                                  $cachetime);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'remotesessions'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'};
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'hostedsessions'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'};
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'offloadnow'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'offloadnow'};
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'admin'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            my @settings = ('types','registered','enroll_dates','access_dates','section',
+                            'approval','limit');
+            foreach my $type (@coursetypes) {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'admin'}{$type}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    my @mgrdc = ();
+                    foreach my $item (@settings) {
+                        if ($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'admin'}{$type}{$item} eq '0') {
+                            push(@mgrdc,$item);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (@mgrdc) {
+                        $domdefaults{$type.'selfenrolladmdc'} = join(',',@mgrdc);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'default'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $type (@coursetypes) {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'default'}{$type}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $item (keys(%{$domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'default'}{$type}})) {
+                        $domdefaults{$type.'selfenroll'.$item} = $domconfig{'selfenrollment'}{'default'}{$type}{$item};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'catauth'} = 'std';
+        $domdefaults{'catunauth'} = 'std';
+        if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'auth'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'catauth'} = $domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'auth'};
+        }
+        if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'unauth'}) {
+            $domdefaults{'catunauth'} = $domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'unauth'};
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'autoenroll'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'autofailsafe'} = $domconfig{'autoenroll'}{'autofailsafe'};
+    }
+    if (ref($domconfig{'helpsettings'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'submitbugs'} = $domconfig{'helpsettings'}{'submitbugs'};
+        if (ref($domconfig{'helpsettings'}{'adhoc'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domdefaults{'adhocroles'} = $domconfig{'helpsettings'}{'adhoc'};
+        }
+    }
+    &do_cache_new('domdefaults',$domain,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
     return %domdefaults;
 }
 
+sub get_dom_cats {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    return unless (&domain($dom));
+    my ($cats,$cached)=&is_cached_new('cats',$dom);
+    unless (defined($cached)) {
+        my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['coursecategories'],$dom);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'cats'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                %{$cats} = %{$domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'cats'}};
+            } else {
+                $cats = {};
+            }
+        } else {
+            $cats = {};
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('cats',$dom,$cats,3600);
+    }
+    return $cats;
+}
+
+sub get_dom_instcats {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    return unless (&domain($dom));
+    my ($instcats,$cached)=&is_cached_new('instcats',$dom);
+    unless (defined($cached)) {
+        my (%coursecodes,%codes,@codetitles,%cat_titles,%cat_order);
+        my $totcodes = &retrieve_instcodes(\%coursecodes,$dom);
+        if ($totcodes > 0) {
+            my $caller = 'global';
+            if (&auto_instcode_format($caller,$dom,\%coursecodes,\%codes,
+                                      \@codetitles,\%cat_titles,\%cat_order) eq 'ok') {
+                $instcats = {
+                                codes => \%codes,
+                                codetitles => \@codetitles,
+                                cat_titles => \%cat_titles,
+                                cat_order => \%cat_order,
+                            };
+                &do_cache_new('instcats',$dom,$instcats,3600);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $instcats;
+}
+
+sub retrieve_instcodes {
+    my ($coursecodes,$dom) = @_;
+    my $totcodes;
+    my %courses = &courseiddump($dom,'.',1,'.','.','.',undef,undef,'Course');
+    foreach my $course (keys(%courses)) {
+        if (ref($courses{$course}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($courses{$course}{'inst_code'} ne '') {
+                $$coursecodes{$course} = $courses{$course}{'inst_code'};
+                $totcodes ++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $totcodes;
+}
+
+# --------------------------------------------- Get domain config for passwords
+
+sub get_passwdconf {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    my (%passwdconf,$gotconf,$lookup);
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('passwdconf',$dom);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+            %passwdconf = %{$result};
+            $gotconf = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($gotconf) {
+        my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['passwords'],$dom);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'passwords'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            %passwdconf = %{$domconfig{'passwords'}};
+        }
+        my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
+        &do_cache_new('passwdconf',$dom,\%passwdconf,$cachetime);
+    }
+    return %passwdconf;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
 
 sub assign_access_key {
@@ -1635,21 +2770,25 @@ sub make_key {
 sub devalidate_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("deleting $name:$id"); }
+    my $remembered_id=$name.':'.$id;
     $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     $memcache->delete($id);
-    delete($remembered{$id});
-    delete($accessed{$id});
+    delete($remembered{$remembered_id});
+    delete($accessed{$remembered_id});
 }
 
 sub is_cached_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
-    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
-    if (exists($remembered{$id})) {
-	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Earyl return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
-	$accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
+    my $remembered_id=$name.':'.$id; # this is to avoid make_key (which is slow) for 
+                                     # keys in %remembered hash, which persists for
+                                     # duration of request (no restriction on key length).
+    if (exists($remembered{$remembered_id})) {
+	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Early return $remembered_id of $remembered{$remembered_id} "); }
+	$accessed{$remembered_id}=[&gettimeofday()];
 	$hits++;
-	return ($remembered{$id},1);
+	return ($remembered{$remembered_id},1);
     }
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     my $value = $memcache->get($id);
     if (!(defined($value))) {
 	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is not defined"); }
@@ -1659,13 +2798,14 @@ sub is_cached_new {
 	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is __undef__"); }
 	$value=undef;
     }
-    &make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    &make_room($remembered_id,$value,$debug);
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("getting $id is $value"); }
     return ($value,1);
 }
 
 sub do_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$value,$time,$debug) = @_;
+    my $remembered_id=$name.':'.$id;
     $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     my $setvalue=$value;
     if (!defined($setvalue)) {
@@ -1681,17 +2821,17 @@ sub do_cache_new {
 	$memcache->disconnect_all();
     }
     # need to make a copy of $value
-    &make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    &make_room($remembered_id,$value,$debug);
     return $value;
 }
 
 sub make_room {
-    my ($id,$value,$debug)=@_;
+    my ($remembered_id,$value,$debug)=@_;
 
-    $remembered{$id}= (ref($value)) ? &Storable::dclone($value)
+    $remembered{$remembered_id}= (ref($value)) ? &Storable::dclone($value)
                                     : $value;
     if ($to_remember<0) { return; }
-    $accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
+    $accessed{$remembered_id}=[&gettimeofday()];
     if (scalar(keys(%remembered)) <= $to_remember) { return; }
     my $to_kick;
     my $max_time=0;
@@ -1805,26 +2945,35 @@ sub chatsend {
 
 sub getversion {
     my $fname=&clutter(shift);
-    unless ($fname=~/^\/res\//) { return -1; }
+    unless ($fname=~m{^(/adm/wrapper|)/res/}) { return -1; }
     return &currentversion(&filelocation('',$fname));
 }
 
 sub currentversion {
     my $fname=shift;
-    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('resversion',$fname);
-    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
     my $author=$fname;
     $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
     my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
-    my $home=homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my $home=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if ($home eq 'no_host') { 
         return -1; 
     }
-    my $answer=reply("currentversion:$fname",$home);
+    my $answer=&reply("currentversion:$fname",$home);
     if (($answer eq 'con_lost') || ($answer eq 'rejected')) {
 	return -1;
     }
-    return &do_cache_new('resversion',$fname,$answer,600);
+    return $answer;
+}
+
+#
+# Return special version number of resource if set by override, empty otherwise
+#
+sub usedversion {
+    my $fname=shift;
+    unless ($fname) { $fname=$env{'request.uri'}; }
+    my ($urlversion)=($fname=~/\.(\d+)\.\w+$/);
+    if ($urlversion) { return $urlversion; }
+    return '';
 }
 
 # ----------------------------- Subscribe to a resource, return URL if possible
@@ -1852,10 +3001,11 @@ sub subscribe {
 sub repcopy {
     my $filename=shift;
     $filename=~s/\/+/\//g;
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/adm/|) { return 'ok'; }
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/userfiles/| or
-	$filename=~m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { 
+    my $londocroot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q$londocroot/adm/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q/home/httpd/lonUsers/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q$londocroot/userfiles/\E} or
+	$filename=~m{^/*(uploaded|editupload)/}) {
 	return &repcopy_userfile($filename);
     }
     $filename=~s/[\n\r]//g;
@@ -1882,7 +3032,7 @@ sub repcopy {
         unless ($home eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
            my @parts=split(/\//,$filename);
            my $path="/$parts[1]/$parts[2]/$parts[3]/$parts[4]";
-           if ($path ne "$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/res") {
+           if ($path ne "$londocroot/res") {
                &logthis("Malconfiguration for replication: $filename");
 	       return 'bad_request';
            }
@@ -1919,6 +3069,27 @@ sub repcopy {
     }
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from a resource
+
+sub unsubscribe {
+    my ($fname) = @_;
+    my $answer;
+    if ($fname=~/\/(aboutme|syllabus|bulletinboard|smppg)$/) { return $answer; }
+    $fname=~s/[\n\r]//g;
+    my $author=$fname;
+    $author=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*).*/$1\/$2/;
+    my ($udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$author);
+    my $home=homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if ($home eq 'no_host') {
+        $answer = 'no_host';
+    } elsif (grep { $_ eq $home } &current_machine_ids()) {
+        $answer = 'home';
+    } else {
+        $answer = reply("unsub:$fname",$home);
+    }
+    return $answer;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------ Get server side include body
 sub ssi_body {
     my ($filelink,%form)=@_;
@@ -1968,21 +3139,47 @@ sub absolute_url {
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
-    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-    my $request;
+    my ($request,$response);
 
     $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
     &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt(\$fn);
     if (%form) {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',&absolute_url().$fn);
-      $request->content(join('&',map { &escape($_).'='.&escape($form{$_}) } keys(%form)));
+      $request->content(join('&',map {
+            my $name = escape($_);
+            "$name=" . ( ref($form{$_}) eq 'ARRAY'
+            ? join("&$name=", map {escape($_) } @{$form{$_}})
+            : &escape($form{$_}) );
+        } keys(%form)));
     } else {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&absolute_url().$fn);
     }
 
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
-    my $response=$ua->request($request);
 
+    if (($env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+        ($form{'grade_courseid'} eq $env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+        ($form{'grade_username'} ne '') && ($form{'grade_domain'} ne '') &&
+        ($form{'grade_symb'} ne '') &&
+        (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mgr',$env{'request.course.id'}.
+                                 ($env{'request.course.sec'}?'/'.$env{'request.course.sec'}:'')))) {
+        if (LWP::UserAgent->VERSION >= 5.834) {
+            my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+            $ua->local_address('127.0.0.1');
+            $response = $ua->request($request);
+        } else {
+            {
+                require LWP::Protocol::http;
+                local @LWP::Protocol::http::EXTRA_SOCK_OPTS = (LocalAddr => '127.0.0.1');
+                my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+                $response = $ua->request($request);
+                @LWP::Protocol::http::EXTRA_SOCK_OPTS = ();
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+        $response = $ua->request($request);
+    }
     if (wantarray) {
 	return ($response->content, $response);
     } else {
@@ -2002,6 +3199,78 @@ sub externalssi {
     }
 }
 
+# If the local copy of a replicated resource is outdated, trigger a
+# connection from the homeserver to flush the delayed queue. If no update
+# happens, remove local copies of outdated resource (and corresponding
+# metadata file).
+
+sub remove_stale_resfile {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+    my $removed;
+    if ($url=~m{^/res/($match_domain)/($match_username)/}) {
+        my $audom = $1;
+        my $auname = $2;
+        unless (($url =~ /\.\d+\.\w+$/) || ($url =~ m{^/res/lib/templates/})) {
+            my $homeserver = &homeserver($auname,$audom);
+            unless (($homeserver eq 'no_host') ||
+                    (grep { $_ eq $homeserver } &current_machine_ids())) {
+                my $fname = &filelocation('',$url);
+                if (-e $fname) {
+                    my $hostname = &hostname($homeserver);
+                    if ($hostname) {
+                        my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
+                        $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
+                        my $uri = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.&declutter($url);
+                        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+                        $ua->timeout(5);
+                        my $request=new HTTP::Request('HEAD',$uri);
+                        my $response=$ua->request($request);
+                        if ($response->is_success()) {
+                            my $remmodtime = &HTTP::Date::str2time( $response->header('Last-modified') );
+                            my $locmodtime = (stat($fname))[9];
+                            if ($locmodtime < $remmodtime) {
+                                my $stale;
+                                my $answer = &reply('pong',$homeserver);
+                                if ($answer eq $homeserver.':'.$perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
+                                    sleep(0.2);
+                                    $locmodtime = (stat($fname))[9];
+                                    if ($locmodtime < $remmodtime) {
+                                        my $posstransfer = $fname.'.in.transfer';
+                                        if ((-e $posstransfer) && ($remmodtime < (stat($posstransfer))[9])) {
+                                            $removed = 1;
+                                        } else {
+                                            $stale = 1;
+                                        }
+                                    } else {
+                                        $removed = 1;
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    $stale = 1;
+                                }
+                                if ($stale) {
+                                    if (unlink($fname)) {
+                                        if ($uri!~/\.meta$/) {
+                                            if (-e $fname.'.meta') {
+                                                unlink($fname.'.meta');
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        my $unsubresult = &unsubscribe($fname);
+                                        unless ($unsubresult eq 'ok') {
+                                            &logthis("no unsub of $fname from $homeserver, reason: $unsubresult");
+                                        }
+                                        $removed = 1;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $removed;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------- Allow a /uploaded/ URI to be vouched for
 
 sub allowuploaded {
@@ -2015,11 +3284,283 @@ sub allowuploaded {
     &Apache::lonnet::appenv(\%httpref);
 }
 
+#
+# Determine if the current user should be able to edit a particular resource,
+# when viewing in course context.
+# (a) When viewing resource used to determine if "Edit" item is included in
+#     Functions.
+# (b) When displaying folder contents in course editor, used to determine if
+#     "Edit" link will be displayed alongside resource.
+#
+#  input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
+#                   url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a group
+#                   item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
+#  output: array of five scalars --
+#          $cfile -- url for file editing if editable on current server
+#          $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
+#                                           or course if uploaded.).
+#          $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
+#          $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+#          $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
+#
+
+sub can_edit_resource {
+    my ($file,$cnum,$cdom,$resurl,$symb,$group) = @_;
+    my ($cfile,$home,$switchserver,$forceedit,$forceview,$uploaded,$incourse);
+#
+# For aboutme pages user can only edit his/her own.
+#
+    if ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/($match_domain)/($match_username)/aboutme$}) {
+        my ($sdom,$sname) = ($1,$2);
+        if (($sdom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($sname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+            $home = $env{'user.home'};
+            $cfile = $resurl;
+            if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                $forceview = 1;
+            } else {
+                $forceedit = 1;
+            }
+            return ($cfile,$home,$switchserver,$forceedit,$forceview);
+        } else {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+        my $crsedit = &Apache::lonnet::allowed('mdc',$env{'request.course.id'});
+        if ($group ne '') {
+# if this is a group homepage or group bulletin board, check group privs
+            my $allowed = 0;
+            if ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/$cdom/$cnum/$group/smppg$}) {
+                if ((&allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'}.
+                              ($env{'request.course.sec'}?'/'.$env{'request.course.sec'}:''))) ||
+                        (&allowed('mgh',$env{'request.course.id'}.'/'.$group)) || $crsedit) {
+                    $allowed = 1;
+                }
+            } elsif ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/$cdom/$cnum/\d+/bulletinboard$}) {
+                if ((&allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'}.($env{'request.course.sec'}?'/'.$env{'request.course.sec'}:''))) ||
+                        (&allowed('cgb',$env{'request.course.id'}.'/'.$group)) || $crsedit) {
+                    $allowed = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            if ($allowed) {
+                $home=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+                if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                    $forceview = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $forceedit = 1;
+                }
+                $cfile = $resurl;
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/viewclasslist$}) {
+                unless (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('opa',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            } elsif (!$crsedit) {
+#
+# No edit allowed where CC has switched to student role.
+#
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($file ne '') {
+        if (($cnum =~ /$match_courseid/) && ($cdom =~ /$match_domain/)) {
+            if (&is_course_upload($file,$cnum,$cdom)) {
+                $uploaded = 1;
+                $incourse = 1;
+                if ($file =~/\.(htm|html|css|js|txt)$/) {
+                    $cfile = &hreflocation('',$file);
+                    if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                        $forceview = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $forceedit = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            } elsif ($resurl =~ m{^/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus}) {
+                $incourse = 1;
+                if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                    $forceview = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $forceedit = 1;
+                }
+                $cfile = $resurl;
+            } elsif (($resurl ne '') && (&is_on_map($resurl))) {
+                if ($resurl =~ m{^/adm/$match_domain/$match_username/\d+/smppg|bulletinboard$}) {
+                    $incourse = 1;
+                    if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                        $forceview = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $forceedit = 1;
+                    }
+                    $cfile = $resurl;
+                } elsif ($resurl eq '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem') {
+                    $incourse = 1;
+                    $cfile = $resurl.'/smpedit';
+                } elsif ($resurl =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) {
+                    $incourse = 1;
+                    if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                        $forceview = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $forceedit = 1;
+                    }
+                    $cfile = $resurl;
+                } elsif (($resurl =~ m{^/ext/}) && ($symb ne '')) {
+                    my ($map,$id,$res) = &decode_symb($symb);
+                    if ($map =~ /\.page$/) {
+                        $incourse = 1;
+                        if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                            $forceview = 1;
+                            $cfile = $map;
+                        } else {
+                            $forceedit = 1;
+                            $cfile =  '/adm/wrapper'.$resurl;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/viewclasslist$}) {
+                    $incourse = 1;
+                    if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                        $forceview = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $forceedit = 1;
+                    }
+                    $cfile = ($resurl =~ m{^/} ? $resurl : "/$resurl");
+                }
+            } elsif ($resurl eq '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem/smpedit') {
+                my $template = '/res/lib/templates/simpleproblem.problem';
+                if (&is_on_map($template)) {
+                    $incourse = 1;
+                    $forceview = 1;
+                    $cfile = $template;
+                }
+            } elsif (($resurl =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) && ($env{'form.folderpath'} =~ /^supplemental/)) {
+                $incourse = 1;
+                if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                    $forceview = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $forceedit = 1;
+                }
+                $cfile = $resurl;
+            } elsif (($resurl eq '/adm/extresedit') && ($symb || $env{'form.folderpath'})) {
+                $incourse = 1;
+                $forceview = 1;
+                if ($symb) {
+                    my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
+                    $env{'request.symb'} = $symb;
+                    $cfile = &clutter($res);
+                } else {
+                    $cfile = $env{'form.suppurl'};
+                    $cfile =~ s{^http://}{};
+                    $cfile = '/adm/wrapper/ext/'.$cfile;
+                }
+            } elsif ($resurl =~ m{^/?adm/viewclasslist$}) {
+                if ($env{'form.forceedit'}) {
+                    $forceview = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $forceedit = 1;
+                }
+                $cfile = ($resurl =~ m{^/} ? $resurl : "/$resurl");
+            }
+        }
+        if ($uploaded || $incourse) {
+            $home=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        } elsif ($file !~ m{/$}) {
+            $file=~s{^(priv/$match_domain/$match_username)}{/$1};
+            $file=~s{^($match_domain/$match_username)}{/priv/$1};
+            # Check that the user has permission to edit this resource
+            my $setpriv = 1;
+            my ($cfuname,$cfudom)=&constructaccess($file,$setpriv);
+            if (defined($cfudom)) {
+                $home=&homeserver($cfuname,$cfudom);
+                $cfile=$file;
+            }
+        }
+        if (($cfile ne '') && (!$incourse || $uploaded) &&
+            (($home ne '') && ($home ne 'no_host'))) {
+            my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
+            unless (grep(/^\Q$home\E$/,@ids)) {
+                $switchserver=1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($cfile,$home,$switchserver,$forceedit,$forceview);
+}
+
+sub is_course_upload {
+    my ($file,$cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $uploadpath = &LONCAPA::propath($cdom,$cnum);
+    $uploadpath =~ s{^\/}{};
+    if (($file =~ m{^\Q$uploadpath\E/userfiles/(docs|supplemental)/}) ||
+        ($file =~ m{^userfiles/\Q$cdom\E/\Q$cnum\E/(docs|supplemental)/})) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub in_course {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum,$type,$hideprivileged) = @_;
+    if ($hideprivileged) {
+        my $skipuser;
+        my %coursehash = &coursedescription($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
+        my @possdoms = ($cdom);
+        if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) {
+            push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'}));
+        }
+        if (&privileged($uname,$udom,\@possdoms)) {
+            $skipuser = 1;
+            if ($coursehash{'nothideprivileged'}) {
+                foreach my $item (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
+                    my $user;
+                    if ($item =~ /:/) {
+                        $user = $item;
+                    } else {
+                        $user = join(':',split(/[\@]/,$item));
+                    }
+                    if ($user eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
+                        undef($skipuser);
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($skipuser) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    $type ||= 'any';
+    if (!defined($cdom) || !defined($cnum)) {
+        my $cid  = $env{'request.course.id'};
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+    }
+    my $typesref;
+    if (($type eq 'any') || ($type eq 'all')) {
+        $typesref = ['active','previous','future'];
+    } elsif ($type eq 'previous' || $type eq 'future') {
+        $typesref = [$type];
+    }
+    my %roles = &get_my_roles($uname,$udom,'userroles',
+                              $typesref,undef,[$cdom]);
+    my ($tmp) = keys(%roles);
+    return 0 if ($tmp =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i);
+    my @course_roles = grep(/^\Q$cnum\E:\Q$cdom\E:/, keys(%roles));
+    if (@course_roles > 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # --------- File operations in /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course
 # input: action, courseID, current domain, intended
 #        path to file, source of file, instruction to parse file for objects,
 #        ref to hash for embedded objects,
 #        ref to hash for codebase of java objects.
+#        reference to scalar to accommodate mime type determined
+#          from File::MMagic if $parser = parse.
 #
 # output: url to file (if action was uploaddoc), 
 #         ok if successful, or diagnostic message otherwise (if action was propagate or copy)
@@ -2046,7 +3587,8 @@ sub allowuploaded {
 #
 
 sub process_coursefile {
-    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$file,$source,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase)=@_;
+    my ($action,$docuname,$docudom,$file,$source,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+        $mimetype)=@_;
     my $fetchresult;
     my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
     if ($action eq 'propagate') {
@@ -2069,18 +3611,21 @@ sub process_coursefile {
                                  $home);
             }
         } elsif ($action eq 'uploaddoc') {
-            open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
+            open(my $fh,'>',$filepath.'/'.$fname);
             print $fh $env{'form.'.$source};
             close($fh);
             if ($parser eq 'parse') {
                 my $mm = new File::MMagic;
-                my $mime_type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$fname);
-                if ($mime_type eq 'text/html') {
+                my $type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$fname);
+                if ($type eq 'text/html') {
                     my $parse_result = &extract_embedded_items($filepath.'/'.$fname,$allfiles,$codebase);
                     unless ($parse_result eq 'ok') {
                         &logthis('Failed to parse '.$filepath.'/'.$fname.' for embedded media: '.$parse_result);
                     }
                 }
+                if (ref($mimetype)) {
+                    $$mimetype = $type;
+                } 
             }
             $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
                                  $home);
@@ -2124,7 +3669,7 @@ sub store_edited_file {
     ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
     $fpath=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fpath;
     my $filepath = &build_filepath($fpath);
-    open(my $fh,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$fname);
+    open(my $fh,'>',$filepath.'/'.$fname);
     print $fh $content;
     close($fh);
     my $home=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
@@ -2149,6 +3694,9 @@ sub clean_filename {
     }
 # Replace spaces by underscores
     $fname=~s/\s+/\_/g;
+# Transliterate non-ascii text to ascii
+    my $lang = &Apache::lonlocal::current_language();
+    $fname = &LONCAPA::transliterate::fname_to_ascii($fname,$lang);
 # Replace all other weird characters by nothing
     $fname=~s{[^/\w\.\-]}{}g;
 # Replace all .\d. sequences with _\d. so they no longer look like version
@@ -2156,78 +3704,129 @@ sub clean_filename {
     $fname=~s/\.(\d+)(?=\.)/_$1/g;
     return $fname;
 }
-#This Function check if a Image max 400px width and height 500px. If not then scale the image down
-sub resizeImage {
-	my($img_url) = @_;	
-	my $ima = Image::Magick->new;                       
-        $ima->Read($img_url);
-	if($ima->Get('width') > 400)
-	{
-		my $factor = $ima->Get('width')/400;
-             	$ima->Scale( width=>400, height=>$ima->Get('height')/$factor );
-	}
-	if($ima->Get('height') > 500)
-        {
-        	my $factor = $ima->Get('height')/500;
-                $ima->Scale( width=>$ima->Get('width')/$factor, height=>500);
-        } 
-		
-	$ima->Write($img_url);
-}
 
-#Wrapper function for userphotoupload
-sub userphotoupload
-{
-	my($formname,$subdir) = @_;
-	$upload_photo_form = 1;
-	return &userfileupload($formname,undef,$subdir);
+# This Function checks if an Image's dimensions exceed either $resizewidth (width) 
+# or $resizeheight (height) - both pixels. If so, the image is scaled to produce an 
+# image with the same aspect ratio as the original, but with dimensions which do 
+# not exceed $resizewidth and $resizeheight.
+ 
+sub resizeImage {
+    my ($img_path,$resizewidth,$resizeheight) = @_;
+    my $ima = Image::Magick->new;
+    my $resized;
+    if (-e $img_path) {
+        $ima->Read($img_path);
+        if (($resizewidth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($resizeheight > 0)) {
+            my $width = $ima->Get('width');
+            my $height = $ima->Get('height');
+            if ($width > $resizewidth) {
+	        my $factor = $width/$resizewidth;
+                my $newheight = $height/$factor;
+                $ima->Scale(width=>$resizewidth,height=>$newheight);
+                $resized = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if (($resizeheight =~ /^\d+$/) && ($resizeheight > 0)) {
+            my $width = $ima->Get('width');
+            my $height = $ima->Get('height');
+            if ($height > $resizeheight) {
+                my $factor = $height/$resizeheight;
+                my $newwidth = $width/$factor;
+                $ima->Scale(width=>$newwidth,height=>$resizeheight);
+                $resized = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($resized) {
+            $ima->Write($img_path);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
 }
 
 # --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
 # input: $formname - the contents of the file are in $env{"form.$formname"}
-#                    the desired filenam is in $env{"form.$formname.filename"}
-#        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
-#                     if false
+#                    the desired filename is in $env{"form.$formname.filename"}
+#        $context - possible values: coursedoc, existingfile, overwrite, 
+#                                    canceloverwrite, scantron or ''. 
+#                   if 'coursedoc': upload to the current course
+#                   if 'existingfile': write file to tmp/overwrites directory 
+#                   if 'canceloverwrite': delete file written to tmp/overwrites directory
+#                   $context is passed as argument to &finishuserfileupload
 #        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
-#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse)    
+#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse) or
+#                  if context is 'scantron', $parser is hashref of csv column mapping
+#                  (e.g.,{ PaperID => 0, LastName => 1, FirstName => 2, ID => 3,
+#                          Section => 4, CODE => 5, FirstQuestion => 9 }).
 #        $allfiles - reference to hash for embedded objects
 #        $codebase - reference to hash for codebase of java objects
 #        $desuname - username for permanent storage of uploaded file
 #        $dsetudom - domain for permanaent storage of uploaded file
 #        $thumbwidth - width (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image 
 #        $thumbheight - height (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image
+#        $resizewidth - width (pixels) to which to resize uploaded image
+#        $resizeheight - height (pixels) to which to resize uploaded image
+#        $mimetype - reference to scalar to accommodate mime type determined
+#                    from File::MMagic.
 # 
 # output: url of file in userspace, or error: <message> 
 #             or /adm/notfound.html if failure to upload occurse
 
-
 sub userfileupload {
-    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,
-        $destudom,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight)=@_;
+    my ($formname,$context,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,
+        $destudom,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight,$resizewidth,$resizeheight,$mimetype)=@_;
     if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
     my $fname=$env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
     $fname=&clean_filename($fname);
-# See if there is anything left
+    # See if there is anything left
     unless ($fname) { return 'error: no uploaded file'; }
-    chop($env{'form.'.$formname});
-    if (($formname eq 'screenshot') && ($subdir eq 'helprequests')) { #files uploaded to help request form are handled differently
+    # If filename now begins with a . prepend unix timestamp _ milliseconds
+    if ($fname =~ /^\./) {
+        my ($s,$usec) = &gettimeofday();
+        while (length($usec) < 6) {
+            $usec = '0'.$usec;
+        }
+        $fname = $s.'_'.substr($usec,0,3).$fname;
+    }
+    # Files uploaded to help request form, or uploaded to "create course" page are handled differently
+    if ((($formname eq 'screenshot') && ($subdir eq 'helprequests')) ||
+        (($formname eq 'coursecreatorxml') && ($subdir eq 'batchupload')) ||
+         ($context eq 'existingfile') || ($context eq 'canceloverwrite')) {
         my $now = time;
-        my $filepath = 'tmp/helprequests/'.$now;
-        my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath);
-        my $fullpath = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-        for (my $i=0;$i<@parts;$i++) {
-            $fullpath .= '/'.$parts[$i];
-            if ((-e $fullpath)!=1) {
-                mkdir($fullpath,0777);
+        my $filepath;
+        if (($formname eq 'screenshot') && ($subdir eq 'helprequests')) {
+             $filepath = 'tmp/helprequests/'.$now;
+        } elsif (($formname eq 'coursecreatorxml') && ($subdir eq 'batchupload')) {
+             $filepath = 'tmp/addcourse/'.$destudom.'/web/'.$env{'user.name'}.
+                         '_'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/pending';
+        } elsif (($context eq 'existingfile') || ($context eq 'canceloverwrite')) {
+            my ($docuname,$docudom);
+            if ($destudom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+                $docudom = $destudom;
+            } else {
+                $docudom = $env{'user.domain'};
+            }
+            if ($destuname =~ /^$match_username$/) { 
+                $docuname = $destuname;
+            } else {
+                $docuname = $env{'user.name'};
+            }
+            if (exists($env{'form.group'})) {
+                $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+                $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            }
+            $filepath = 'tmp/overwrites/'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$subdir;
+            if ($context eq 'canceloverwrite') {
+                my $tempfile =  $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/'.$filepath.'/'.$fname;
+                if (-e  $tempfile) {
+                    my @info = stat($tempfile);
+                    if ($info[9] eq $env{'form.timestamp'}) {
+                        unlink($tempfile);
+                    }
+                }
+                return;
             }
         }
-        open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
-        print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
-        close($fh);
-        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
-    } elsif (($formname eq 'coursecreatorxml') && ($subdir eq 'batchupload')) { #files uploaded to create course page are handled differently
-        my $filepath = 'tmp/addcourse/'.$destudom.'/web/'.$env{'user.name'}.
-                       '_'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/pending';
+        # Create the directory if not present
         my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath);
         my $fullpath = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
         for (my $i=0;$i<@parts;$i++) {
@@ -2236,53 +3835,61 @@ sub userfileupload {
                 mkdir($fullpath,0777);
             }
         }
-        open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
+        open(my $fh,'>',$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
         print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
         close($fh);
-        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
+        if ($context eq 'existingfile') {
+            my @info = stat($fullpath.'/'.$fname);
+            return ($fullpath.'/'.$fname,$info[9]);
+        } else {
+            return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
+        }
     }
     if ($subdir eq 'scantron') {
         $fname = 'scantron_orig_'.$fname;
-    } else {   
-# Create the directory if not present
+    } else {
         $fname="$subdir/$fname";
     }
-    if ($coursedoc) {
+    if ($context eq 'coursedoc') {
 	my $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
 	my $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         if ($env{'form.folder'} =~ m/^(default|supplemental)/) {
             return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,
 					 $formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,
-					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
+					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight,
+                                         $resizewidth,$resizeheight,$context,$mimetype);
         } else {
-            $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
+            if ($env{'form.folder'}) {
+                $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
+            }
             return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,
 				       $fname,$formname,$parser,
-				       $allfiles,$codebase);
+				       $allfiles,$codebase,$mimetype);
         }
     } elsif (defined($destuname)) {
         my $docuname=$destuname;
         my $docudom=$destudom;
 	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
 				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
-                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
-        
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight,
+                                     $resizewidth,$resizeheight,$context,$mimetype);
     } else {
         my $docuname=$env{'user.name'};
         my $docudom=$env{'user.domain'};
-        if (exists($env{'form.group'})) {
+        if ((exists($env{'form.group'})) || ($context eq 'syllabus')) {
             $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
             $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         }
 	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
 				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
-                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight,
+                                     $resizewidth,$resizeheight,$context,$mimetype);
     }
 }
 
 sub finishuserfileupload {
     my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
-        $thumbwidth,$thumbheight) = @_;
+        $thumbwidth,$thumbheight,$resizewidth,$resizeheight,$context,$mimetype) = @_;
     my $path=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/';
     my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
   
@@ -2303,27 +3910,52 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 
 # Save the file
     {
-	if (!open(FH,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file)) {
+	if (!open(FH,'>',$filepath.'/'.$file)) {
 	    &logthis('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
 	    print STDERR ('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
 	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
 	}
-	if (!print FH ($env{'form.'.$formname})) {
+        if ($context eq 'overwrite') {
+            my $source =  LONCAPA::tempdir().'/overwrites/'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$fname;
+            my $target = $filepath.'/'.$file;
+            if (-e $source) {
+                my @info = stat($source);
+                if ($info[9] eq $env{'form.timestamp'}) {   
+                    unless (&File::Copy::move($source,$target)) {
+                        &logthis('Failed to overwrite '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
+                        return "Moving from $source failed";
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    return "Temporary file: $source had unexpected date/time for last modification";
+                }
+            } else {
+                return "Temporary file: $source missing";
+            }
+        } elsif (!print FH ($env{'form.'.$formname})) {
 	    &logthis('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
 	    print STDERR ('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
 	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
 	}
 	close(FH);
-	if($upload_photo_form==1)
-	{
-		resizeImage($filepath.'/'.$file);		
-		$upload_photo_form = 0;
+        if ($resizewidth && $resizeheight) {
+            my $mm = new File::MMagic;
+            my $mime_type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$file);
+            if ($mime_type =~ m{^image/}) {
+	        &resizeImage($filepath.'/'.$file,$resizewidth,$resizeheight);
+            }  
 	}
     }
-    if ($parser eq 'parse') {
-        my $mm = new File::MMagic;
-        my $mime_type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$file);
-        if ($mime_type eq 'text/html') {
+    if (($context eq 'coursedoc') || ($parser eq 'parse')) {
+        if (ref($mimetype)) {
+            if ($$mimetype eq '') {
+                my $mm = new File::MMagic;
+                my $type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$file);
+                $$mimetype = $type;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (($context ne 'scantron') && ($parser eq 'parse')) {
+        if ((ref($mimetype)) && ($$mimetype eq 'text/html')) {
             my $parse_result = &extract_embedded_items($filepath.'/'.$file,
                                                        $allfiles,$codebase);
             unless ($parse_result eq 'ok') {
@@ -2331,12 +3963,16 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 	   	         ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
             }
         }
+    } elsif (($context eq 'scantron') && (ref($parser) eq 'HASH')) {
+        my $format = $env{'form.scantron_format'};
+        &bubblesheet_converter($docudom,$filepath.'/'.$file,$parser,$format);
     }
     if (($thumbwidth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($thumbheight =~ /^\d+$/)) {
         my $input = $filepath.'/'.$file;
         my $output = $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file;
         my $thumbsize = $thumbwidth.'x'.$thumbheight;
-        system("convert -sample $thumbsize $input $output");
+        my @args = ('convert','-sample',$thumbsize,$input,$output);
+        system({$args[0]} @args);
         if (-e $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file) {
             $fetchthumb  = 1; 
         }
@@ -2367,6 +4003,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 sub extract_embedded_items {
     my ($fullpath,$allfiles,$codebase,$content) = @_;
     my @state = ();
+    my (%lastids,%related,%shockwave,%flashvars);
     my %javafiles = (
                       codebase => '',
                       code => '',
@@ -2393,13 +4030,35 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
 	    }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
-		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+                unless (($attr->{'href'} =~ /^#/) || ($attr->{'href'} eq '')) {
+		    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+                }
 	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
+                my $src;
                 if ($attr->{'archive'} =~ /\.jar$/i) {
                     &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'archive'},'archive');
                 } else {
-                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
+                    if ($attr->{'src'} ne '') {
+                        $src = $attr->{'src'};
+                        &add_filetype($allfiles,$src,'src');
+                    }
+                }
+                my $text = $p->get_trimmed_text();
+                if ($text =~ /\Qswfobject.registerObject(\E([^\)]+)\)/) {
+                    my @swfargs = split(/,/,$1);
+                    foreach my $item (@swfargs) {
+                        $item =~ s/["']//g;
+                        $item =~ s/^\s+//;
+                        $item =~ s/\s+$//;
+                    }
+                    if (($swfargs[0] ne'') && ($swfargs[2] ne '')) {
+                        if (ref($related{$swfargs[0]}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            push(@{$related{$swfargs[0]}},$swfargs[2]);
+                        } else {
+                            $related{$swfargs[0]} = [$swfargs[2]];
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'link') {
@@ -2412,6 +4071,9 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
 		    $javafiles{$item} = '';
 		}
+                if ((lc($tagname) eq 'object') && (lc($state[-2]) ne 'object')) {
+                    $lastids{lc($tagname)} = $attr->{'id'};
+                }
 	    }
 	    if (lc($state[-2]) eq 'object' && lc($tagname) eq 'param') {
 		my $name = lc($attr->{'name'});
@@ -2421,12 +4083,22 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                my $pathfrom;
 		foreach my $item (keys(%mediafiles)) {
 		    if ($name eq $item) {
-			&add_filetype($allfiles, $attr->{'value'}, 'value');
+                        $pathfrom = $attr->{'value'};
+                        $shockwave{$lastids{lc($state[-2])}} = $pathfrom;
+			&add_filetype($allfiles,$pathfrom,$name);
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                if ($name eq 'flashvars') {
+                    $flashvars{$lastids{lc($state[-2])}} = $attr->{'value'};
+                }
+                if ($pathfrom ne '') {
+                    &embedded_dependency($allfiles,\%related,$lastids{lc($state[-2])},
+                                         $pathfrom);
+                }
 	    }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'embed' || lc($tagname) eq 'applet') {
 		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
@@ -2441,7 +4113,34 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                if (lc($tagname) eq 'embed') {
+                    if (($attr->{'name'} ne '') && ($attr->{'src'} ne '')) {
+                        &embedded_dependency($allfiles,\%related,$attr->{'name'},
+                                             $attr->{'src'});
+                    }
+                }
 	    }
+            if (lc($tagname) eq 'iframe') {
+                my $src = $attr->{'src'} ;
+                if (($src ne '') && ($src !~ m{^(/|https?://)})) {
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$src,'src');
+                } elsif ($src =~ m{^/}) {
+                    if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+                        my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+                        my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+                        my $url = &hreflocation('',$fullpath);
+                        if ($url =~ m{^/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/docs/(\w+/\d+)/}) {
+                            my $relpath = $1;
+                            if ($src =~ m{^/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/docs/\Q$relpath\E/(.+)$}) {
+                                &add_filetype($allfiles,$1,'src');
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($t->[4] =~ m{/>$}) {
+                pop(@state);
+            }
 	} elsif ($t->[0] eq 'E') {
 	    my ($tagname) = ($t->[1]);
 	    if ($javafiles{'codebase'} ne '') {
@@ -2461,6 +4160,23 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 	    pop @state;
 	}
     }
+    foreach my $id (sort(keys(%flashvars))) {
+        if ($shockwave{$id} ne '') {
+            my @pairs = split(/\&/,$flashvars{$id});
+            foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$pair);
+                if ($key eq 'thumb') {
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$value,$key);
+                } elsif ($key eq 'content') {
+                    my ($path) = ($shockwave{$id} =~ m{^(.+/)[^/]+$});
+                    my ($ext) = ($value =~ /\.([^.]+)$/);
+                    if ($ext ne '') {
+                        &add_filetype($allfiles,$path.$value,$ext);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     return 'ok';
 }
 
@@ -2475,6 +4191,261 @@ sub add_filetype {
     }
 }
 
+sub embedded_dependency {
+    my ($allfiles,$related,$identifier,$pathfrom) = @_;
+    if ((ref($allfiles) eq 'HASH') && (ref($related) eq 'HASH')) {
+        if (($identifier ne '') &&
+            (ref($related->{$identifier}) eq 'ARRAY') &&
+            ($pathfrom ne '')) {
+            my ($path) = ($pathfrom =~ m{^(.+/)[^/]+$});
+            foreach my $dep (@{$related->{$identifier}}) {
+                &add_filetype($allfiles,$path.$dep,'object');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub bubblesheet_converter {
+    my ($cdom,$fullpath,$config,$format) = @_;
+    if ((&domain($cdom) ne '') &&
+        ($fullpath =~ m{^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/userfiles/$cdom/\E$match_courseid/scantron_orig}) &&
+        (-e $fullpath) && (ref($config) eq 'HASH') && ($format ne '')) {
+        my (%csvcols,%csvoptions);
+        if (ref($config->{'fields'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            %csvcols = %{$config->{'fields'}};
+        }
+        if (ref($config->{'options'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            %csvoptions = %{$config->{'options'}};
+        }
+        my %csvbynum = reverse(%csvcols);
+        my %scantronconf = &get_scantron_config($format,$cdom);
+        if (keys(%scantronconf)) {
+            my %bynum = (
+                          $scantronconf{CODEstart} => 'CODEstart',
+                          $scantronconf{IDstart}   => 'IDstart',
+                          $scantronconf{PaperID}   => 'PaperID',
+                          $scantronconf{FirstName} => 'FirstName',
+                          $scantronconf{LastName}  => 'LastName',
+                          $scantronconf{Qstart}    => 'Qstart',
+                        );
+            my @ordered;
+            foreach my $item (sort { $a <=> $b } keys(%bynum)) {
+                push(@ordered,$bynum{$item});
+            }
+            my %mapstart = (
+                              CODEstart => 'CODE',
+                              IDstart   => 'ID',
+                              PaperID   => 'PaperID',
+                              FirstName => 'FirstName',
+                              LastName  => 'LastName',
+                              Qstart    => 'FirstQuestion',
+                           );
+            my %maplength = (
+                              CODEstart => 'CODElength',
+                              IDstart   => 'IDlength',
+                              PaperID   => 'PaperIDlength',
+                              FirstName => 'FirstNamelength',
+                              LastName  => 'LastNamelength',
+            );
+            if (open(my $fh,'<',$fullpath)) {
+                my $output;
+                my %lettdig = &letter_to_digits();
+                my %diglett = reverse(%lettdig);
+                my $numletts = scalar(keys(%lettdig));
+                my $num = 0;
+                while (my $line=<$fh>) {
+                    $num ++;
+                    next if (($num == 1) && ($csvoptions{'hdr'} == 1));
+                    $line =~ s{[\r\n]+$}{};
+                    my %found;
+                    my @values = split(/,/,$line);
+                    my ($qstart,$record);
+                    for (my $i=0; $i<@values; $i++) {
+                        if ((($qstart ne '') && ($i > $qstart)) ||
+                            ($csvbynum{$i} eq 'FirstQuestion')) {
+                            if ($values[$i] eq '') {
+                                $values[$i] = $scantronconf{'Qoff'};
+                            } elsif ($scantronconf{'Qon'} eq 'number') {
+                                if ($values[$i] =~ /^[A-Ja-j]$/) {
+                                    $values[$i] = $lettdig{uc($values[$i])};
+                                }
+                            } elsif ($scantronconf{'Qon'} eq 'letter') {
+                                if ($values[$i] =~ /^[0-9]$/) {
+                                    $values[$i] = $diglett{$values[$i]};
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                if ($values[$i] =~ /^[0-9A-Ja-j]$/) {
+                                    my $digit;
+                                    if ($values[$i] =~ /^[A-Ja-j]$/) {
+                                        $digit = $lettdig{uc($values[$i])}-1;
+                                        if ($values[$i] eq 'J') {
+                                            $digit += $numletts;
+                                        }
+                                    } elsif ($values[$i] =~ /^[0-9]$/) {
+                                        $digit = $values[$i]-1;
+                                        if ($values[$i] eq '0') {
+                                            $digit += $numletts;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    my $qval='';
+                                    for (my $j=0; $j<$scantronconf{'Qlength'}; $j++) {
+                                        if ($j == $digit) {
+                                            $qval .= $scantronconf{'Qon'};
+                                        } else {
+                                            $qval .= $scantronconf{'Qoff'};
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    $values[$i] = $qval;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if (length($values[$i]) > $scantronconf{'Qlength'}) {
+                                $values[$i] = substr($values[$i],0,$scantronconf{'Qlength'});
+                            }
+                            my $numblank = $scantronconf{'Qlength'} - length($values[$i]);
+                            if ($numblank > 0) {
+                                 $values[$i] .= ($scantronconf{'Qoff'} x $numblank);
+                            }
+                            if ($csvbynum{$i} eq 'FirstQuestion') {
+                                $qstart = $i;
+                                $found{$csvbynum{$i}} = $values[$i];
+                            } else {
+                                $found{'FirstQuestion'} .= $values[$i];
+                            }
+                        } elsif (exists($csvbynum{$i})) {
+                            if ($csvoptions{'rem'}) {
+                                $values[$i] =~ s/^\s+//;
+                            }
+                            if (($csvbynum{$i} eq 'PaperID') && ($csvoptions{'pad'})) {
+                                while (length($values[$i]) < $scantronconf{$maplength{$csvbynum{$i}}}) {
+                                    $values[$i] = '0'.$values[$i];
+                                }
+                            }
+                            $found{$csvbynum{$i}} = $values[$i];
+                        }
+                    }
+                    foreach my $item (@ordered) {
+                        my $currlength = 1+length($record);
+                        my $numspaces = $scantronconf{$item} - $currlength;
+                        if ($numspaces > 0) {
+                            $record .= (' ' x $numspaces);
+                        }
+                        if (($mapstart{$item} ne '') && (exists($found{$mapstart{$item}}))) {
+                            unless ($item eq 'Qstart') {
+                                if (length($found{$mapstart{$item}}) > $scantronconf{$maplength{$item}}) {
+                                    $found{$mapstart{$item}} = substr($found{$mapstart{$item}},0,$scantronconf{$maplength{$item}});
+                                }
+                            }
+                            $record .= $found{$mapstart{$item}};
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $output .= "$record\n";
+                }
+                close($fh);
+                if ($output) {
+                    if (open(my $fh,'>',$fullpath)) {
+                        print $fh $output;
+                        close($fh);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+sub letter_to_digits {
+    my %lettdig = (
+                    A => 1,
+                    B => 2,
+                    C => 3,
+                    D => 4,
+                    E => 5,
+                    F => 6,
+                    G => 7,
+                    H => 8,
+                    I => 9,
+                    J => 0,
+                  );
+    return %lettdig;
+}
+
+sub get_scantron_config {
+    my ($which,$cdom) = @_;
+    my @lines = &get_scantronformat_file($cdom);
+    my %config;
+    #FIXME probably should move to XML it has already gotten a bit much now
+    foreach my $line (@lines) {
+        my ($name,$descrip)=split(/:/,$line);
+        if ($name ne $which ) { next; }
+        chomp($line);
+        my @config=split(/:/,$line);
+        $config{'name'}=$config[0];
+        $config{'description'}=$config[1];
+        $config{'CODElocation'}=$config[2];
+        $config{'CODEstart'}=$config[3];
+        $config{'CODElength'}=$config[4];
+        $config{'IDstart'}=$config[5];
+        $config{'IDlength'}=$config[6];
+        $config{'Qstart'}=$config[7];
+        $config{'Qlength'}=$config[8];
+        $config{'Qoff'}=$config[9];
+        $config{'Qon'}=$config[10];
+        $config{'PaperID'}=$config[11];
+        $config{'PaperIDlength'}=$config[12];
+        $config{'FirstName'}=$config[13];
+        $config{'FirstNamelength'}=$config[14];
+        $config{'LastName'}=$config[15];
+        $config{'LastNamelength'}=$config[16];
+        $config{'BubblesPerRow'}=$config[17];
+        last;
+    }
+    return %config;
+}
+
+sub get_scantronformat_file {
+    my ($cdom) = @_;
+    if ($cdom eq '') {
+        $cdom= $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    }
+    my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['scantron'],$cdom);
+    my $gottab = 0;
+    my @lines;
+    if (ref($domconfig{'scantron'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($domconfig{'scantron'}{'scantronformat'} ne '') {
+            my $formatfile = &getfile($perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.$domconfig{'scantron'}{'scantronformat'});
+            if ($formatfile ne '-1') {
+                @lines = split("\n",$formatfile,-1);
+                $gottab = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!$gottab) {
+        my $confname = $cdom.'-domainconfig';
+        my $default = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$cdom.'/'.$confname.'/default.tab';
+        my $formatfile = &getfile($default);
+        if ($formatfile ne '-1') {
+            @lines = split("\n",$formatfile,-1);
+            $gottab = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!$gottab) {
+        my @domains = &current_machine_domains();
+        if (grep(/^\Q$cdom\E$/,@domains)) {
+            if (open(my $fh,'<',$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/scantronformat.tab')) {
+                @lines = <$fh>;
+                close($fh);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (open(my $fh,'<',$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/default_scantronformat.tab')) {
+                @lines = <$fh>;
+                close($fh);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return @lines;
+}
+
 sub removeuploadedurl {
     my ($url)=@_;	
     my (undef,undef,$udom,$uname,$fname)=split('/',$url,5);    
@@ -2601,15 +4572,10 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
             my $result = &inc('nohist_accesscount',\%temphash,$dom,$name);
             if ($result eq 'ok') {
                 delete $accesshash{$entry};
-            } elsif ($result eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                # Target server has old code running on it.
-                my %temphash=($entry => $value);
-                if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
-                    delete $accesshash{$entry};
-                }
             }
         } else {
             my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m{___($match_domain)/($match_name)/(.*)___(\w+)$});
+            if (($dom eq 'uploaded') || ($dom eq 'adm')) { next; }
             my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
             if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
                 delete $accesshash{$entry};
@@ -2630,7 +4596,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         }
     }
 #
-# Reverse lookup of domain roles (dc, ad, li, sc, au)
+# Reverse lookup of domain roles (dc, ad, li, sc, dh, da, au)
 #
     my %domrolebuffer = ();
     foreach my $entry (keys(%domainrolehash)) {
@@ -2645,10 +4611,19 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
     }
     foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
-	my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+        my %servers;
+        if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
+            my $primary=&domain($dom,'primary');
+            my $hostname=&hostname($primary);
+            $servers{$primary} = $hostname;
+        } else {
+            %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+        }
 	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
-	    unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
-			   $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+	    if (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+	               $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+	        last;
+	    } else {
 		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
 	    }
         }
@@ -2688,7 +4663,7 @@ sub courseacclog {
     my $fnsymb=shift;
     unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
     my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
-    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|task|page)$/) {
+    if ($fnsymb=~/$LONCAPA::assess_re/) {
         $what.=':POST';
         # FIXME: Probably ought to escape things....
 	foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
@@ -2720,7 +4695,13 @@ sub countacc {
     my $url=&declutter(shift);
     return if (! defined($url) || $url eq '');
     unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
+#
+# Mark that this url was used in this course
+#
     $accesshash{$env{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
+#
+# Increase the access count for this resource in this child process
+#
     my $key=$$.$processmarker.'_'.$dumpcount.'___'.$url.'___count';
     $accesshash{$key}++;
 }
@@ -2732,31 +4713,37 @@ sub linklog {
     $accesshash{$from.'___'.$to.'___comefrom'}=1;
     $accesshash{$to.'___'.$from.'___goto'}=1;
 }
+
+sub statslog {
+    my ($symb,$part,$users,$av_attempts,$degdiff)=@_;
+    if ($users<2) { return; }
+    my %dynstore=&LONCAPA::lonmetadata::dynamic_metadata_storage({
+            'course'       => $env{'request.course.id'},
+            'sections'     => '"all"',
+            'num_students' => $users,
+            'part'         => $part,
+            'symb'         => $symb,
+            'mean_tries'   => $av_attempts,
+            'deg_of_diff'  => $degdiff});
+    foreach my $key (keys(%dynstore)) {
+        $accesshash{$key}=$dynstore{$key};
+    }
+}
   
 sub userrolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
-    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^aa/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^in/) || ($trole=~/^cc/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^ep/) || ($trole=~/^cr/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^ta/) || ($trole=~/^co/)) {
+    if ( $trole =~ /^(ca|aa|in|cc|ep|cr|ta|co)/ ) {
        my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
        $userrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
                     =$tend.':'.$tstart;
     }
-    if (($env{'request.role'} =~ /dc\./) &&
-	(($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^in/) ||
-	 ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
-	 ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/) ||
-         ($trole=~/^co/))) {
+    if ($env{'request.role'} =~ /dc\./ && $trole =~ /^(au|in|cc|ep|cr|ta|co)/) {
        $userrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}.':'}
                     =$tend.':'.$tstart;
     }
-    if (($trole=~/^dc/) || ($trole=~/^ad/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^li/) || ($trole=~/^li/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^dg/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^sc/)) {
+    if ($trole =~ /^(dc|ad|li|au|dg|sc|dh|da)/ ) {
        my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
        $domainrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
@@ -2766,38 +4753,70 @@ sub userrolelog {
 
 sub courserolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend,$delflag,$selfenroll,$context)=@_;
-    if (($trole eq 'cc') || ($trole eq 'in') ||
-        ($trole eq 'ep') || ($trole eq 'ad') ||
-        ($trole eq 'ta') || ($trole eq 'st') ||
-        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole eq 'gr') ||
-        ($trole eq 'co')) {
-        if ($area =~ m-^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)-) {
-            my $cdom = $1;
-            my $cnum = $2;
-            my $sec = $3;
-            my $namespace = 'rolelog';
-            my %storehash = (
-                               role    => $trole,
-                               start   => $tstart,
-                               end     => $tend,
-                               selfenroll => $selfenroll,
-                               context    => $context,
-                            );
-            if ($trole eq 'gr') {
-                $namespace = 'groupslog';
-                $storehash{'group'} = $sec;
-            } else {
-                $storehash{'section'} = $sec;
-            }
-            &instructor_log($namespace,\%storehash,$delflag,$username,$domain,$cnum,$cdom);
-            if (($trole ne 'st') || ($sec ne '')) {
-                &devalidate_cache_new('getcourseroles',$cdom.'_'.$cnum);
-            }
+    if ($area =~ m-^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)-) {
+        my $cdom = $1;
+        my $cnum = $2;
+        my $sec = $3;
+        my $namespace = 'rolelog';
+        my %storehash = (
+                           role    => $trole,
+                           start   => $tstart,
+                           end     => $tend,
+                           selfenroll => $selfenroll,
+                           context    => $context,
+                        );
+        if ($trole eq 'gr') {
+            $namespace = 'groupslog';
+            $storehash{'group'} = $sec;
+        } else {
+            $storehash{'section'} = $sec;
+        }
+        &write_log('course',$namespace,\%storehash,$delflag,$username,
+                   $domain,$cnum,$cdom);
+        if (($trole ne 'st') || ($sec ne '')) {
+            &devalidate_cache_new('getcourseroles',$cdom.'_'.$cnum);
         }
     }
     return;
 }
 
+sub domainrolelog {
+    my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend,$delflag,$context)=@_;
+    if ($area =~ m{^/($match_domain)/$}) {
+        my $cdom = $1;
+        my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+        my $namespace = 'rolelog';
+        my %storehash = (
+                           role    => $trole,
+                           start   => $tstart,
+                           end     => $tend,
+                           context => $context,
+                        );
+        &write_log('domain',$namespace,\%storehash,$delflag,$username,
+                   $domain,$domconfiguser,$cdom);
+    }
+    return;
+
+}
+
+sub coauthorrolelog {
+    my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend,$delflag,$context)=@_;
+    if ($area =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_username)$}) {
+        my $audom = $1;
+        my $auname = $2;
+        my $namespace = 'rolelog';
+        my %storehash = (
+                           role    => $trole,
+                           start   => $tstart,
+                           end     => $tend,
+                           context => $context,
+                        );
+        &write_log('author',$namespace,\%storehash,$delflag,$username,
+                   $domain,$auname,$audom);
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub get_course_adv_roles {
     my ($cid,$codes) = @_;
     $cid=$env{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
@@ -2811,6 +4830,10 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
             $nothide{$user}=1;
         }
     }
+    my @possdoms = ($coursehash{'domain'});
+    if ($coursehash{'checkforpriv'}) {
+        push(@possdoms,split(/,/,$coursehash{'checkforpriv'}));
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$coursehash{'domain'},$coursehash{'num'});
@@ -2823,20 +4846,7 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
         if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
         my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$entry);
 	if ($username eq '' || $domain eq '') { next; }
-        unless (ref($privileged{$domain}) eq 'HASH') {
-            my %dompersonnel =
-                &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_roles($domain,['dc'],$now,$now);
-            $privileged{$domain} = {};
-            foreach my $server (keys(%dompersonnel)) {
-                if (ref($dompersonnel{$server}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    foreach my $user (keys(%{$dompersonnel{$server}})) {
-                        my ($trole,$uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
-                        $privileged{$udom}{$uname} = 1;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if ((exists($privileged{$domain}{$username})) && 
+        if ((&privileged($username,$domain,\@possdoms)) &&
             (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
 	if ($role eq 'cr') { next; }
         if ($codes) {
@@ -2864,11 +4874,10 @@ sub get_my_roles {
     unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     my (%dumphash,%nothide);
-    if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
+    if ($context eq 'userroles') {
         %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
     } else {
-        %dumphash=
-            &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
+        %dumphash = &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
         if ($hidepriv) {
             my %coursehash=&coursedescription($udom.'_'.$uname);
             foreach my $user (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
@@ -2886,6 +4895,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
     foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
         my ($role,$tend,$tstart);
         if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+            next if ($entry =~ /^rolesdef/);
 	    ($role,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$entry});
         } else {
             ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
@@ -2909,7 +4919,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
         }
         my ($rolecode,$username,$domain,$section,$area);
         if ($context eq 'userroles') {
-            ($area,$rolecode) = split(/_/,$entry);
+            ($area,$rolecode) = ($entry =~ /^(.+)_([^_]+)$/);
             (undef,$domain,$username,$section) = split(/\//,$area);
         } else {
             ($role,$username,$domain,$section) = split(/\:/,$entry);
@@ -2925,34 +4935,25 @@ sub get_my_roles {
                     if (!grep(/^cr$/,@{$roles})) {
                         next;
                     }
+                } elsif ($role =~ /^gr\//) {
+                    if (!grep(/^gr$/,@{$roles})) {
+                        next;
+                    }
                 } else {
                     next;
                 }
             }
         }
         if ($hidepriv) {
+            my @privroles = ('dc','su');
             if ($context eq 'userroles') {
-                if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) &&
-                    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) {
-                    next;
-                }
+                next if (grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@privroles));
             } else {
-                unless (ref($privileged{$domain}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    my %dompersonnel =
-                        &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_roles($domain,['dc'],$now,$now);
-                    $privileged{$domain} = {};
-                    if (keys(%dompersonnel)) {
-                        foreach my $server (keys(%dompersonnel)) {
-                            if (ref($dompersonnel{$server}) eq 'HASH') {
-                                foreach my $user (keys(%{$dompersonnel{$server}})) {
-                                    my ($trole,$uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
-                                    $privileged{$udom}{$uname} = $trole;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                my $possdoms = [$domain];
+                if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                   push(@{$possdoms},@{$roledoms});
                 }
-                if (exists($privileged{$domain}{$username})) {
+                if (&privileged($username,$domain,$possdoms,\@privroles)) {
                     if (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain}) {
                         next;
                     }
@@ -2969,6 +4970,195 @@ sub get_my_roles {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+sub get_all_adhocroles {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    my @roles_by_num = ();
+    my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my (%description,%access_in_dom,%access_info);
+    if (ref($domdefaults{'adhocroles'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        my $count = 0;
+        my %domcurrent = %{$domdefaults{'adhocroles'}};
+        my %ordered;
+        foreach my $role (sort(keys(%domcurrent))) {
+            my ($order,$desc,$access_in_dom);
+            if (ref($domcurrent{$role}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $order = $domcurrent{$role}{'order'};
+                $desc = $domcurrent{$role}{'desc'};
+                $access_in_dom{$role} = $domcurrent{$role}{'access'};
+                $access_info{$role} = $domcurrent{$role}{$access_in_dom{$role}};
+            }
+            if ($order eq '') {
+                $order = $count;
+            }
+            $ordered{$order} = $role;
+            if ($desc ne '') {
+                $description{$role} = $desc;
+            } else {
+                $description{$role}= $role;
+            }
+            $count++;
+        }
+        foreach my $item (sort {$a <=> $b } (keys(%ordered))) {
+            push(@roles_by_num,$ordered{$item});
+        }
+    }
+    return (\@roles_by_num,\%description,\%access_in_dom,\%access_info);
+}
+
+sub get_my_adhocroles {
+    my ($cid,$checkreg) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,%info,@possroles,$description,$roles_by_num);
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $cid) {
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+        $info{'internal.coursecode'} = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.internal.coursecode'};
+    } elsif ($cid =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/) {
+        $cdom = $1;
+        $cnum = $2;
+        %info = &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['internal.coursecode'],
+                                     $cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+    if (($info{'internal.coursecode'} ne '') && ($checkreg)) {
+        my $user = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+        my %rosterhash = &get('classlist',[$user],$cdom,$cnum);
+        if ($rosterhash{$user} ne '') {
+            my $type = (split(/:/,$rosterhash{$user}))[5];
+            return ([],{}) if ($type eq 'auto');
+        }
+    }
+    if (($cdom ne '') && ($cnum ne ''))  {
+        if (($env{"user.role.dh./$cdom/"}) || ($env{"user.role.da./$cdom/"})) {
+            my $then=$env{'user.login.time'};
+            my $update=$env{'user.update.time'};
+            if (!$update) {
+                $update = $then;
+            }
+            my @liveroles;
+            foreach my $role ('dh','da') {
+                if ($env{"user.role.$role./$cdom/"}) {
+                    my ($tstart,$tend)=split(/\./,$env{"user.role.$role./$cdom/"});
+                    my $limit = $update;
+                    if ($env{'request.role'} eq "$role./$cdom/") {
+                        $limit = $then;
+                    }
+                    my $activerole = 1;
+                    if ($tstart && $tstart>$limit) { $activerole = 0; }
+                    if ($tend   && $tend  <$limit) { $activerole = 0; }
+                    if ($activerole) {
+                        push(@liveroles,$role);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (@liveroles) {
+                if (&homeserver($cnum,$cdom) ne 'no_host') {
+                    my ($accessref,$accessinfo,%access_in_dom);
+                    ($roles_by_num,$description,$accessref,$accessinfo) = &get_all_adhocroles($cdom);
+                    if (ref($roles_by_num) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if (@{$roles_by_num}) {
+                            my %settings;
+                            if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $cid) {
+                                foreach my $envkey (keys(%env)) {
+                                    if ($envkey =~ /^\Qcourse.$cid.\E(internal\.adhoc.+)$/) {
+                                        $settings{$1} = $env{$envkey};
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                %settings = &dump('environment',$cdom,$cnum,'internal\.adhoc');
+                            }
+                            my %setincrs;
+                            if ($settings{'internal.adhocaccess'}) {
+                                map { $setincrs{$_} = 1; } split(/,/,$settings{'internal.adhocaccess'});
+                            }
+                            my @statuses;
+                            if ($env{'environment.inststatus'}) {
+                                @statuses = split(/,/,$env{'environment.inststatus'});
+                            }
+                            my $user = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+                            if (ref($accessref) eq 'HASH') {
+                                %access_in_dom = %{$accessref};
+                            }
+                            foreach my $role (@{$roles_by_num}) {
+                                my ($curraccess,@okstatus,@personnel);
+                                if ($setincrs{$role}) {
+                                    ($curraccess,my $rest) = split(/=/,$settings{'internal.adhoc.'.$role});
+                                    if ($curraccess eq 'status') {
+                                        @okstatus = split(/\&/,$rest);
+                                    } elsif (($curraccess eq 'exc') || ($curraccess eq 'inc')) {
+                                        @personnel = split(/\&/,$rest);
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    $curraccess = $access_in_dom{$role};
+                                    if (ref($accessinfo) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        if ($curraccess eq 'status') {
+                                            if (ref($accessinfo->{$role}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                                @okstatus = @{$accessinfo->{$role}};
+                                            }
+                                        } elsif (($curraccess eq 'exc') || ($curraccess eq 'inc')) {
+                                            if (ref($accessinfo->{$role}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                                @personnel = @{$accessinfo->{$role}};
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if ($curraccess eq 'none') {
+                                    next;
+                                } elsif ($curraccess eq 'all') {
+                                    push(@possroles,$role);
+                                } elsif ($curraccess eq 'dh') {
+                                    if (grep(/^dh$/,@liveroles)) {
+                                        push(@possroles,$role);
+                                    } else {
+                                        next;
+                                    }
+                                } elsif ($curraccess eq 'da') {
+                                    if (grep(/^da$/,@liveroles)) {
+                                        push(@possroles,$role);
+                                    } else {
+                                        next;
+                                    }
+                                } elsif ($curraccess eq 'status') {
+                                    if (@okstatus) {
+                                        if (!@statuses) {
+                                            if (grep(/^default$/,@okstatus)) {
+                                                push(@possroles,$role);
+                                            }
+                                        } else {
+                                            foreach my $status (@okstatus) {
+                                                if (grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@statuses)) {
+                                                    push(@possroles,$role);
+                                                    last;
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                } elsif (($curraccess eq 'exc') || ($curraccess eq 'inc')) {
+                                    if (grep(/^\Q$user\E$/,@personnel)) {
+                                        if ($curraccess eq 'exc') {
+                                            push(@possroles,$role);
+                                        }
+                                    } elsif ($curraccess eq 'inc') {
+                                        push(@possroles,$role);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless (ref($description) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($roles_by_num) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            my %desc;
+            map { $desc{$_} = $_; } (@{$roles_by_num});
+            $description = \%desc;
+        } else {
+            $description = {};
+        }
+    }
+    return (\@possroles,$description);
+}
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Frontpage Announcements
 #
 #
@@ -2982,7 +5172,7 @@ sub postannounce {
 
 sub getannounce {
 
-    if (open(my $fh,$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
+    if (open(my $fh,"<",$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/announcement.txt')) {
 	my $announcement='';
 	while (my $line = <$fh>) { $announcement .= $line; }
 	close($fh);
@@ -3004,6 +5194,7 @@ sub getannounce {
 
 sub courseidput {
     my ($domain,$storehash,$coursehome,$caller) = @_;
+    return unless (ref($storehash) eq 'HASH');
     my $outcome;
     if ($caller eq 'timeonly') {
         my $cids = '';
@@ -3043,7 +5234,8 @@ sub courseiddump {
     my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,
         $coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok,
         $selfenrollonly,$catfilter,$showhidden,$caller,$cloner,$cc_clone,
-        $cloneonly,$createdbefore,$createdafter,$creationcontext)=@_;
+        $cloneonly,$createdbefore,$createdafter,$creationcontext,$domcloner,
+        $hasuniquecode,$reqcrsdom,$reqinstcode)=@_;
     my $as_hash = 1;
     my %returnhash;
     if (!$domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
@@ -3055,17 +5247,33 @@ sub courseiddump {
 
 	    if (($domfilter eq '') ||
 		(&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
-                my $rep = 
-                  &reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
-                         $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
-                         &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).
-                         ':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).
-                         ':'.&escape($regexp_ok).':'.$as_hash.':'.
-                         &escape($selfenrollonly).':'.&escape($catfilter).':'.
-                         $showhidden.':'.$caller.':'.&escape($cloner).':'.
-                         &escape($cc_clone).':'.$cloneonly.':'.
-                         &escape($createdbefore).':'.&escape($createdafter).':'.
-                         &escape($creationcontext),$tryserver);
+                my $rep;
+                if (grep { $_ eq $tryserver } &current_machine_ids()) {
+                    $rep = &LONCAPA::Lond::dump_course_id_handler(
+                        join(":", (&host_domain($tryserver), $sincefilter,
+                                &escape($descfilter), &escape($instcodefilter),
+                                &escape($ownerfilter), &escape($coursefilter),
+                                &escape($typefilter), &escape($regexp_ok),
+                                $as_hash, &escape($selfenrollonly),
+                                &escape($catfilter), $showhidden, $caller,
+                                &escape($cloner), &escape($cc_clone), $cloneonly,
+                                &escape($createdbefore), &escape($createdafter),
+                                &escape($creationcontext),$domcloner,$hasuniquecode,
+                                $reqcrsdom,&escape($reqinstcode))));
+                } else {
+                    $rep = &reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
+                             $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
+                             &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).
+                             ':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).
+                             ':'.&escape($regexp_ok).':'.$as_hash.':'.
+                             &escape($selfenrollonly).':'.&escape($catfilter).':'.
+                             $showhidden.':'.$caller.':'.&escape($cloner).':'.
+                             &escape($cc_clone).':'.$cloneonly.':'.
+                             &escape($createdbefore).':'.&escape($createdafter).':'.
+                             &escape($creationcontext).':'.$domcloner.':'.$hasuniquecode.
+                             ':'.$reqcrsdom.':'.&escape($reqinstcode),$tryserver);
+                }
+
                 my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
                 foreach my $item (@pairs) {
                     my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
@@ -3088,6 +5296,49 @@ sub courseiddump {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+sub courselastaccess {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$hostidref) = @_;
+    my %returnhash;
+    if ($cdom && $cnum) {
+        my $chome = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
+            my $rep = &reply('courselastaccess:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum,$chome);
+            &extract_lastaccess(\%returnhash,$rep);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$cdom) { $cdom=''; }
+        my %libserv = &all_library();
+        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+            if (ref($hostidref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                next unless (grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}));
+            } 
+            if (($cdom eq '') || (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $cdom)) {
+                my $rep = &reply('courselastaccess:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':',$tryserver);
+                &extract_lastaccess(\%returnhash,$rep);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+sub extract_lastaccess {
+    my ($returnhash,$rep) = @_;
+    if (ref($returnhash) eq 'HASH') {
+        unless ($rep eq 'unknown_command' || $rep eq 'no_such_host' || 
+                $rep eq 'con_lost' || $rep eq 'rejected' || $rep eq 'refused' ||
+                 $rep eq '') {
+            my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+            foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
+                $key = &unescape($key);
+                next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                $returnhash->{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- DC e-mail
 
 sub dcmailput {
@@ -3128,7 +5379,7 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     }
     my $rolelist;
     if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
+        $rolelist = join('&',@{$roles});
     }
     my %personnel = ();
 
@@ -3148,13 +5399,51 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     return %personnel;
 }
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out an item
+sub get_active_domroles {
+    my ($dom,$roles) = @_;
+    return () unless (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY');
+    my $now = time;
+    my %dompersonnel = &get_domain_roles($dom,$roles,$now,$now);
+    my %domroles;
+    foreach my $server (keys(%dompersonnel)) {
+        foreach my $user (sort(keys(%{$dompersonnel{$server}}))) {
+            my ($trole,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec) = split(/:/,$user);
+            $domroles{$uname.':'.$udom} = $dompersonnel{$server}{$user};
+        }
+    }
+    return %domroles;
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------- Interval timing 
+
+{
+# Caches needed for speedup of navmaps
+# We don't want to cache this for very long at all (5 seconds at most)
+# 
+# The user for whom we cache
+my $cachedkey='';
+# The cached times for this user
+my %cachedtimes=();
+# When this was last done
+my $cachedtime='';
+
+sub load_all_first_access {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if (($cachedkey eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
+        (abs($cachedtime-time)<5) && (!$env{'form.markaccess'})) {
+        return;
+    }
+    $cachedtime=time;
+    $cachedkey=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    %cachedtimes=&dump('firstaccesstimes',$udom,$uname);
+}
 
 sub get_first_access {
-    my ($type,$argsymb)=@_;
+    my ($type,$argsymb,$argmap)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
+    if ($argmap) { $map = $argmap; }
     if ($type eq 'course') {
 	$res='course';
     } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
@@ -3162,12 +5451,12 @@ sub get_first_access {
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
     }
-    my %times=&get('firstaccesstimes',["$courseid\0$res"],$udom,$uname);
-    return $times{"$courseid\0$res"};
+    &load_all_first_access($uname,$udom);
+    return $cachedtimes{"$courseid\0$res"};
 }
 
 sub set_first_access {
-    my ($type)=@_;
+    my ($type,$interval)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
     if ($type eq 'course') {
@@ -3177,12 +5466,38 @@ sub set_first_access {
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
     }
-    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb);
-    if (!$firstaccess) {
-	return &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>time},$udom,$uname);
+    $cachedkey='';
+    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb,$map);
+    if ($firstaccess) {
+        &logthis("First access time already set ($firstaccess) when attempting ".
+                 "to set new value (type: $type, extent: $res) for $uname:$udom ".
+                 "in $courseid");
+        return 'already_set';
+    } else {
+        my $start = time;
+	my $putres = &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>$start},
+                          $udom,$uname);
+        if ($putres eq 'ok') {
+            &put('timerinterval',{"$courseid\0$res"=>$interval},
+                 $udom,$uname); 
+            &appenv(
+                     {
+                        'course.'.$courseid.'.firstaccess.'.$res   => $start,
+                        'course.'.$courseid.'.timerinterval.'.$res => $interval,
+                     }
+                  );
+            if (($cachedtime) && (abs($start-$cachedtime) < 5)) {
+                $cachedtimes{"$courseid\0$res"} = $start;
+            }
+        } elsif ($putres ne 'refused') {
+            &logthis("Result: $putres when attempting to set first access time ".
+                     "(type: $type, extent: $res) for $uname:$udom in $courseid");
+        }
+        return $putres;
     }
     return 'already_set';
 }
+}
 
 sub checkout {
     my ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid)=@_;
@@ -3194,13 +5509,13 @@ sub checkout {
                  $tudom.'&'.
                  $tcrsid.'&'.
                  $symb.'&'.
-		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
+                 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
     my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
-    if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
+    if ($token=~/^error\:/) {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
-        return ''; 
+        return '';
     }
 
     $token=~s/^(\d+)\_.*\_(\d+)$/$1\*$2\*$lonhost/;
@@ -3216,12 +5531,12 @@ sub checkout {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
-    }    
+    }
 
     if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
                          &escape('Checkout '.$infostr.' - '.
                                                  $token)) ne 'ok') {
-	return '';
+        return '';
     } else {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
@@ -3246,7 +5561,7 @@ sub checkin {
         &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') failed');
         return '';
     }
-    
+
     unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
         &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
                  $env{'user.name'}.' - '.$env{'user.domain'});
@@ -3259,14 +5574,14 @@ sub checkin {
 
     unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
        return '';
-    }    
+    }
 
     if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
                          &escape('Checkin - '.$token)) ne 'ok') {
-	return '';
+        return '';
     }
 
-    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);    
+    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet
@@ -3373,7 +5688,7 @@ sub hashref2str {
       $result.='=';
       #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($key))." skipping.");
     } else {
-	if ($key) {$result.=&escape($key).'=';} else { last; }
+	if (defined($key)) {$result.=&escape($key).'=';} else { last; }
     }
 
     if(ref($hashref->{$key}) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -3525,7 +5840,7 @@ sub tmpreset {
   if ($domain eq 'public' && $stuname eq 'public') {
       $stuname=$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'};
   }
-  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
+  my $path=LONCAPA::tempdir();
   my %hash;
   if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
 	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
@@ -3564,7 +5879,7 @@ sub tmpstore {
   }
   my $now=time;
   my %hash;
-  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
+  my $path=LONCAPA::tempdir();
   if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
 	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
 	  &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
@@ -3610,7 +5925,7 @@ sub tmprestore {
   $namespace=~s/\//\_/g;
   $namespace=~s/\W//g;
   my %hash;
-  my $path=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
+  my $path=LONCAPA::tempdir();
   if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',
 	  $path.'/tmpstore_'.$stuname.'_'.$domain.'_'.$namespace.'.db',
 	  &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
@@ -3639,7 +5954,7 @@ sub tmprestore {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Store
 
 sub store {
-    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
+    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname,$laststore) = @_;
     my $home='';
 
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
@@ -3669,13 +5984,13 @@ sub store {
     }
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':STORE:'.$namevalue);
-    return reply("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
+    return reply("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue:$laststore","$home");
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Critical Store
 
 sub cstore {
-    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname) = @_;
+    my ($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$domain,$stuname,$laststore) = @_;
     my $home='';
 
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
@@ -3706,7 +6021,7 @@ sub cstore {
     $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
     &courselog($symb.':'.$stuname.':'.$domain.':CSTORE:'.$namevalue);
     return critical
-                ("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue","$home");
+                ("store:$domain:$stuname:$namespace:$symb:$namevalue:$laststore","$home");
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Restore
@@ -3718,9 +6033,12 @@ sub restore {
     if ($stuname) { $home=&homeserver($stuname,$domain); }
 
     if (!$symb) {
-      unless ($symb=escape(&symbread())) { return ''; }
+        return if ($namespace eq 'courserequests');
+        unless ($symb=escape(&symbread())) { return ''; }
     } else {
-      $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
+        unless ($namespace eq 'courserequests') {
+            $symb=&escape(&symbclean($symb));
+        }
     }
     if (!$namespace) { 
        unless ($namespace=$env{'request.course.id'}) { 
@@ -3747,6 +6065,8 @@ sub restore {
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Course Description
+#
+#  
 
 sub coursedescription {
     my ($courseid,$args)=@_;
@@ -3776,7 +6096,8 @@ sub coursedescription {
 	return %returnhash;
     }
 
-    # get the data agin
+    # get the data again
+
     if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
 	$envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
     }
@@ -3784,6 +6105,10 @@ sub coursedescription {
     if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
        %returnhash=&dump('environment',$cdomain,$cnum);
        if (!exists($returnhash{'con_lost'})) {
+	   my $username = $env{'user.name'}; # Defult username
+	   if(defined $args->{'user'}) {
+	       $username = $args->{'user'};
+	   }
            $returnhash{'home'}= $chome;
 	   $returnhash{'domain'} = $cdomain;
 	   $returnhash{'num'} = $cnum;
@@ -3794,8 +6119,8 @@ sub coursedescription {
                $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.'.$name}=$value;
            }
            $returnhash{'url'}=&clutter($returnhash{'url'});
-           $returnhash{'fn'}=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.
-	       $env{'user.name'}.'_'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
+           $returnhash{'fn'}=LONCAPA::tempdir() .
+	       $username.'_'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.home'}=$chome;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.domain'}=$cdomain;
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.num'}=$cnum;
@@ -3807,111 +6132,258 @@ sub coursedescription {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+sub update_released_required {
+    my ($needsrelease,$cdom,$cnum,$chome,$cid) = @_;
+    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '' || $chome eq '' || $cid eq '') {
+        $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+        $chome = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
+    }
+    if ($needsrelease) {
+        my %curr_reqd_hash = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,'internal.releaserequired');
+        my $needsupdate;
+        if ($curr_reqd_hash{'internal.releaserequired'} eq '') {
+            $needsupdate = 1;
+        } else {
+            my ($currmajor,$currminor) = split(/\./,$curr_reqd_hash{'internal.releaserequired'});
+            my ($needsmajor,$needsminor) = split(/\./,$needsrelease);
+            if (($currmajor < $needsmajor) || ($currmajor == $needsmajor && $currminor < $needsminor)) {
+                $needsupdate = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($needsupdate) {
+            my %needshash = (
+                             'internal.releaserequired' => $needsrelease,
+                            );
+            my $putresult = &put('environment',\%needshash,$cdom,$cnum);
+            if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
+                &appenv({'course.'.$cid.'.internal.releaserequired' => $needsrelease});
+                my %crsinfo = &courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,undef,'.');
+                if (ref($crsinfo{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $crsinfo{$cid}{'releaserequired'} = $needsrelease;
+                    &courseidput($cdom,\%crsinfo,$chome,'notime');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------See if a user is privileged
 
 sub privileged {
-    my ($username,$domain)=@_;
-    my $rolesdump=&reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",
-			&homeserver($username,$domain));
-    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '') || 
-        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    my $now=time;
-    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
-        foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	    if ($entry!~/^rolesdef_/) {
-		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$entry);
-		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
-		if (($trole eq 'dc') || ($trole eq 'su')) {
-		    my $active=1;
-		    if ($tend) {
-			if ($tend<$now) { $active=0; }
-		    }
-		    if ($tstart) {
-			if ($tstart>$now) { $active=0; }
-		    }
-		    if ($active) { return 1; }
-		}
-	    }
-	}
+    my ($username,$domain,$possdomains,$possroles)=@_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $roles;
+    if (ref($possroles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $roles = $possroles;
+    } else {
+        $roles = ['dc','su'];
+    }
+    if (ref($possdomains) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        my %privileged = &privileged_by_domain($possdomains,$roles);
+        foreach my $dom (@{$possdomains}) {
+            if (($username =~ /^$match_username$/) && ($domain =~ /^$match_domain$/) &&
+                (ref($privileged{$dom}) eq 'HASH')) {
+                foreach my $role (@{$roles}) {
+                    if (ref($privileged{$dom}{$role}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if (exists($privileged{$dom}{$role}{$username.':'.$domain})) {
+                            my ($end,$start) = split(/:/,$privileged{$dom}{$role}{$username.':'.$domain});
+                            return 1 unless (($end && $end < $now) ||
+                                             ($start && $start > $now));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        my %rolesdump = &dump("roles", $domain, $username) or return 0;
+        my $now = time;
+
+        for my $role (@rolesdump{grep { ! /^rolesdef_/ } keys(%rolesdump)}) {
+            my ($trole, $tend, $tstart) = split(/_/, $role);
+            if (grep(/^\Q$trole\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                return 1 unless ($tend && $tend < $now)
+                        or ($tstart && $tstart > $now);
+            }
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
+sub privileged_by_domain {
+    my ($domains,$roles) = @_;
+    my %privileged = ();
+    my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
+    my $now = time;
+    unless ((ref($domains) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+        return %privileged;
+    }
+    foreach my $dom (@{$domains}) {
+        next if (ref($privileged{$dom}) eq 'HASH');
+        my $needroles;
+        foreach my $role (@{$roles}) {
+            my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('priv_'.$role,$dom);
+            if (defined($cached)) {
+                if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $privileged{$dom}{$role} = $result;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $needroles = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($needroles) {
+            my %dompersonnel = &get_domain_roles($dom,$roles);
+            $privileged{$dom} = {};
+            foreach my $server (keys(%dompersonnel)) {
+                if (ref($dompersonnel{$server}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $item (keys(%{$dompersonnel{$server}})) {
+                        my ($trole,$uname,$udom,$rest) = split(/:/,$item,4);
+                        my ($end,$start) = split(/:/,$dompersonnel{$server}{$item});
+                        next if ($end && $end < $now);
+                        $privileged{$dom}{$trole}{$uname.':'.$udom} =
+                            $dompersonnel{$server}{$item};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (ref($privileged{$dom}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $role (@{$roles}) {
+                    if (ref($privileged{$dom}{$role}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        &do_cache_new('priv_'.$role,$dom,$privileged{$dom}{$role},$cachetime);
+                    } else {
+                        my %hash = ();
+                        &do_cache_new('priv_'.$role,$dom,\%hash,$cachetime);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %privileged;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Get user privileges
 
 sub rolesinit {
-    my ($domain,$username,$authhost)=@_;
-    my $now=time;
-    my %userroles = ('user.login.time' => $now);
-    my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
-    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '') || 
-        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) { 
-        return \%userroles;
+    my ($domain, $username) = @_;
+    my %userroles = ('user.login.time' => time);
+    my %rolesdump = &dump("roles", $domain, $username) or return \%userroles;
+
+    # firstaccess and timerinterval are related to timed maps/resources. 
+    # also, blocking can be triggered by an activating timer
+    # it's saved in the user's %env.
+    my %firstaccess = &dump('firstaccesstimes', $domain, $username);
+    my %timerinterval = &dump('timerinterval', $domain, $username);
+    my (%coursetimerstarts, %firstaccchk, %firstaccenv, %coursetimerintervals,
+        %timerintchk, %timerintenv);
+
+    foreach my $key (keys(%firstaccess)) {
+        my ($cid, $rest) = split(/\0/, $key);
+        $coursetimerstarts{$cid}{$rest} = $firstaccess{$key};
+    }
+
+    foreach my $key (keys(%timerinterval)) {
+        my ($cid,$rest) = split(/\0/,$key);
+        $coursetimerintervals{$cid}{$rest} = $timerinterval{$key};
     }
+
     my %allroles=();
-    my %allgroups=();   
-    my $group_privs;
+    my %allgroups=();
 
-    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
-        foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	  if ($entry!~/^rolesdef_/) {
-            my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$entry);
-	    $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart,$group_privs);
-	    if ($role=~/^cr/) { 
-		if ($role=~m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|) {
-		    ($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
-		    ($tend,$tstart)=split('_',$trest);
-		} else {
-		    $trole=$role;
-		}
-            } elsif ($role =~ m|^gr/|) {
-                ($trole,$tend,$tstart) = split(/_/,$role);
-                ($trole,$group_privs) = split(/\//,$trole);
-                $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
-	    } else {
-		($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
-	    }
-	    my %new_role = &set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,
-					 $username);
-	    @userroles{keys(%new_role)} = @new_role{keys(%new_role)};
-            if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $trole=''; }
-            if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $trole=''; }
-            if (($area ne '') && ($trole ne '')) {
-		my $spec=$trole.'.'.$area;
-		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
-		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
-                    &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area);
-                } elsif ($trole eq 'gr') {
-                    &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart);
-		} else {
-                    &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
-		}
+    for my $area (grep { ! /^rolesdef_/ } keys(%rolesdump)) {
+        my $role = $rolesdump{$area};
+        $area =~ s/\_\w\w$//;
+
+        my ($trole, $tend, $tstart, $group_privs);
+
+        if ($role =~ /^cr/) {
+        # Custom role, defined by a user 
+        # e.g., user.role.cr/msu/smith/mynewrole
+            if ($role =~ m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|) {
+                $trole = $1;
+                ($tend, $tstart) = split('_', $2);
+            } else {
+                $trole = $role;
             }
-          }
+        } elsif ($role =~ m|^gr/|) {
+        # Role of member in a group, defined within a course/community
+        # e.g., user.role.gr/msu/04935610a19ee4a5fmsul1/leopards
+            ($trole, $tend, $tstart) = split(/_/, $role);
+            next if $tstart eq '-1';
+            ($trole, $group_privs) = split(/\//, $trole);
+            $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
+        } else {
+        # Just a normal role, defined in roles.tab
+            ($trole, $tend, $tstart) = split(/_/,$role);
+        }
+
+        my %new_role = &set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,
+                 $username);
+        @userroles{keys(%new_role)} = @new_role{keys(%new_role)};
+
+        # role expired or not available yet?
+        $trole = '' if ($tend != 0 && $tend < $userroles{'user.login.time'}) or 
+            ($tstart != 0 && $tstart > $userroles{'user.login.time'});
+
+        next if $area eq '' or $trole eq '';
+
+        my $spec = "$trole.$area";
+        my ($tdummy, $tdomain, $trest) = split(/\//, $area);
+
+        if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
+        # Custom role, defined by a user
+            &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area);
+        } elsif ($trole eq 'gr') {
+        # Role of a member in a group, defined within a course/community
+            &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart);
+            next;
+        } else {
+        # Normal role, defined in roles.tab
+            &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
+        }
+
+        my $cid = $tdomain.'_'.$trest;
+        unless ($firstaccchk{$cid}) {
+            if (ref($coursetimerstarts{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $item (keys(%{$coursetimerstarts{$cid}})) {
+                    $firstaccenv{'course.'.$cid.'.firstaccess.'.$item} = 
+                        $coursetimerstarts{$cid}{$item}; 
+                }
+            }
+            $firstaccchk{$cid} = 1;
+        }
+        unless ($timerintchk{$cid}) {
+            if (ref($coursetimerintervals{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $item (keys(%{$coursetimerintervals{$cid}})) {
+                    $timerintenv{'course.'.$cid.'.timerinterval.'.$item} =
+                       $coursetimerintervals{$cid}{$item};
+                }
+            }
+            $timerintchk{$cid} = 1;
         }
-        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups);
-        $userroles{'user.adv'}    = $adv;
-	$userroles{'user.author'} = $author;
-        $env{'user.adv'}=$adv;
     }
-    return \%userroles;  
+
+    @userroles{'user.author','user.adv','user.rar'} = &set_userprivs(\%userroles,
+                                                          \%allroles, \%allgroups);
+    $env{'user.adv'} = $userroles{'user.adv'};
+    $env{'user.rar'} = $userroles{'user.rar'};
+
+    return (\%userroles,\%firstaccenv,\%timerintenv);
 }
 
 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);
 }
 
 sub custom_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area) = @_;
     my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
-    my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
+    my $homsvr = &homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
     if (&hostname($homsvr) ne '') {
         my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
             &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
@@ -3930,6 +6402,10 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
                     $$allroles{$spec.'./'.$tdomain.'/'}.=':'.$dompriv;
                 }
                 if (($trest ne '') && (defined($coursepriv))) {
+                    if ($trole =~ m{^cr/$tdomain/$tdomain\Q-domainconfig\E/([^/]+)$}) {
+                        my $rolename = $1;
+                        $coursepriv = &course_adhocrole_privs($rolename,$tdomain,$trest,$coursepriv);
+                    }
                     $$allroles{'cm.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
                     $$allroles{$spec.'.'.$area}.=':'.$coursepriv;
                 }
@@ -3938,6 +6414,48 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     }
 }
 
+sub course_adhocrole_privs {
+    my ($rolename,$cdom,$cnum,$coursepriv) = @_;
+    my %overrides = &get('environment',["internal.adhocpriv.$rolename"],$cdom,$cnum);
+    if ($overrides{"internal.adhocpriv.$rolename"}) {
+        my (%currprivs,%storeprivs);
+        foreach my $item (split(/:/,$coursepriv)) {
+            my ($priv,$restrict) = split(/\&/,$item);
+            $currprivs{$priv} = $restrict;
+        }
+        my (%possadd,%possremove,%full);
+        foreach my $item (split(/\:/,$Apache::lonnet::pr{'cr:c'})) {
+            my ($priv,$restrict)=split(/\&/,$item);
+            $full{$priv} = $restrict;
+        }
+        foreach my $item (split(/,/,$overrides{"internal.adhocpriv.$rolename"})) {
+             next if ($item eq '');
+             my ($rule,$rest) = split(/=/,$item);
+             next unless (($rule eq 'off') || ($rule eq 'on'));
+             foreach my $priv (split(/:/,$rest)) {
+                 if ($priv ne '') {
+                     if ($rule eq 'off') {
+                         $possremove{$priv} = 1;
+                     } else {
+                         $possadd{$priv} = 1;
+                     }
+                 }
+             }
+         }
+         foreach my $priv (sort(keys(%full))) {
+             if (exists($currprivs{$priv})) {
+                 unless (exists($possremove{$priv})) {
+                     $storeprivs{$priv} = $currprivs{$priv};
+                 }
+             } elsif (exists($possadd{$priv})) {
+                 $storeprivs{$priv} = $full{$priv};
+             }
+         }
+         $coursepriv = ':'.join(':',map { $_.'&'.$storeprivs{$_}; } sort(keys(%storeprivs)));
+     }
+     return $coursepriv;
+}
+
 sub group_roleprivs {
     my ($allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart) = @_;
     my $access = 1;
@@ -3969,23 +6487,37 @@ sub standard_roleprivs {
 }
 
 sub set_userprivs {
-    my ($userroles,$allroles,$allgroups) = @_; 
+    my ($userroles,$allroles,$allgroups,$groups_roles) = @_; 
     my $author=0;
     my $adv=0;
+    my $rar=0;
     my %grouproles = ();
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
+        my @groupkeys; 
         foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles})) {
-            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
-            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)\.-) {
-                $trole = $1;
-                $area = $2;
-                $sec = $3;
-                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
-                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
-                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
-                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
-                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+            push(@groupkeys,$role);
+        }
+        if (ref($groups_roles) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $key (keys(%{$groups_roles})) {
+                unless (grep(/^\Q$key\E$/,@groupkeys)) {
+                    push(@groupkeys,$key);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (@groupkeys > 0) {
+            foreach my $role (@groupkeys) {
+                my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+                if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)\.-) {
+                    $trole = $1;
+                    $area = $2;
+                    $sec = $3;
+                    $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                    if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                        foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                            my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                            $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
                                                 $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -4006,60 +6538,71 @@ sub set_userprivs {
                     $thesepriv{$privilege}.=$restrictions;
                 }
                 if ($thesepriv{'adv'} eq 'F') { $adv=1; }
+                if ($thesepriv{'rar'} eq 'F') { $rar=1; }
             }
         }
         my $thesestr='';
-        foreach my $priv (keys(%thesepriv)) {
+        foreach my $priv (sort(keys(%thesepriv))) {
 	    $thesestr.=':'.$priv.'&'.$thesepriv{$priv};
 	}
         $userroles->{'user.priv.'.$role} = $thesestr;
     }
-    return ($author,$adv);
+    return ($author,$adv,$rar);
 }
 
 sub role_status {
-    my ($rolekey,$then,$refresh,$now,$role,$where,$trolecode,$tstatus,$tstart,$tend) = @_;
-    my @pwhere = ();
+    my ($rolekey,$update,$refresh,$now,$role,$where,$trolecode,$tstatus,$tstart,$tend) = @_;
     if (exists($env{$rolekey}) && $env{$rolekey} ne '') {
-        (undef,undef,$$role,@pwhere)=split(/\./,$rolekey);
+        my ($one,$two) = split(m{\./},$rolekey,2);
+        (undef,undef,$$role) = split(/\./,$one,3);
         unless (!defined($$role) || $$role eq '') {
-            $$where=join('.',@pwhere);
+            $$where = '/'.$two;
             $$trolecode=$$role.'.'.$$where;
             ($$tstart,$$tend)=split(/\./,$env{$rolekey});
             $$tstatus='is';
-            if ($$tstart && $$tstart>$then) {
+            if ($$tstart && $$tstart>$update) {
                 $$tstatus='future';
                 if ($$tstart<$now) {
                     if ($$tstart && $$tstart>$refresh) {
                         if (($$where ne '') && ($$role ne '')) {
-                            my (%allroles,%allgroups,$group_privs);
+                            my (%allroles,%allgroups,$group_privs,
+                                %groups_roles,@rolecodes);
                             my %userroles = (
                                 'user.role.'.$$role.'.'.$$where => $$tstart.'.'.$$tend
                             );
+                            @rolecodes = ('cm'); 
                             my $spec=$$role.'.'.$$where;
                             my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$$where);
                             if ($$role =~ /^cr\//) {
                                 &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$$role,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$$where);
+                                push(@rolecodes,'cr');
                             } elsif ($$role eq 'gr') {
+                                push(@rolecodes,$$role);
                                 my %rolehash = &get('roles',[$$where.'_'.$$role],$env{'user.domain'},
                                                     $env{'user.name'});
-                                my $trole = split('_',$rolehash{$$where.'_'.$$role},1);
+                                my ($trole) = split('_',$rolehash{$$where.'_'.$$role},2);
                                 (undef,my $group_privs) = split(/\//,$trole);
                                 $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
                                 &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$$where,$group_privs,$$tend,$$tstart);
+                                my %course_roles = &get_my_roles($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},'userroles',['active'],['cc','co','in','ta','ep','ad','st','cr'],[$tdomain],1);
+                                &get_groups_roles($tdomain,$trest,
+                                                  \%course_roles,\@rolecodes,
+                                                  \%groups_roles);
                             } else {
+                                push(@rolecodes,$$role);
                                 &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$$role,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$$where);
                             }
-                            my ($author,$adv)= &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups);
-                            &appenv(\%userroles,[$$role,'cm']);
-                            &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},"Role ".$role);
+                            my ($author,$adv,$rar)= &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups,
+                                                                   \%groups_roles);
+                            &appenv(\%userroles,\@rolecodes);
+                            &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},"Role ".$spec);
                         }
                     }
                     $$tstatus = 'is';
                 }
             }
             if ($$tend) {
-                if ($$tend<$then) {
+                if ($$tend<$update) {
                     $$tstatus='expired';
                 } elsif ($$tend<$now) {
                     $$tstatus='will_not';
@@ -4069,40 +6612,121 @@ sub role_status {
     }
 }
 
+sub get_groups_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$rest,$cdom_courseroles,$rolecodes,$groups_roles) = @_;
+    return unless((ref($cdom_courseroles) eq 'HASH') && 
+                  (ref($rolecodes) eq 'ARRAY') && 
+                  (ref($groups_roles) eq 'HASH')); 
+    if (keys(%{$cdom_courseroles}) > 0) {
+        my ($cnum) = ($rest =~ /^($match_courseid)/);
+        if ($cdom ne '' && $cnum ne '') {
+            foreach my $key (keys(%{$cdom_courseroles})) {
+                if ($key =~ /^\Q$cnum\E:\Q$cdom\E:([^:]+):?([^:]*)/) {
+                    my $crsrole = $1;
+                    my $crssec = $2;
+                    if ($crsrole =~ /^cr/) {
+                        unless (grep(/^cr$/,@{$rolecodes})) {
+                            push(@{$rolecodes},'cr');
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        unless(grep(/^\Q$crsrole\E$/,@{$rolecodes})) {
+                            push(@{$rolecodes},$crsrole);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    my $rolekey = "$crsrole./$cdom/$cnum";
+                    if ($crssec ne '') {
+                        $rolekey .= "/$crssec";
+                    }
+                    $rolekey .= './';
+                    $groups_roles->{$rolekey} = $rolecodes;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub delete_env_groupprivs {
+    my ($where,$courseroles,$possroles) = @_;
+    return unless((ref($courseroles) eq 'HASH') && (ref($possroles) eq 'ARRAY'));
+    my ($dummy,$udom,$uname,$group) = split(/\//,$where);
+    unless (ref($courseroles->{$udom}) eq 'HASH') {
+        %{$courseroles->{$udom}} =
+            &get_my_roles('','','userroles',['active'],
+                          $possroles,[$udom],1);
+    }
+    if (ref($courseroles->{$udom}) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $item (keys(%{$courseroles->{$udom}})) {
+            my ($cnum,$cdom,$crsrole,$crssec) = split(/:/,$item);
+            my $area = '/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum;
+            my $privkey = "user.priv.$crsrole.$area";
+            if ($crssec ne '') {
+                $privkey .= '/'.$crssec;
+            }
+            $privkey .= ".$area/$group";
+            &Apache::lonnet::delenv($privkey,undef,[$crsrole]);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub check_adhoc_privs {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$then,$refresh,$now,$checkrole) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$update,$refresh,$now,$checkrole,$caller,$sec) = @_;
     my $cckey = 'user.role.'.$checkrole.'./'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum;
+    if ($sec) {
+        $cckey .= '/'.$sec;
+    }
+    my $setprivs;
     if ($env{$cckey}) {
         my ($role,$where,$trolecode,$tstart,$tend,$tremark,$tstatus,$tpstart,$tpend);
-        &role_status($cckey,$then,$refresh,$now,\$role,\$where,\$trolecode,\$tstatus,\$tstart,\$tend);
+        &role_status($cckey,$update,$refresh,$now,\$role,\$where,\$trolecode,\$tstatus,\$tstart,\$tend);
         unless (($tstatus eq 'is') || ($tstatus eq 'will_not')) {
-            &set_adhoc_privileges($cdom,$cnum,$checkrole);
+            &set_adhoc_privileges($cdom,$cnum,$checkrole,$caller,$sec);
+            $setprivs = 1;
         }
     } else {
-        &set_adhoc_privileges($cdom,$cnum,$checkrole);
+        &set_adhoc_privileges($cdom,$cnum,$checkrole,$caller,$sec);
+        $setprivs = 1;
     }
+    return $setprivs;
 }
 
 sub set_adhoc_privileges {
-# role can be cc or ca
-    my ($dcdom,$pickedcourse,$role) = @_;
+# role can be cc, ca, or cr/<dom>/<dom>-domainconfig/role
+    my ($dcdom,$pickedcourse,$role,$caller,$sec) = @_;
     my $area = '/'.$dcdom.'/'.$pickedcourse;
+    if ($sec ne '') {
+        $area .= '/'.$sec;
+    }
     my $spec = $role.'.'.$area;
     my %userroles = &set_arearole($role,$area,'','',$env{'user.domain'},
-                                  $env{'user.name'});
-    my %ccrole = ();
-    &standard_roleprivs(\%ccrole,$role,$dcdom,$spec,$pickedcourse,$area);
-    my ($author,$adv)= &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%ccrole);
+                                  $env{'user.name'},1);
+    my %rolehash = ();
+    if ($role =~ m{^\Qcr/$dcdom/$dcdom\E\-domainconfig/(\w+)$}) {
+        my $rolename = $1;
+        &custom_roleprivs(\%rolehash,$role,$dcdom,$pickedcourse,$spec,$area);
+        my %domdef = &get_domain_defaults($dcdom);
+        if (ref($domdef{'adhocroles'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domdef{'adhocroles'}{$rolename}) eq 'HASH') {
+                &appenv({'request.role.desc' => $domdef{'adhocroles'}{$rolename}{'desc'},});
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        &standard_roleprivs(\%rolehash,$role,$dcdom,$spec,$pickedcourse,$area);
+    }
+    my ($author,$adv,$rar)= &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%rolehash);
     &appenv(\%userroles,[$role,'cm']);
-    &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},"Role ".$role);
-    &appenv( {'request.role'        => $spec,
-              'request.role.domain' => $dcdom,
-              'request.course.sec'  => ''
-             }
-           );
-    my $tadv=0;
-    if (&allowed('adv') eq 'F') { $tadv=1; }
-    &appenv({'request.role.adv'    => $tadv});
+    &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.home'},"Role ".$spec);
+    unless ($caller eq 'constructaccess' && $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+        &appenv( {'request.role'        => $spec,
+                  'request.role.domain' => $dcdom,
+                  'request.course.sec'  => $sec, 
+                 }
+               );
+        my $tadv=0;
+        if (&allowed('adv') eq 'F') { $tadv=1; }
+        &appenv({'request.role.adv'    => $tadv});
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- get interface
@@ -4150,49 +6774,62 @@ sub del {
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- dump interface
 
+sub unserialize {
+    my ($rep, $escapedkeys) = @_;
+
+    return {} if $rep =~ /^error/;
+
+    my %returnhash=();
+    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+        my ($key, $value) = split(/=/, $item, 2);
+        $key = unescape($key) unless $escapedkeys;
+        next if $key =~ /^error: 2 /;
+        $returnhash{$key} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return \%returnhash;
+}
+
+# see Lond::dump_with_regexp
+# if $escapedkeys hash keys won't get unescaped.
 sub dump {
-    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range,$escapedkeys)=@_;
     if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+
     if ($regexp) {
-	$regexp=&escape($regexp);
+        $regexp=&escape($regexp);
     } else {
-	$regexp='.';
+        $regexp='.';
+    }
+    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } &current_machine_ids()) {
+        # user is hosted on this machine
+        my $reply = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_with_regexp(join(':', ($udomain,
+                    $uname, $namespace, $regexp, $range)), $perlvar{'lonVersion'});
+        return %{&unserialize($reply, $escapedkeys)};
     }
     my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
     my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
     my %returnhash=();
-    foreach my $item (@pairs) {
-	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
-	$key = &unescape($key);
-	next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
-	$returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    if (!($rep =~ /^error/ )) {
+	foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+	    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            $key = &unescape($key) unless ($escapedkeys);
+	    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+	    $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+	}
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------- dumpstore interface
 
 sub dumpstore {
    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
-   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
-   if ($regexp) {
-       $regexp=&escape($regexp);
-   } else {
-       $regexp='.';
-   }
-   my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
-   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
-   my %returnhash=();
-   foreach my $item (@pairs) {
-       my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
-       next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
-       $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
-   }
-   return %returnhash;
+   # same as dump but keys must be escaped. They may contain colon separated
+   # lists of values that may themself contain colons (e.g. symbs).
+   return &dump($namespace, $udomain, $uname, $regexp, $range, 1);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- keys interface
@@ -4218,7 +6855,15 @@ sub currentdump {
    $sdom     = $env{'user.domain'}       if (! defined($sdom));
    $sname    = $env{'user.name'}         if (! defined($sname));
    my $uhome = &homeserver($sname,$sdom);
-   my $rep=reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
+   my $rep;
+
+   if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
+       $rep = LONCAPA::Lond::dump_profile_database(join(":", ($sdom, $sname,
+                   $courseid)));
+   } else {
+       $rep = reply('currentdump:'.$sdom.':'.$sname.':'.$courseid,$uhome);
+   }
+
    return if ($rep =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
    #
    my %returnhash=();
@@ -4339,7 +6984,7 @@ sub newput {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------  putstore interface
 
 sub putstore {
-   my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname,$tolog)=@_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -4353,6 +6998,17 @@ sub putstore {
    my $reply =
        &reply("putstore:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$esc_symb:$esc_v:$items",
 	      $uhome);
+   if (($tolog) && ($reply eq 'ok')) {
+       my $namevalue='';
+       foreach my $key (keys(%{$storehash})) {
+           $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($storehash->{$key}).'&';
+       }
+       $namevalue .= 'ip='.&escape($ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}).
+                     '&host='.&escape($perlvar{'lonHostID'}).
+                     '&version='.$esc_v.
+                     '&by='.&escape($env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'});
+       &Apache::lonnet::courselog($symb.':'.$uname.':'.$udomain.':PUTSTORE:'.$namevalue);
+   }
    if ($reply eq 'unknown_cmd') {
        # gfall back to way things use to be done
        return &old_putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,
@@ -4446,27 +7102,128 @@ sub tmpget {
     if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
     my $rep=&reply("tmpget:$token",$server);
     my %returnhash;
+    if ($rep =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+        return %returnhash;
+    }
     foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
 	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item);
-        next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
 	$returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpdel interface
 sub tmpdel {
     my ($token,$server)=@_;
     if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
     return &reply("tmpdel:$token",$server);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ get_timebased_id
+
+sub get_timebased_id {
+    my ($prefix,$keyid,$namespace,$cdom,$cnum,$idtype,$who,$locktries,
+        $maxtries) = @_;
+    my ($newid,$error,$dellock);
+    unless (($prefix =~ /^\w+$/) && ($keyid =~ /^\w+$/) && ($namespace ne '')) {
+        return ('','ok','invalid call to get suffix');
+    }
+
+# set defaults for any optional args for which values were not supplied
+    if ($who eq '') {
+        $who = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    if (!$locktries) {
+        $locktries = 3;
+    }
+    if (!$maxtries) {
+        $maxtries = 10;
+    }
+
+    if (($cdom eq '') || ($cnum eq '')) {
+        if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+            $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        }
+        if (($cdom eq '') || ($cnum eq '')) {
+            return ('','ok','call to get suffix not in course context');
+        }
+    }
+
+# construct locking item
+    my $lockhash = {
+                      $prefix."\0".'locked_'.$keyid => $who,
+                   };
+    my $tries = 0;
+
+# attempt to get lock on nohist_$namespace file
+    my $gotlock = &Apache::lonnet::newput('nohist_'.$namespace,$lockhash,$cdom,$cnum);
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries <$locktries) {
+        $tries ++;
+        sleep 1;
+        $gotlock = &Apache::lonnet::newput('nohist_'.$namespace,$lockhash,$cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+
+# attempt to get unique identifier, based on current timestamp
+    if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
+        my %inuse = &Apache::lonnet::dump('nohist_'.$namespace,$cdom,$cnum,$prefix);
+        my $id = time;
+        $newid = $id;
+        if ($idtype eq 'addcode') {
+            $newid .= &sixnum_code();
+        }
+        my $idtries = 0;
+        while (exists($inuse{$prefix."\0".$newid}) && $idtries < $maxtries) {
+            if ($idtype eq 'concat') {
+                $newid = $id.$idtries;
+            } elsif ($idtype eq 'addcode') {
+                $newid = $newid.&sixnum_code();
+            } else {
+                $newid ++;
+            }
+            $idtries ++;
+        }
+        if (!exists($inuse{$prefix."\0".$newid})) {
+            my %new_item =  (
+                              $prefix."\0".$newid => $who,
+                            );
+            my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_'.$namespace,\%new_item,
+                                                 $cdom,$cnum);
+            if ($putresult ne 'ok') {
+                undef($newid);
+                $error = 'error saving new item: '.$putresult;
+            }
+        } else {
+             undef($newid);
+             $error = ('error: no unique suffix available for the new item ');
+        }
+#  remove lock
+        my @del_lock = ($prefix."\0".'locked_'.$keyid);
+        $dellock = &Apache::lonnet::del('nohist_'.$namespace,\@del_lock,$cdom,$cnum);
+    } else {
+        $error = "error: could not obtain lockfile\n";
+        $dellock = 'ok';
+        if (($prefix eq 'paste') && ($namespace eq 'courseeditor') && ($keyid eq 'num')) {
+            $dellock = 'nolock';
+        }
+    }
+    return ($newid,$dellock,$error);
+}
+
+sub sixnum_code {
+    my $code;
+    for (0..6) {
+        $code .= int( rand(9) );
+    }
+    return $code;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- portfolio access checking
 
 sub portfolio_access {
-    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my ($requrl,$clientip) = @_;
     my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) = &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
-    my $result = &get_portfolio_access($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group);
+    my $result = &get_portfolio_access($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$clientip);
     if ($result) {
         my %setters;
         if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
@@ -4492,7 +7249,7 @@ sub portfolio_access {
 }
 
 sub get_portfolio_access {
-    my ($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$access_hash) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$unum,$file_name,$group,$clientip,$access_hash) = @_;
 
     if (!ref($access_hash)) {
 	my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
@@ -4501,7 +7258,7 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
 	$access_hash = $access_controls{$file_name};
     }
 
-    my ($public,$guest,@domains,@users,@courses,@groups);
+    my ($public,$guest,@domains,@users,@courses,@groups,@ips);
     my $now = time;
     if (ref($access_hash) eq 'HASH') {
         foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_hash})) {
@@ -4525,10 +7282,25 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
                 push(@courses,$key);
             } elsif ($scope eq 'group') {
                 push(@groups,$key);
+            } elsif ($scope eq 'ip') {
+                push(@ips,$key);
             }
         }
         if ($public) {
             return 'ok';
+        } elsif (@ips > 0) {
+            my $allowed;
+            foreach my $ipkey (@ips) {
+                if (ref($access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    if (&Apache::loncommon::check_ip_acc(join(',',@{$access_hash->{$ipkey}{'ip'}}),$clientip)) {
+                        $allowed = 1;
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($allowed) {
+                return 'ok';
+            }
         }
         if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
             if ($guest) {
@@ -4565,7 +7337,7 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
                 my (%allgroups,%allroles); 
                 my ($start,$end,$role,$sec,$group);
                 foreach my $envkey (%env) {
-                    if ($envkey =~ m-^user\.role\.(gr|cc|in|ta|ep|st)\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)$-) {
+                    if ($envkey =~ m-^user\.role\.(gr|cc|co|in|ta|ep|ad|st)\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)$-) {
                         my $cid = $2.'_'.$3; 
                         if ($1 eq 'gr') {
                             $group = $4;
@@ -4705,7 +7477,7 @@ sub is_portfolio_file {
 }
 
 sub usertools_access {
-    my ($uname,$udom,$tool,$action,$context) = @_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$tool,$action,$context,$userenvref,$domdefref,$is_advref)=@_;
     my ($access,%tools);
     if ($context eq '') {
         $context = 'tools';
@@ -4715,17 +7487,23 @@ sub usertools_access {
                       official   => 1,
                       unofficial => 1,
                       community  => 1,
+                      textbook   => 1,
+                 );
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        %tools = (
+                      requestauthor => 1,
                  );
     } else {
         %tools = (
                       aboutme   => 1,
                       blog      => 1,
+                      webdav    => 1,
                       portfolio => 1,
                  );
     }
     return if (!defined($tools{$tool}));
 
-    if ((!defined($udom)) || (!defined($uname))) {
+    if (($udom eq '') || ($uname eq '')) {
         $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
         $uname = $env{'user.name'};
     }
@@ -4734,22 +7512,34 @@ sub usertools_access {
         if ($action ne 'reload') {
             if ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
                 return $env{'environment.canrequest.'.$tool};
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                return $env{'environment.canrequest.author'};
             } else {
                 return $env{'environment.availabletools.'.$tool};
             }
         }
     }
 
-    my ($toolstatus,$inststatus);
+    my ($toolstatus,$inststatus,$envkey);
+    if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        $envkey = $context;
+    } else {
+        $envkey = $context.'.'.$tool;
+    }
 
     if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
          ($action ne 'reload')) {
-        $toolstatus = $env{'environment.'.$context.'.'.$tool};
+        $toolstatus = $env{'environment.'.$envkey};
         $inststatus = $env{'environment.inststatus'};
     } else {
-        my %userenv = &userenvironment($udom,$uname,$context.'.'.$tool,'inststatus');
-        $toolstatus = $userenv{$context.'.'.$tool};
-        $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
+        if (ref($userenvref) eq 'HASH') {
+            $toolstatus = $userenvref->{$envkey};
+            $inststatus = $userenvref->{'inststatus'};
+        } else {
+            my %userenv = &userenvironment($udom,$uname,$envkey,'inststatus');
+            $toolstatus = $userenv{$envkey};
+            $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
+        }
     }
 
     if ($toolstatus ne '') {
@@ -4761,8 +7551,17 @@ sub usertools_access {
         return $access;
     }
 
-    my $is_adv = &is_advanced_user($udom,$uname);
-    my %domdef = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
+    my ($is_adv,%domdef);
+    if (ref($is_advref) eq 'HASH') {
+        $is_adv = $is_advref->{'is_adv'};
+    } else {
+        $is_adv = &is_advanced_user($udom,$uname);
+    }
+    if (ref($domdefref) eq 'HASH') {
+        %domdef = %{$domdefref};
+    } else {
+        %domdef = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
+    }
     if (ref($domdef{$tool}) eq 'HASH') {
         if ($is_adv) {
             if ($domdef{$tool}{'_LC_adv'} ne '') {
@@ -4804,7 +7603,7 @@ sub usertools_access {
             }
         }
     } else {
-        if ($context eq 'tools') {
+        if (($context eq 'tools') && ($tool ne 'webdav')) {
             $access = 1;
         } else {
             $access = 0;
@@ -4836,9 +7635,18 @@ sub is_course_owner {
 
 sub is_advanced_user {
     my ($udom,$uname) = @_;
+    if ($udom ne '' && $uname ne '') {
+        if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+            if (wantarray) {
+                return ($env{'user.adv'},$env{'user.author'});
+            } else {
+                return $env{'user.adv'};
+            }
+        }
+    }
     my %roleshash = &get_my_roles($uname,$udom,'userroles',undef,undef,undef,1);
     my %allroles;
-    my $is_adv;
+    my ($is_adv,$is_author);
     foreach my $role (keys(%roleshash)) {
         my ($trest,$tdomain,$trole,$sec) = split(/:/,$role);
         my $area = '/'.$tdomain.'/'.$trest;
@@ -4852,6 +7660,9 @@ sub is_advanced_user {
             } elsif ($trole ne 'gr') {
                 &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
             }
+            if ($trole eq 'au') {
+                $is_author = 1;
+            }
         }
     }
     foreach my $role (keys(%allroles)) {
@@ -4866,6 +7677,9 @@ sub is_advanced_user {
             }
         }
     }
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($is_adv,$is_author);
+    }
     return $is_adv;
 }
 
@@ -4970,7 +7784,7 @@ sub customaccess {
 # ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege
 
 sub allowed {
-    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role)=@_;
+    my ($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck,$ignorecache)=@_;
     my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
@@ -5136,6 +7950,15 @@ sub allowed {
         }
     }
 
+# User who is not author or co-author might still be able to edit
+# resource of an author in the domain (e.g., if Domain Coordinator).
+    if (($priv eq 'eco') && ($thisallowed eq '') && ($env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+        (&allowed('mdc',$env{'request.course.id'}))) {
+        if ($env{"user.priv.cm./$uri/"}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+            $thisallowed.=$1;
+        }
+    }
+
 # Course: uri itself is a course
     my $courseuri=$uri;
     $courseuri=~s/\_(\d)/\/$1/;
@@ -5143,8 +7966,34 @@ sub allowed {
 
     if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseuri}
        =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-        unless (($priv eq 'bro') && (!$ownaccess)) {
-            $thisallowed.=$1;
+        if ($priv eq 'mip') {
+            my $rem = $1;
+            if (($uri ne '') && ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $uri) &&
+                ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.courseowner'} eq $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'})) {
+                my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+                if ($cdom ne '') {
+                    my %passwdconf = &get_passwdconf($cdom);
+                    if (ref($passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if (ref($passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}{'by'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            if (@{$passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}{'by'}}) {
+                                my @inststatuses = split(':',$env{'environment.inststatus'});
+                                unless (@inststatuses) {
+                                    @inststatuses = ('default');
+                                }
+                                foreach my $status (@inststatuses) {
+                                    if (grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}{'by'}})) {
+                                        $thisallowed.=$rem;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            unless (($priv eq 'bro') && (!$ownaccess)) {
+                $thisallowed.=$1;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -5156,7 +8005,17 @@ sub allowed {
         if ($match) {
             if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-                $thisallowed.=$1;
+                my $value = $1;
+                if ($noblockcheck) {
+                    $thisallowed.=$value;
+                } else {
+                    my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri,$ignorecache);
+                    if (@blockers > 0) {
+                        $thisallowed = 'B';
+                    } else {
+                        $thisallowed.=$value;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         } else {
             my $refuri = $env{'httpref.'.$orguri} || $env{'httpref.'.$ver_orguri};
@@ -5167,7 +8026,16 @@ sub allowed {
                     $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
                     my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
                     if ($match) {
-                        $thisallowed='F';
+                        if ($noblockcheck) {
+                            $thisallowed='F';
+                        } else {
+                            my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri,$ignorecache);
+                            if (@blockers > 0) {
+                                $thisallowed = 'B';
+                            } else {
+                                $thisallowed='F';
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -5178,7 +8046,7 @@ sub allowed {
 	&& $thisallowed ne 'F' 
 	&& $thisallowed ne '2'
 	&& &is_portfolio_url($uri)) {
-	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri);
+	$thisallowed = &portfolio_access($uri,$clientip);
     }
     
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
@@ -5208,6 +8076,16 @@ sub allowed {
 
     if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
 
+# If this is modifying password (internal auth) domains must match for user and user's role.
+
+        if ($priv eq 'mip') {
+            if ($env{'user.domain'} eq $env{'request.role.domain'}) {
+                return $thisallowed;
+            } else {
+                return '';
+            }
+        }
+
        $courseprivid=$env{'request.course.id'};
        if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
           $courseprivid.='/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
@@ -5219,11 +8097,25 @@ sub allowed {
            $statecond=$cond;
            if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-               $thisallowed.=$1;
+               my $value = $1;
+               if ($priv eq 'bre') {
+                   if ($noblockcheck) {
+                       $thisallowed.=$value;
+                   } else {
+                       my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri,$ignorecache);
+                       if (@blockers > 0) {
+                           $thisallowed = 'B';
+                       } else {
+                           $thisallowed.=$value;
+                       }
+                   }
+               } else {
+                   $thisallowed.=$value;
+               }
                $checkreferer=0;
            }
        }
-       
+
        if ($checkreferer) {
 	  my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
             unless ($refuri) {
@@ -5247,7 +8139,21 @@ sub allowed {
               my $refstatecond=$cond;
               if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-                  $thisallowed.=$1;
+                  my $value = $1;
+                  if ($priv eq 'bre') {
+                      if ($noblockcheck) {
+                          $thisallowed.=$value;
+                      } else {
+                          my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,'',$refuri,$ignorecache);
+                          if (@blockers > 0) {
+                              $thisallowed = 'B';
+                          } else {
+                              $thisallowed.=$value;
+                          }
+                      }
+                  } else {
+                      $thisallowed.=$value;
+                  }
                   $uri=$refuri;
                   $statecond=$refstatecond;
               }
@@ -5324,7 +8230,7 @@ sub allowed {
 	   }
        }
     }
-   
+
 #
 # Rest of the restrictions depend on selected course
 #
@@ -5351,7 +8257,7 @@ sub allowed {
        my $unamedom=$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc')) { 
 	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
 			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
 			$env{'request.course.id'});
@@ -5361,7 +8267,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
-	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc')) { 
 	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.
 			'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
 			$env{'request.course.id'});
@@ -5375,7 +8281,7 @@ sub allowed {
    if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
        my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$env{'request.role'}))[0];
        if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	   if (($priv ne 'pch') && ($priv ne 'plc')) { 
 	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
 			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
 	   }
@@ -5407,6 +8313,325 @@ sub allowed {
    return 'F';
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------- Check construction space access
+
+sub constructaccess {
+    my ($url,$setpriv)=@_;
+
+# We do not allow editing of previous versions of files
+    if ($url=~/\.(\d+)\.(\w+)$/) { return ''; }
+
+# Get username and domain from URL
+    my ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
+
+    ($ownerdomain,$ownername) =
+        ($url=~ m{^(?:\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E|)/priv/($match_domain)/($match_username)(?:/|$)});
+
+# The URL does not really point to any authorspace, forget it
+    unless (($ownername) && ($ownerdomain)) { return ''; }
+
+# Now we need to see if the user has access to the authorspace of
+# $ownername at $ownerdomain
+
+    if (($ownername eq $env{'user.name'}) && ($ownerdomain eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+# Real author for this?
+       $ownerhome = $env{'user.home'};
+       if (exists($env{'user.priv.au./'.$ownerdomain.'/./'})) {
+          return ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
+       }
+    } else {
+# Co-author for this?
+        if (exists($env{'user.priv.ca./'.$ownerdomain.'/'.$ownername.'./'}) ||
+            exists($env{'user.priv.aa./'.$ownerdomain.'/'.$ownername.'./'}) ) {
+            $ownerhome = &homeserver($ownername,$ownerdomain);
+            return ($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
+        }
+    }
+
+# We don't have any access right now. If we are not possibly going to do anything about this,
+# we might as well leave
+   unless ($setpriv) { return ''; }
+
+# Backdoor access?
+    my $allowed=&allowed('eco',$ownerdomain);
+# Nope
+    unless ($allowed) { return ''; }
+# Looks like we may have access, but could be locked by the owner of the construction space
+    if ($allowed eq 'U') {
+        my %blocked=&get('environment',['domcoord.author'],
+                         $ownerdomain,$ownername);
+# Is blocked by owner
+        if ($blocked{'domcoord.author'} eq 'blocked') { return ''; }
+    }
+    if (($allowed eq 'F') || ($allowed eq 'U')) {
+# Grant temporary access
+        my $then=$env{'user.login.time'};
+        my $update=$env{'user.update.time'};
+        if (!$update) { $update = $then; }
+        my $refresh=$env{'user.refresh.time'};
+        if (!$refresh) { $refresh = $update; }
+        my $now = time;
+        &check_adhoc_privs($ownerdomain,$ownername,$update,$refresh,
+                           $now,'ca','constructaccess');
+        $ownerhome = &homeserver($ownername,$ownerdomain);
+        return($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome);
+    }
+# No business here
+    return '';
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------- Content Blocking
+
+{
+# Caches for faster Course Contents display where content blocking
+# is in operation (i.e., interval param set) for timed quiz.
+#
+# User for whom data are being temporarily cached.
+my $cacheduser='';
+# Course for which data are being temporarily cached.
+my $cachedcid='';
+# List of blocks passed to &get_commblock_resources();
+my $cachedblocks='';
+# Cached blockers for this user (a hash of blocking items).
+my %cachedblockers=();
+# When the data were last cached.
+my $cachedlast='';
+
+sub load_all_blockers {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$blocks)=@_;
+    if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) {
+        if (($cacheduser eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
+            ($cachedcid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+            (abs($cachedlast-time)<5) &&
+            (((ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') &&
+              ($cachedblocks eq join(',',sort(keys(%{$blocks}))))) ||
+             (!ref($blocks) && $cachedblocks eq ''))) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    $cachedlast=time;
+    $cacheduser=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    $cachedcid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+    %cachedblockers = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);
+    if ((ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') && (keys(%{$blocks}) > 0)) {
+        $cachedblocks = join(',',sort(keys(%{$blocks})));
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub get_comm_blocks {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
+        return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    }
+    my %commblocks;
+    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    my ($blocksref,$cached)=&is_cached_new('comm_block',$hashid);
+    if ((defined($cached)) && (ref($blocksref) eq 'HASH')) {
+        %commblocks = %{$blocksref};
+    } else {
+        %commblocks = &Apache::lonnet::dump('comm_block',$cdom,$cnum);
+        my $cachetime = 600;
+        &do_cache_new('comm_block',$hashid,\%commblocks,$cachetime);
+    }
+    return %commblocks;
+}
+
+sub get_commblock_resources {
+    my ($blocks) = @_;
+    my %blockers = ();
+    return %blockers unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    my %commblocks;
+    if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
+        %commblocks = %{$blocks};
+    } else {
+        %commblocks = &get_comm_blocks();
+    }
+    return %blockers unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0);
+    my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+    return %blockers unless (ref($navmap));
+    my $now = time;
+    foreach my $block (keys(%commblocks)) {
+        if ($block =~ /^(\d+)____(\d+)$/) {
+            my ($start,$end) = ($1,$2);
+            if ($start <= $now && $end >= $now) {
+                if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}})) {
+                                $blockers{$block}{maps} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'};
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}})) {
+                                $blockers{$block}{'resources'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'};
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
+            my $item = $1;
+            my @to_test;
+            if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    my @interval;
+                    my $type = 'map';
+                    if ($item eq 'course') {
+                        $type = 'course';
+                        @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval");
+                    } else {
+                        if ($item =~ /___\d+___/) {
+                            $type = 'resource';
+                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$item);
+                            if (ref($navmap)) {
+                                my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item);
+                                push(@to_test,$res);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            my $mapsymb = &symbread($item,1);
+                            if ($mapsymb) {
+                                if (ref($navmap)) {
+                                    my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
+                                    @to_test = $mapres->retrieveResources($mapres,undef,0,0,0,1);
+                                    foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                        my $symb = $res->symb();
+                                        next if ($symb eq $mapsymb);
+                                        if ($symb ne '') {
+                                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
+                                            if ($interval[1] eq 'map') {
+                                                last;
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ($interval[0] =~ /^\d+$/) {
+                        my $first_access;
+                        if ($type eq 'resource') {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
+                        } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],undef,$item);
+                        } else {
+                            $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1]);
+                        }
+                        if ($first_access) {
+                            my $timesup = $first_access+$interval[0];
+                            if ($timesup > $now) {
+                                my $activeblock;
+                                foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                    if ($res->answerable()) {
+                                        $activeblock = 1;
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if ($activeblock) {
+                                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                         if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}})) {
+                                             $blockers{$block}{'maps'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'};
+                                         }
+                                    }
+                                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        if (keys(%{$commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}})) {
+                                            $blockers{$block}{'resources'} = $commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'};
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %blockers;
+}
+
+sub has_comm_blocking {
+    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$nosymbcache,$blocked,$blocks) = @_;
+    my @blockers;
+    return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+    return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
+    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    return if ($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct');
+    &load_all_blockers($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},$blocks);
+    return unless (keys(%cachedblockers) > 0);
+    my (%possibles,@symbs);
+    if (!$symb) {
+        $symb = &symbread($uri,1,1,'',\%possibles,$nosymbcache);
+    }
+    if ($symb) {
+        @symbs = ($symb);
+    } elsif (keys(%possibles)) {
+        @symbs = keys(%possibles);
+    }
+    my $noblock;
+    foreach my $symb (@symbs) {
+        last if ($noblock);
+        my ($map,$resid,$resurl)=&decode_symb($symb);
+        foreach my $block (keys(%cachedblockers)) {
+            if ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
+                my $item = $1;
+                unless ($blocked) {
+                    if (($item eq $map) || ($item eq $symb)) {
+                        $noblock = 1;
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
+                        unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                            push(@blockers,$block);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (ref($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if ($cachedblockers{$block}{'maps'}{$map}) {
+                        unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                            push(@blockers,$block);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($noblock) {
+        return @blockers;
+    }
+    return;
+}
+}
+
+# -------------------------------- Deversion and split uri into path an filename
+
+#
+#   Removes the version from a URI and
+#   splits it in to its filename and path to the filename.
+#   Seems like File::Basename could have done this more clearly.
+#   Parameters:
+#      $uri   - input URI
+#   Returns:
+#     Two element list consisting of 
+#     $pathname  - the URI up to and excluding the trailing /
+#     $filename  - The part of the URI following the last /
+#  NOTE:
+#    Another realization of this is simply:
+#    use File::Basename;
+#    ...
+#    $uri = shift;
+#    $filename = basename($uri);
+#    $path     = dirname($uri);
+#    return ($filename, $path);
+#
+#     The implementation below is probably faster however.
+#
 sub split_uri_for_cond {
     my $uri=&deversion(&declutter(shift));
     my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
@@ -5455,7 +8680,7 @@ sub get_symb_from_alias {
 
 sub definerole {
   if (allowed('mcr','/')) {
-    my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole)=@_;
+    my ($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole,$uname,$udom)=@_;
     foreach my $role (split(':',$sysrole)) {
 	my ($crole,$cqual)=split(/\&/,$role);
         if ($pr{'cr:s'}!~/\Q$crole\E/) { return "refused:s:$crole"; }
@@ -5483,11 +8708,19 @@ sub definerole {
             }
         }
     }
+    my $uhome;
+    if (($uname ne '') && ($udom ne '')) {
+        $uhome = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        return $uhome if ($uhome eq 'no_host');
+    } else {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+        $uhome = $env{'user.home'};
+    }
     my $command="encrypt:rolesput:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
-                "$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
-	        "rolesdef_$rolename=".
+                "$udom:$uname:rolesdef_$rolename=".
                 escape($sysrole.'_'.$domrole.'_'.$courole);
-    return reply($command,$env{'user.home'});
+    return reply($command,$uhome);
   } else {
     return 'refused';
   }
@@ -5496,19 +8729,23 @@ sub definerole {
 # ---------------- Make a metadata query against the network of library servers
 
 sub metadata_query {
-    my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
+    my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array,$domains_hash)=@_;
     my %rhash;
     my %libserv = &all_library();
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
+        my $domains = '';
+        if (ref($domains_hash) eq 'HASH') {
+            $domains = $domains_hash->{$server};    
+        }
 	unless ($custom or $customshow) {
-	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query),$server);
+	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':::'.&escape($domains),$server);
 	    $rhash{$server}=$reply;
 	}
 	else {
 	    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':'.
-			     &escape($custom).':'.&escape($customshow),
+			     &escape($custom).':'.&escape($customshow).':'.&escape($domains),
 			     $server);
 	    $rhash{$server}=$reply;
 	}
@@ -5558,18 +8795,19 @@ sub update_allusers_table {
                'generation='.&escape($names->{'generation'}).'%%'.
                'permanentemail='.&escape($names->{'permanentemail'}).'%%'.
                'id='.&escape($names->{'id'}),$homeserver);
-    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
-    return $reply;
+    return;
 }
 
 # ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)
 
 sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     my ($context,$affiliatesref,$replyref,$dom,$cnum) = @_;
-    my $homeserver;
+    my ($homeserver,$sleep,$loopmax);
     my $maxtries = 1;
     if ($context eq 'automated') {
         $homeserver = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+        $sleep = 2;
+        $loopmax = 100;
         $maxtries = 10; # will wait for up to 2000s for retrieval of classlist data before timeout
     } else {
         $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
@@ -5587,23 +8825,23 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
         &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.' and homeserver: '.$homeserver.' context: '.$context.' '.$cnum); 
         return 'error: '.$queryid;
     }
-    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid,$sleep,$loopmax);
     my $tries = 1;
     while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
-        $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid,$sleep,$loopmax);
         $tries ++;
     }
     if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
         &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' '.$env{'user.name'}.' for '.$queryid.' context: '.$context.' '.$cnum.' maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
     } else {
         my @responses = split(/:/,$reply);
-        if ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
+        if (grep { $_ eq $homeserver } &current_machine_ids()) {
             foreach my $line (@responses) {
                 my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line,2);
                 $$replyref{$key} = $value;
             }
         } else {
-            my $pathname = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp';
+            my $pathname = LONCAPA::tempdir();
             foreach my $line (@responses) {
                 my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line);
                 $$replyref{$key} = $value;
@@ -5615,7 +8853,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
                         if ($xml_classlist =~ /^error/) {
                             &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query - autoretrieve error: '.$xml_classlist.' for '.$filename.' from server: '.$homeserver.' '.$context.' '.$cnum);
                         } else {
-                            if ( open(FILE,">$destname") ) {
+                            if ( open(FILE,">",$destname) ) {
                                 print FILE &unescape($xml_classlist);
                                 close(FILE);
                             } else {
@@ -5632,13 +8870,19 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
 }
 
 sub get_query_reply {
-    my $queryid=shift;
-    my $replyfile=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$queryid;
+    my ($queryid,$sleep,$loopmax) = @_;
+    if (($sleep eq '') || ($sleep !~ /^\d+\.?\d*$/)) {
+        $sleep = 0.2;
+    }
+    if (($loopmax eq '') || ($loopmax =~ /\D/)) {
+        $loopmax = 100;
+    }
+    my $replyfile=LONCAPA::tempdir().$queryid;
     my $reply='';
-    for (1..100) {
-	sleep 2;
+    for (1..$loopmax) {
+	sleep($sleep);
         if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
-	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
+	    if (open(my $fh,"<",$replyfile)) {
 		$reply = join('',<$fh>);
 		close($fh);
 	   } else { return 'error: reply_file_error'; }
@@ -5729,9 +8973,9 @@ sub auto_get_sections {
 }
 
 sub auto_new_course {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id,$owner) = @_;
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$inst_course_id,$owner,$coowners) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autonewcourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.$owner.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autonewcourse:'.$inst_course_id.':'.&escape($owner).':'.$cdom.':'.&escape($coowners),$homeserver));
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -5753,10 +8997,10 @@ sub auto_validate_instcode {
             $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
         }
     }
-    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidateinstcode:'.$cdom.':'.
-                           &escape($instcode).':'.&escape($owner),$homeserver));
-    my ($outcome,$description) = map { &unescape($_); } split('&',$response,2);
-    return ($outcome,$description);
+    $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidateinstcode:'.$cdom.':'.
+                        &escape($instcode).':'.&escape($owner),$homeserver));
+    my ($outcome,$description,$defaultcredits) = map { &unescape($_); } split('&',$response,3);
+    return ($outcome,$description,$defaultcredits);
 }
 
 sub auto_create_password {
@@ -5998,17 +9242,20 @@ sub auto_courserequest_checks {
 }
 
 sub auto_courserequest_validation {
-    my ($dom,$owner,$crstype,$inststatuslist,$instcode,$instseclist) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$owner,$crstype,$inststatuslist,$instcode,$instseclist,$custominfo) = @_;
     my ($homeserver,$response);
     if ($dom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
         $homeserver = &domain($dom,'primary');
     }
-    unless ($homeserver eq 'no_host') {  
-          
+    unless ($homeserver eq 'no_host') {
+        my $customdata;
+        if (ref($custominfo) eq 'HASH') {
+            $customdata = &freeze_escape($custominfo);
+        }
         $response=&unescape(&reply('autocrsreqvalidation:'.$dom.':'.&escape($owner).
                                     ':'.&escape($crstype).':'.&escape($inststatuslist).
-                                    ':'.&escape($instcode).':'.&escape($instseclist),
-                                    $homeserver));
+                                    ':'.&escape($instcode).':'.&escape($instseclist).':'.
+                                    $customdata,$homeserver));
     }
     return $response;
 }
@@ -6027,6 +9274,162 @@ sub auto_validate_class_sec {
     return $response;
 }
 
+sub auto_validate_instclasses {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$classesref) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,%validations);
+    $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    unless ($homeserver eq 'no_host') {
+        my $ownerlist;
+        if (ref($owners) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            $ownerlist = join(',',@{$owners});
+        } else {
+            $ownerlist = $owners;
+        }
+        if (ref($classesref) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $classes = &freeze_escape($classesref);
+            my $response=&reply('autovalidateinstclasses:'.&escape($ownerlist).
+                                ':'.$cdom.':'.$classes,$homeserver);
+            unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+                my @items = split(/&/,$response);
+                foreach my $item (@items) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split('=',$item);
+                    $validations{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %validations;
+}
+
+sub auto_crsreq_update {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$crstype,$action,$ownername,$ownerdomain,$fullname,$title,
+        $code,$accessstart,$accessend,$inbound) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,%crsreqresponse);
+    if ($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
+    }
+    unless (($homeserver eq 'no_host') || ($homeserver eq '')) {
+        my $info;
+        if (ref($inbound) eq 'HASH') {
+            $info = &freeze_escape($inbound);
+        }
+        my $response=&reply('autocrsrequpdate:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.&escape($crstype).
+                            ':'.&escape($action).':'.&escape($ownername).':'.
+                            &escape($ownerdomain).':'.&escape($fullname).':'.
+                            &escape($title).':'.&escape($code).':'.
+                            &escape($accessstart).':'.&escape($accessend).':'.$info,$homeserver);
+        unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            my @items = split(/&/,$response);
+            foreach my $item (@items) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split('=',$item);
+                $crsreqresponse{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return \%crsreqresponse;
+}
+
+sub auto_export_grades {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$inforef,$gradesref) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,%exportresponse);
+    if ($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
+    }
+    unless (($homeserver eq 'no_host') || ($homeserver eq '')) {
+        my $info;
+        if (ref($inforef) eq 'HASH') {
+            $info = &freeze_escape($inforef);
+        }
+        if (ref($gradesref) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $grades = &freeze_escape($gradesref);
+            my $response=&reply('encrypt:autoexportgrades:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.
+                                $info.':'.$grades,$homeserver);
+            unless ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused|unknown_command)/) {
+                my @items = split(/&/,$response);
+                foreach my $item (@items) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split('=',$item);
+                    $exportresponse{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return \%exportresponse;
+}
+
+sub check_instcode_cloning {
+    my ($codedefaults,$code_order,$cloner,$clonefromcode,$clonetocode) = @_;
+    unless ((ref($codedefaults) eq 'HASH') && (ref($code_order) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+        return;
+    }
+    my $canclone;
+    if (@{$code_order} > 0) {
+        my $instcoderegexp ='^';
+        my @clonecodes = split(/\&/,$cloner);
+        foreach my $item (@{$code_order}) {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$item\E=/,@clonecodes)) {
+                foreach my $pair (@clonecodes) {
+                    my ($key,$val) = split(/\=/,$pair,2);
+                    $val = &unescape($val);
+                    if ($key eq $item) {
+                        $instcoderegexp .= '('.$val.')';
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $instcoderegexp .= $codedefaults->{$item};
+            }
+        }
+        $instcoderegexp .= '$';
+        my (@from,@to);
+        eval {
+               (@from) = ($clonefromcode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+               (@to) = ($clonetocode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+        };
+        if ((@from > 0) && (@to > 0)) {
+            my @diffs = &Apache::loncommon::compare_arrays(\@from,\@to);
+            if (!@diffs) {
+                $canclone = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $canclone;
+}
+
+sub default_instcode_cloning {
+    my ($clonedom,$domdefclone,$clonefromcode,$clonetocode,$codedefaultsref,$codeorderref) = @_;
+    my (%codedefaults,@code_order,$canclone);
+    if ((ref($codedefaultsref) eq 'HASH') && (ref($codeorderref) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+        %codedefaults = %{$codedefaultsref};
+        @code_order = @{$codeorderref};
+    } elsif ($clonedom) {
+        &auto_instcode_defaults($clonedom,\%codedefaults,\@code_order);
+    }
+    if (($domdefclone) && (@code_order)) {
+        my @clonecodes = split(/\+/,$domdefclone);
+        my $instcoderegexp ='^';
+        foreach my $item (@code_order) {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,@clonecodes)) {
+                $instcoderegexp .= '('.$codedefaults{$item}.')';
+            } else {
+                $instcoderegexp .= $codedefaults{$item};
+            }
+        }
+        $instcoderegexp .= '$';
+        my (@from,@to);
+        eval {
+            (@from) = ($clonefromcode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+            (@to) = ($clonetocode =~ /$instcoderegexp/);
+        };
+        if ((@from > 0) && (@to > 0)) {
+            my @diffs = &Apache::loncommon::compare_arrays(\@from,\@to);
+            if (!@diffs) {
+                $canclone = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $canclone;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
 
 sub get_coursegroups {
@@ -6294,6 +9697,41 @@ sub assignrole {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                    if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                        ($url eq '/'.$udom.'/') && ($role eq 'au')) {
+                        if ($env{'environment.requestauthor'} eq 'automatic') {
+                            $refused = '';
+                        } else {
+                            my %domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
+                            if (ref($domdefaults{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                my $checkbystatus;
+                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
+                                    my $disposition = $domdefaults{'requestauthor'}{'_LC_adv'};
+                                    if ($disposition eq 'automatic') {
+                                        $refused = '';
+                                    } elsif ($disposition eq '') {
+                                        $checkbystatus = 1;
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    $checkbystatus = 1;
+                                }
+                                if ($checkbystatus) {
+                                    if ($env{'environment.inststatus'}) {
+                                        my @inststatuses = split(/,/,$env{'environment.inststatus'});
+                                        foreach my $type (@inststatuses) {
+                                            if (($type ne '') &&
+                                                ($domdefaults{'requestauthor'}{$type} eq 'automatic')) {
+                                                $refused = '';
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    } elsif ($domdefaults{'requestauthor'}{'default'} eq 'automatic') {
+                                        $refused = '';
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 if ($refused) {
                     &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.$udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.
@@ -6302,6 +9740,13 @@ sub assignrole {
                     return 'refused';
                 }
             }
+        } elsif ($role eq 'au') {
+            if ($url ne '/'.$udom.'/') {
+                &logthis('Attempt by '.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}.
+                         ' to assign author role for '.$uname.':'.$udom.
+                         ' in domain: '.$url.' refused (wrong domain).');
+                return 'refused';
+            }
         }
         $mrole=$role;
     }
@@ -6336,23 +9781,140 @@ sub assignrole {
 # log new user role if status is ok
     if ($answer eq 'ok') {
 	&userrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
+        if (($role eq 'cc') || ($role eq 'in') ||
+            ($role eq 'ep') || ($role eq 'ad') ||
+            ($role eq 'ta') || ($role eq 'st') ||
+            ($role=~/^cr/) || ($role eq 'gr') ||
+            ($role eq 'co')) {
 # for course roles, perform group memberships changes triggered by role change.
-        &courserolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,$selfenroll,$context);
-        unless ($role =~ /^gr/) {
-            &Apache::longroup::group_changes($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$origend,
-                                             $origstart,$selfenroll,$context);
+            unless ($role =~ /^gr/) {
+                &Apache::longroup::group_changes($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$origend,
+                                                 $origstart,$selfenroll,$context);
+            }
+            &courserolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,
+                           $selfenroll,$context);
+        } elsif (($role eq 'li') || ($role eq 'dg') || ($role eq 'sc') ||
+                 ($role eq 'au') || ($role eq 'dc') || ($role eq 'dh') ||
+                 ($role eq 'da')) {
+            &domainrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,
+                           $context);
+        } elsif (($role eq 'ca') || ($role eq 'aa')) {
+            &coauthorrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,
+                             $context);
+        }
+        if ($role eq 'cc') {
+            &autoupdate_coowners($url,$end,$start,$uname,$udom);
         }
     }
     return $answer;
 }
 
+sub autoupdate_coowners {
+    my ($url,$end,$start,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($url =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)});
+    if (($cdom ne '') && ($cnum ne '')) {
+        my $now = time;
+        my %domdesign = &Apache::loncommon::get_domainconf($cdom);
+        if ($domdesign{$cdom.'.autoassign.co-owners'}) {
+            my %coursehash = &coursedescription($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
+            my $instcode = $coursehash{'internal.coursecode'};
+            if ($instcode ne '') {
+                if (($start && $start <= $now) && ($end == 0) || ($end > $now)) {
+                    unless ($coursehash{'internal.courseowner'} eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
+                        my ($delcoowners,@newcoowners,$putresult,$delresult,$coowners);
+                        my ($result,$desc) = &auto_validate_instcode($cnum,$cdom,$instcode,$uname.':'.$udom);
+                        if ($result eq 'valid') {
+                            if ($coursehash{'internal.co-owners'}) {
+                                foreach my $coowner (split(',',$coursehash{'internal.co-owners'})) {
+                                    push(@newcoowners,$coowner);
+                                }
+                                unless (grep(/^\Q$uname\E:\Q$udom\E$/,@newcoowners)) {
+                                    push(@newcoowners,$uname.':'.$udom);
+                                }
+                                @newcoowners = sort(@newcoowners);
+                            } else {
+                                push(@newcoowners,$uname.':'.$udom);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            if ($coursehash{'internal.co-owners'}) {
+                                foreach my $coowner (split(',',$coursehash{'internal.co-owners'})) {
+                                    unless ($coowner eq $uname.':'.$udom) {
+                                        push(@newcoowners,$coowner);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                unless (@newcoowners > 0) {
+                                    $delcoowners = 1;
+                                    $coowners = '';
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (@newcoowners || $delcoowners) {
+                            &store_coowners($cdom,$cnum,$coursehash{'home'},
+                                            $delcoowners,@newcoowners);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub store_coowners {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome,$delcoowners,@newcoowners) = @_;
+    my $cid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    my ($coowners,$delresult,$putresult);
+    if (@newcoowners) {
+        $coowners = join(',',@newcoowners);
+        my %coownershash = (
+                            'internal.co-owners' => $coowners,
+                           );
+        $putresult = &put('environment',\%coownershash,$cdom,$cnum);
+        if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
+            if ($env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'} eq $cnum) {
+                &appenv({'course.'.$cid.'.internal.co-owners' => $coowners});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($delcoowners) {
+        $delresult = &Apache::lonnet::del('environment',['internal.co-owners'],$cdom,$cnum);
+        if ($delresult eq 'ok') {
+            if ($env{'course.'.$cid.'.internal.co-owners'}) {
+                &Apache::lonnet::delenv('course.'.$cid.'.internal.co-owners');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (($putresult eq 'ok') || ($delresult eq 'ok')) {
+        my %crsinfo =
+            &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,undef,'.');
+        if (ref($crsinfo{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $crsinfo{$cid}{'co-owners'} = \@newcoowners;
+            my $cidput = &Apache::lonnet::courseidput($cdom,\%crsinfo,$chome,'notime');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- Modify user authentication
 # Overrides without validation
 
 sub modifyuserauth {
     my ($udom,$uname,$umode,$upass)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    unless (&allowed('mau',$udom)) { return 'refused'; }
+    my $allowed;
+    if (&allowed('mau',$udom)) {
+        $allowed = 1;
+    } elsif (($umode eq 'internal') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) &&
+             ($env{'request.course.id'}) && (&allowed('mip',$env{'request.course.id'})) &&
+             (!$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.nopasswdchg'})) {
+        my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        if (($cdom ne '') && ($cnum ne '')) {
+            my $is_owner = &is_course_owner($cdom,$cnum);
+            if ($is_owner) {
+                $allowed = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($allowed) { return 'refused'; }
     &logthis('Call to modify user authentication '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.
              $umode.' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'}.
              ' in domain '.$env{'request.role.domain'});  
@@ -6378,17 +9940,27 @@ sub modifyuser {
     my ($udom,    $uname, $uid,
         $umode,   $upass, $first,
         $middle,  $last,  $gene,
-        $forceid, $desiredhome, $email, $inststatus)=@_;
+        $forceid, $desiredhome, $email, $inststatus, $candelete)=@_;
     $udom= &LONCAPA::clean_domain($udom);
     $uname=&LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
+    my $showcandelete = 'none';
+    if (ref($candelete) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        if (@{$candelete} > 0) {
+            $showcandelete = join(', ',@{$candelete});
+        }
+    }
     &logthis('Call to modify user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
-	     $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.')'.
+	     $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.'; candelete: '.$showcandelete.')'.
              (defined($desiredhome) ? ' desiredhome = '.$desiredhome :
                                      ' desiredhome not specified'). 
              ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'}.
              ' in domain '.$env{'request.role.domain'});
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
+    my $newuser;
+    if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
+        $newuser = 1;
+    }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
@@ -6441,16 +10013,41 @@ sub modifyuser {
 		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation','id',
                     'permanentemail','inststatus'],
 		   $udom,$uname);
-    my %names;
+    my (%names,%oldnames);
     if ($tmp[0] =~ m/^error:.*/) { 
         %names=(); 
     } else {
         %names = @tmp;
+        %oldnames = %names;
     }
 #
-# Make sure to not trash student environment if instructor does not bother
-# to supply name and email information
-#
+# If name, email and/or uid are blank (e.g., because an uploaded file
+# of users did not contain them), do not overwrite existing values
+# unless field is in $candelete array ref.  
+#
+
+    my @fields = ('firstname','middlename','lastname','generation',
+                  'permanentemail','id');
+    my %newvalues;
+    if (ref($candelete) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        foreach my $field (@fields) {
+            if (grep(/^\Q$field\E$/,@{$candelete})) {
+                if ($field eq 'firstname') {
+                    $names{$field} = $first;
+                } elsif ($field eq 'middlename') {
+                    $names{$field} = $middle;
+                } elsif ($field eq 'lastname') {
+                    $names{$field} = $last;
+                } elsif ($field eq 'generation') { 
+                    $names{$field} = $gene;
+                } elsif ($field eq 'permanentemail') {
+                    $names{$field} = $email;
+                } elsif ($field eq 'id') {
+                    $names{$field}  = $uid;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if ($first)  { $names{'firstname'}  = $first; }
     if (defined($middle)) { $names{'middlename'} = $middle; }
     if ($last)   { $names{'lastname'}   = $last; }
@@ -6475,18 +10072,40 @@ sub modifyuser {
             }
         }
     }
-    my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
-    if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
-    my $sqlresult = &update_allusers_table($uname,$udom,\%names);
-    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
-    my $logmsg = 'Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
+    my $logmsg = $udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
                  $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
-	         $last.', '.$gene.', '.$email.', '.$inststatus;
+                 $last.', '.$gene.', '.$email.', '.$inststatus;
     if ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'}) {
         $logmsg .= ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'};
     } else {
         $logmsg .= ' during self creation';
     }
+    my $changed;
+    if ($newuser) {
+        $changed = 1;
+    } else {
+        foreach my $field (@fields) {
+            if ($names{$field} ne $oldnames{$field}) {
+                $changed = 1;
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($changed) {
+        $logmsg = 'No changes in user information needed for: '.$logmsg;
+        &logthis($logmsg);
+        return 'ok';
+    }
+    my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
+    if ($reply ne 'ok') { 
+        return 'error: '.$reply;
+    }
+    if ($names{'permanentemail'} ne $oldnames{'permanentemail'}) {
+        &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('emailscache',$uname.':'.$udom);
+    }
+    my $sqlresult = &update_allusers_table($uname,$udom,\%names);
+    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
+    $logmsg = 'Success modifying user '.$logmsg;
     &logthis($logmsg);
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -6496,7 +10115,7 @@ sub modifyuser {
 sub modifystudent {
     my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
         $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$locktype,$cid,
-        $selfenroll,$context,$inststatus)=@_;
+        $selfenroll,$context,$inststatus,$credits,$instsec)=@_;
     if (!$cid) {
 	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    return 'not_in_class';
@@ -6508,15 +10127,17 @@ sub modifystudent {
          $desiredhome,$email,$inststatus);
     unless ($reply eq 'ok') { return $reply; }
     # This will cause &modify_student_enrollment to get the uid from the
-    # students environment
+    # student's environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
     $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
-					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid,$selfenroll,$context);
+					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,
+                                        $cid,$selfenroll,$context,$credits,$instsec);
     return $reply;
 }
 
 sub modify_student_enrollment {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid,$selfenroll,$context) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,
+        $locktype,$cid,$selfenroll,$context,$credits,$instsec) = @_;
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome);
     if (!$cid) {
 	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -6559,14 +10180,16 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
         $uid    = $tmp{'id'}         if (!defined($uid)    || $uid  eq '');
     }
     my $fullname = &format_name($first,$middle,$last,$gene,'lastname');
+    my $user = "$uname:$udom";
+    my %old_entry = &Apache::lonnet::get('classlist',[$user],$cdom,$cnum);
     my $reply=cput('classlist',
-		   {"$uname:$udom" => 
-			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type,$locktype) },
+		   {$user => 
+			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type,$locktype,$credits,$instsec) },
 		   $cdom,$cnum);
-    unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
+    if (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
+        &devalidate_getsection_cache($udom,$uname,$cid);
+    } else { 
 	return 'error: '.$reply;
-    } else {
-	&devalidate_getsection_cache($udom,$uname,$cid);
     }
     # Add student role to user
     my $uurl='/'.$cid;
@@ -6574,7 +10197,16 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
     if ($usec) {
 	$uurl.='/'.$usec;
     }
-    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start,undef,$selfenroll,$context);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start,undef,
+                             $selfenroll,$context);
+    if ($result ne 'ok') {
+        if ($old_entry{$user} ne '') {
+            $reply = &cput('classlist',\%old_entry,$cdom,$cnum);
+        } else {
+            $reply = &del('classlist',[$user],$cdom,$cnum);
+        }
+    }
+    return $result; 
 }
 
 sub format_name {
@@ -6670,9 +10302,17 @@ sub createcourse {
     }
     return $uname if ($uname =~ /^error/);
 # -------------------------------------------------- Check supplied server name
-    $course_server = $env{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
-    if (! &is_library($course_server)) {
-        return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
+    if (!defined($course_server)) {
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $course_server = &domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            $course_server = $env{'user.home'}; 
+        }
+    }
+    my %host_servers =
+        &Apache::lonnet::get_servers($udom,'library');
+    unless ($host_servers{$course_server}) {
+        return 'error: invalid home server for course: '.$course_server;
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
     my $reply=&reply('encrypt:makeuser:'.$udom.':'.$uname.':none::',
@@ -6719,8 +10359,13 @@ ENDINITMAP
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Write preferences
     &writecoursepref($udom.'_'.$uname,
-                     ('description' => $description,
-                      'url'         => $topurl));
+                     ('description'              => $description,
+                      'url'                      => $topurl,
+                      'internal.creator'         => $env{'user.name'}.':'.
+                                                    $env{'user.domain'},
+                      'internal.created'         => $now,
+                      'internal.creationcontext' => $context)
+                    );
     return '/'.$udom.'/'.$uname;
 }
 
@@ -6760,13 +10405,28 @@ sub generate_coursenum {
 }
 
 sub is_course {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
-    my %courses = &courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,
-				undef,'.');
-    if (exists($courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum})) {
-        return 1;
+    my ($cdom, $cnum) = scalar(@_) == 1 ? 
+         ($_[0] =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/)  :  @_;
+    return unless (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/));
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $iscourse;
+    if (grep { $_ eq $uhome } current_machine_ids()) {
+        $iscourse = &LONCAPA::Lond::is_course($cdom,$cnum);
+    } else {
+        my $hashid = $cdom.':'.$cnum;
+        ($iscourse,my $cached) = &is_cached_new('iscourse',$hashid);
+        unless (defined($cached)) {
+            my %courses = &courseiddump($cdom, '.', 1, '.', '.',
+                                        $cnum,undef,undef,'.');
+            $iscourse = 0;
+            if (exists($courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum})) {
+                $iscourse = 1;
+            }
+            &do_cache_new('iscourse',$hashid,$iscourse,3600);
+        }
     }
-    return 0;
+    return unless($iscourse);
+    return wantarray ? ($cdom, $cnum) : $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
 }
 
 sub store_userdata {
@@ -6790,8 +10450,11 @@ sub store_userdata {
                     $namevalue.=&escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$key}).'&';
                 }
                 $namevalue=~s/\&$//;
-                $result =  &reply("store:$env{'user.domain'}:$env{'user.name'}:".
-                                  "$namespace:$datakey:$namevalue",$uhome);
+                unless ($namespace eq 'courserequests') {
+                    $datakey = &escape($datakey);
+                }
+                $result =  &reply("store:$udom:$uname:$namespace:$datakey:".
+                                  $namevalue,$uhome);
             }
         } else {
             $result = 'error: data to store was not a hash reference'; 
@@ -6844,10 +10507,10 @@ sub diskusage {
 }
 
 sub is_locked {
-    my ($file_name, $domain, $user) = @_;
+    my ($file_name, $domain, $user, $which) = @_;
     my @check;
     my $is_locked;
-    push @check, $file_name;
+    push (@check,$file_name);
     my %locked = &get('file_permissions',\@check,
 		      $env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'});
     my ($tmp)=keys(%locked);
@@ -6856,14 +10519,19 @@ sub is_locked {
     if (ref($locked{$file_name}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         $is_locked = 'false';
         foreach my $entry (@{$locked{$file_name}}) {
-           if (ref($entry) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+           if (ref($entry) eq 'ARRAY') {
                $is_locked = 'true';
-               last;
+               if (ref($which) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                   push(@{$which},$entry);
+               } else {
+                   last;
+               }
            }
        }
     } else {
         $is_locked = 'false';
     }
+    return $is_locked;
 }
 
 sub declutter_portfile {
@@ -6893,7 +10561,7 @@ sub save_selected_files {
     my ($user, $path, @files) = @_;
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
     my @other_files = &files_not_in_path($user, $path);
-    open (OUT, '>'.$tmpdir.$filename);
+    open (OUT,'>',LONCAPA::tempdir().$filename);
     foreach my $file (@files) {
         print (OUT $env{'form.currentpath'}.$file."\n");
     }
@@ -6907,7 +10575,7 @@ sub save_selected_files {
 sub clear_selected_files {
     my ($user) = @_;
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
-    open (OUT, '>'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    open (OUT,'>',LONCAPA::tempdir().$filename);
     print (OUT undef);
     close (OUT);
     return ("ok");    
@@ -6917,7 +10585,7 @@ sub files_in_path {
     my ($user, $path) = @_;
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
     my %return_files;
-    open (IN, '<'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    open (IN,'<',LONCAPA::tempdir().$filename);
     while (my $line_in = <IN>) {
         chomp ($line_in);
         my @paths_and_file = split (m!/!, $line_in);
@@ -6939,7 +10607,7 @@ sub files_not_in_path {
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
     my @return_files;
     my $path_part;
-    open(IN, '<'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    open(IN, '<',LONCAPA::tempdir().$filename);
     while (my $line = <IN>) {
         #ok, I know it's clunky, but I want it to work
         my @paths_and_file = split(m|/|, $line);
@@ -7052,9 +10720,9 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
     my $tries = 0;
     my $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
    
-    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries <3) {
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries < 10) {
         $tries ++;
-        sleep 1;
+        sleep(0.1);
         $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
     }
     if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
@@ -7287,26 +10955,33 @@ sub dirlist {
 
     if($udom) {
         if($uname) {
+            my $uhome = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+            if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
+                return ([],'no_host');
+            }
             $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape('/'.$uri).':'.$getpropath.':'
                               .$getuserdir.':'.&escape($dirRoot)
-                              .':'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom),
-                              &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                              .':'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom),$uhome);
             if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-                                  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,$uhome);
             } else {
                 @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
             }
             if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-				  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,$uhome);
                 @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
             } else {
                 @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
             }
-            return @listing_results;
+            if (($listing eq 'no_such_host') || ($listing eq 'con_lost') || 
+                ($listing eq 'rejected') || ($listing eq 'refused') ||
+                ($listing eq 'no_such_dir') || ($listing eq 'empty')) {
+                return ([],$listing);
+            } else {
+                return (\@listing_results);
+            }
         } elsif(!$alternateRoot) {
-            my %allusers;
+            my (%allusers,%listerror);
 	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
  	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
                 $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape("/res/$udom").':::::'.
@@ -7325,32 +11000,47 @@ sub dirlist {
 		    @listing_results =
 			map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
 		}
-		if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
-		    $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
-		    $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
+                if (($listing eq 'no_such_host') || ($listing eq 'con_lost') ||
+                    ($listing eq 'rejected') || ($listing eq 'refused') ||
+                    ($listing eq 'no_such_dir') || ($listing eq 'empty')) {
+                    $listerror{$tryserver} = $listing;
+                } else {
 		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
 			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
 			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
 		    }
 		}
             }
-            my $alluserstr='';
+            my @alluserslist=();
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
-                $alluserstr.=$user.'&user:';
+                push(@alluserslist,$user.'&user');
+            }
+            if (!%listerror) {
+                # no errors
+                return (\@alluserslist);
+            } elsif (scalar(keys(%servers)) == 1) {
+                # one library server, one error
+                my ($key) = keys(%listerror);
+                return (\@alluserslist, $listerror{$key});
+            } elsif ( grep { $_ eq 'con_lost' } values(%listerror) ) {
+                # con_lost indicates that we might miss data from at least one
+                # library server
+                return (\@alluserslist, 'con_lost');
+            } else {
+                # multiple library servers and no con_lost -> data should be
+                # complete.
+                return (\@alluserslist);
             }
-            $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
-            return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
+
         } else {
-            return ('missing user name');
+            return ([],'missing username');
         }
     } elsif(!defined($getpropath)) {
-        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
-        foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
-            $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
-        }
-        return @all_domains;
+        my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'; 
+        my @all_domains = map { $path.$_.'/&domain'; } (sort(&all_domains()));
+        return (\@all_domains);
     } else {
-        return ('missing domain');
+        return ([],'missing domain');
     }
 }
 
@@ -7363,11 +11053,13 @@ sub GetFileTimestamp {
     my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$getuserdir)=@_;
     $studentDomain = &LONCAPA::clean_domain($studentDomain);
     $studentName   = &LONCAPA::clean_username($studentName);
-    my ($fileStat) = 
-        &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($filename,$studentDomain,$studentName, 
-                                 undef,$getuserdir);
-    my @stats = split('&', $fileStat);
-    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
+    my ($fileref,$error) = &dirlist($filename,$studentDomain,$studentName,
+                                    undef,$getuserdir);
+    if (($error eq 'empty') || ($error eq 'no_such_dir')) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (ref($fileref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        my @stats = split('&',$fileref->[0]);
         # @stats contains first the filename, then the stat output
         return $stats[10]; # so this is 10 instead of 9.
     } else {
@@ -7399,12 +11091,15 @@ sub stat_file {
     if ($file =~ /^userfiles\//) {
         $getpropath = 1;
     }
-    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$getpropath);
-    my @stats = split('&', $result);
-    
-    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
-	shift(@stats); #filename is first
-	return @stats;
+    my ($listref,$error) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$getpropath);
+    if (($error eq 'empty') || ($error eq 'no_such_dir')) {
+        return ();
+    } else {
+        if (ref($listref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            my @stats = split('&',$listref->[0]);
+	    shift(@stats); #filename is first
+	    return @stats;
+        }
     }
     return ();
 }
@@ -7553,10 +11248,12 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
     if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
-	&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
-		 " Trying to get resource data for ".
-		 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
-		 $tmp."</font>");
+        if ((!defined($cached)) || ($tmp ne 'con_lost')) {
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
+		     " Trying to get resource data for ".
+		     $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
+		     $tmp."</font>");
+        }
     } elsif ($tmp=~/error: 2 /) {
 	#&EXT_cache_set($udom,$uname);
 	&do_cache_new('userres',$hashid,undef,600);
@@ -7596,6 +11293,26 @@ sub resdata {
     return undef;
 }
 
+sub get_numsuppfiles {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$ignorecache)=@_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    my ($suppcount,$cached);
+    unless ($ignorecache) {
+        ($suppcount,$cached) = &is_cached_new('suppcount',$hashid);
+    }
+    unless (defined($cached)) {
+        my $chome=&homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        unless ($chome eq 'no_host') {
+            ($suppcount,my $errors) = (0,0);
+            my $suppmap = 'supplemental.sequence';
+            ($suppcount,$errors) =
+                &Apache::loncommon::recurse_supplemental($cnum,$cdom,$suppmap,$suppcount,$errors);
+        }
+        &do_cache_new('suppcount',$hashid,$suppcount,600);
+    }
+    return $suppcount;
+}
+
 #
 # EXT resource caching routines
 #
@@ -7624,7 +11341,7 @@ sub EXT_cache_set {
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
 sub EXT {
 
-    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;
+    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse,$cid)=@_;
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
     #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
     my $courseid;
@@ -7725,15 +11442,7 @@ sub EXT {
    } elsif ($realm eq 'request') {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
         if ($space eq 'browser') {
-	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
-		if (&Apache::lonlocal::mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
-		    return 1;
-		} else {
-		    return 0;
-		}
-	    } else {
-		return $env{'browser.'.$qualifier};
-	    }
+            return $env{'browser.'.$qualifier};
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ request.filename
         } else {
             return $env{'request.'.$spacequalifierrest};
@@ -7747,26 +11456,51 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
 	}
 
-	if ($space eq 'title') {
-	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm = $env{'request.filename'}; }
-	    return &gettitle($symbparm);
-	}
+        if ($qualifier eq '') {
+	    if ($space eq 'title') {
+	        if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm = $env{'request.filename'}; }
+	        return &gettitle($symbparm);
+	    }
 	
-	if ($space eq 'map') {
-	    my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
-	    return &symbread($map);
-	}
-	if ($space eq 'filename') {
-	    if ($symbparm) {
-		return &clutter((&decode_symb($symbparm))[2]);
+	    if ($space eq 'map') {
+	        my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
+	        return &symbread($map);
+	    }
+            if ($space eq 'maptitle') {
+                my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
+                return &gettitle($map);
+            }
+	    if ($space eq 'filename') {
+	        if ($symbparm) {
+		    return &clutter((&decode_symb($symbparm))[2]);
+	        }
+	        return &hreflocation('',$env{'request.filename'});
 	    }
-	    return &hreflocation('',$env{'request.filename'});
-	}
+
+            if ((defined($courseid)) && ($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) && $symbparm) {
+                if ($space eq 'visibleparts') {
+                    my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+                    my $item;
+                    if (ref($navmap)) {
+                        my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($symbparm);
+                        my $parts = $res->parts();
+                        if (ref($parts) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            $item = join(',',@{$parts});
+                        }
+                        undef($navmap);
+                    }
+                    return $item;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
 	my ($section, $group, @groups);
 	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
-	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
-	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+        if (($courseid eq '') && ($cid)) {
+            $courseid = $cid;
+        }
+	if (($symbparm && $courseid) && 
+	    (($courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) || ($courseid eq $cid))) {
 
 	    #print '<br>'.$space.' - '.$qualifier.' - '.$spacequalifierrest;
 
@@ -8006,17 +11740,19 @@ sub add_prefix_and_part {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get metadata
 
 my %metaentry;
+my %importedpartids;
+my %importedrespids;
 sub metadata {
     my ($uri,$what,$liburi,$prefix,$depthcount)=@_;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
     # if it is a non metadata possible uri return quickly
     if (($uri eq '') || 
 	(($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && 
-	     ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) ||
-        ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) ) {
+	     ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|) && ($uri !~ m{/(smppg|bulletinboard)$})) ||
+        ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ m{^/*uploaded/.+\.sequence$})) {
 	return undef;
     }
-    if (($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) 
+    if (($uri =~ /^priv/ || $uri=~m{^home/httpd/html/priv}) 
 	&& &Apache::lonxml::get_state('target') =~ /^(|meta)$/) {
 	return undef;
     }
@@ -8032,6 +11768,12 @@ sub metadata {
 	if (defined($cached)) { return $result->{':'.$what}; }
     }
     {
+# Imported parts would go here
+        my @origfiletagids=();
+        my $importedparts=0;
+
+# Imported responseids would go here
+        my $importedresponses=0;
 #
 # Is this a recursive call for a library?
 #
@@ -8049,13 +11791,14 @@ sub metadata {
         my %metathesekeys=();
         unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
 	my $metastring;
-	if ($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
+	if ($uri =~ /^priv/ || $uri=~/home\/httpd\/html\/priv/) {
 	    my $which = &hreflocation('','/'.($liburi || $uri));
 	    $metastring = 
 		&Apache::lonnet::ssi_body($which,
 					  ('grade_target' => 'meta'));
 	    $cachetime = 1; # only want this cached in the child not long term
-	} elsif ($uri !~ m -^(editupload)/-) {
+	} elsif (($uri !~ m -^(editupload)/-) && 
+                 ($uri !~ m{^/*uploaded/$match_domain/$match_courseid/docs/})) {
 	    my $file=&filelocation('',&clutter($filename));
 	    #push(@{$metaentry{$uri.'.file'}},$file);
 	    $metastring=&getfile($file);
@@ -8115,27 +11858,87 @@ sub metadata {
 # This is not a package - some other kind of start tag
 #
 		    my $entry=$token->[1];
-		    my $unikey;
-		    if ($entry eq 'import') {
-			$unikey='';
-		    } else {
-			$unikey=$entry;
-		    }
-		    $unikey.=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
-
-		    if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
-			$unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'}; 
-		    }
+		    my $unikey='';
 
 		    if ($entry eq 'import') {
 #
 # Importing a library here
 #
+                        my $location=$parser->get_text('/import');
+                        my $dir=$filename;
+                        $dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
+                        $location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
+
+                        my $importid=$token->[2]->{'id'};
+                        my $importmode=$token->[2]->{'importmode'};
+#
+# Check metadata for imported file to
+# see if it contained response items
+#
+                        my %currmetaentry = %metaentry;
+                        my $libresponseorder = &metadata($location,'responseorder');
+                        my $origfile;
+                        if ($libresponseorder ne '') {
+                            if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
+                                undef(%importedrespids);
+                                undef(%importedpartids);
+                            }
+                            @{$importedrespids{$importid}} = split(/\s*,\s*/,$libresponseorder);
+                            if (@{$importedrespids{$importid}} > 0) {
+                                $importedresponses = 1;
+# We need to get the original file and the imported file to get the response order correct
+# Load and inspect original file
+                                if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
+                                    my $origfilelocation=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.&clutter($uri);
+                                    $origfile=&getfile($origfilelocation);
+                                    @origfiletagids=($origfile=~/<((?:\w+)response|import|part)[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+# Do not overwrite contents of %metaentry hash for resource itself with 
+# hash populated for imported library file
+                        %metaentry = %currmetaentry;
+                        undef(%currmetaentry);
+                        if ($importmode eq 'problem') {
+# Import as problem/response
+                           $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
+                        } elsif ($importmode eq 'part') {
+# Import as part(s)
+                           $importedparts=1;
+# We need to get the original file and the imported file to get the part order correct
+# Good news: we do not need to worry about nested libraries, since parts cannot be nested
+# Load and inspect original file if we didn't do that already
+                           if ($#origfiletagids<0) {
+                               undef(%importedrespids);
+                               undef(%importedpartids);
+                               if ($origfile eq '') {
+                                   my $origfilelocation=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.&clutter($uri);
+                                   $origfile=&getfile($origfilelocation);
+                                   @origfiletagids=($origfile=~/<(part|import)[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                               }
+                           }
+
+# Load and inspect imported file
+                           my $impfile=&getfile($location);
+                           my @impfilepartids=($impfile=~/<part[^>]*id\s*=\s*[\"\']([^\"\']+)[\"\'][^>]*>/gs);
+                           if ($#impfilepartids>=0) {
+# This problem had parts
+                               $importedpartids{$token->[2]->{'id'}}=join(',',@impfilepartids);
+                           } else {
+# Importing by turning a single problem into a problem part
+# It gets the import-tags ID as part-ID
+                               $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'id'});
+                               $importedpartids{$token->[2]->{'id'}}=$token->[2]->{'id'};
+                           }
+                        } else {
+# Normal import
+                           $unikey=&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
+                           if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) {
+                              $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'};
+                           }
+                        }
+
 			if ($depthcount<20) {
-			    my $location=$parser->get_text('/import');
-			    my $dir=$filename;
-			    $dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
-			    $location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
 			    my $metadata = 
 				&metadata($uri,'keys', $location,$unikey,
 					  $depthcount+1);
@@ -8143,9 +11946,16 @@ sub metadata {
 				$metaentry{':'.$meta}=$metaentry{':'.$meta};
 				$metathesekeys{$meta}=1;
 			    }
-			}
-		    } else { 
 			
+                        }
+		    } else {
+#
+# Not importing, some other kind of non-package, non-library start tag
+# 
+                        $unikey=$entry.&add_prefix_and_part($prefix,$token->[2]->{'part'});
+                        if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) {
+                            $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'};
+                        }
 			if (defined($token->[2]->{'name'})) { 
 			    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
 			}
@@ -8219,9 +12029,53 @@ sub metadata {
 	    grep { ! $seen{$_} ++ } (split(',',$metaentry{':packages'}));
 	$metaentry{':packages'} = join(',',@uniq_packages);
 
+        if (($importedresponses) || ($importedparts)) {
+            if ($importedparts) {
+# We had imported parts and need to rebuild partorder
+                $metaentry{':partorder'}='';
+                $metathesekeys{'partorder'}=1;
+            }
+            if ($importedresponses) {
+# We had imported responses and need to rebuild responseorder
+                $metaentry{':responseorder'}='';
+                $metathesekeys{'responseorder'}=1;
+            }
+            for (my $index=0;$index<$#origfiletagids;$index+=2) {
+                my $origid = $origfiletagids[$index+1];
+                if ($origfiletagids[$index] eq 'part') {
+# Original part, part of the problem
+                    if ($importedparts) {
+                        $metaentry{':partorder'}.=','.$origid;
+                    }
+                } elsif ($origfiletagids[$index] eq 'import') {
+                    if ($importedparts) {
+# We have imported parts at this position
+                        $metaentry{':partorder'}.=','.$importedpartids{$origid};
+                    }
+                    if ($importedresponses) {
+# We have imported responses at this position
+                        if (ref($importedrespids{$origid}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            $metaentry{':responseorder'}.=','.join(',',map { $origid.'_'.$_ } @{$importedrespids{$origid}});
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+# Original response item, part of the problem
+                    if ($importedresponses) {
+                        $metaentry{':responseorder'}.=','.$origid;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($importedparts) {
+                $metaentry{':partorder'}=~s/^\,//;
+            }
+            if ($importedresponses) {
+                $metaentry{':responseorder'}=~s/^\,//;
+            }
+        }
+
 	$metaentry{':keys'} = join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
 	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%metaentry,$uri);
-	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
+	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
 	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,$cachetime);
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
@@ -8321,6 +12175,10 @@ sub gettitle {
 	}
 	$title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
 	if ($title) {
+# Remember both $symb and $title for dynamic metadata
+            $accesshash{$symb.'___crstitle'}=$title;
+            $accesshash{&declutter($map).'___'.&declutter($url).'___usage'}=time;
+# Cache this title and then return it
 	    return &do_cache_new('title',$key,$title,600);
 	}
 	$urlsymb=$url;
@@ -8353,6 +12211,84 @@ sub get_slot {
     }
     return $slotinfo{$which};
 }
+
+sub get_reservable_slots {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $reservable_info;
+    my $key=join("\0",'reservableslots',$cdom,$cnum,$uname,$udom);
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+        $reservable_info = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+        my %resv;
+        ($resv{'now_order'},$resv{'now'},$resv{'future_order'},$resv{'future'}) =
+        &Apache::loncommon::get_future_slots($cnum,$cdom,$now);
+        $reservable_info = \%resv;
+        $remembered{$key} = $reservable_info;
+    }
+    return $reservable_info;
+}
+
+sub get_course_slots {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    my ($result,$cached) = &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('allslots',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+            return %{$result};
+        }
+    } else {
+        my %slots=&Apache::lonnet::dump('slots',$cdom,$cnum);
+        my ($tmp) = keys(%slots);
+        if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+            &do_cache_new('allslots',$hashid,\%slots,600);
+            return %slots;
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_slots_cache {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    &devalidate_cache_new('allslots',$hashid);
+}
+
+sub get_coursechange {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
+        return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    }
+    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    my ($change,$cached)=&is_cached_new('crschange',$hashid);
+    if ((defined($cached)) && ($change ne '')) {
+        return $change;
+    } else {
+        my %crshash;
+        %crshash = &get('environment',['internal.contentchange'],$cdom,$cnum);
+        if ($crshash{'internal.contentchange'} eq '') {
+            $change = $env{'course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.internal.created'};
+            if ($change eq '') {
+                %crshash = &get('environment',['internal.created'],$cdom,$cnum);
+                $change = $crshash{'internal.created'};
+            }
+        } else {
+            $change = $crshash{'internal.contentchange'};
+        }
+        my $cachetime = 600;
+        &do_cache_new('crschange',$hashid,$change,$cachetime);
+    }
+    return $change;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_coursechange_cache {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    &devalidate_cache_new('crschange',$hashid);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links
 
 sub symblist {
@@ -8380,7 +12316,7 @@ sub symblist {
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- Verify a symb
 
 sub symbverify {
-    my ($symb,$thisurl)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$thisurl,$encstate)=@_;
     my $thisfn=$thisurl;
     $thisfn=&declutter($thisfn);
 # direct jump to resource in page or to a sequence - will construct own symbs
@@ -8401,27 +12337,42 @@ sub symbverify {
                             &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
         if (($thisurl =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) || ($thisurl =~ m{^ext/})) {
             $thisurl =~ s/\?.+$//;
+            if ($map =~ m{^uploaded/.+\.page$}) {
+                $thisurl =~ s{^(/adm/wrapper|)/ext/}{http://};
+                $thisurl =~ s{^\Qhttp://https://\E}{https://};
+            }
         }
-        my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
-        unless ($ids) { 
-           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisurl};
+        my $ids;
+        if ($map =~ m{^uploaded/.+\.page$}) {
+            $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter_with_no_wrapper($thisurl)};
+        } else {
+            $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
+        }
+        unless ($ids) {
+            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;
+            $ids=$bighash{$idkey};
         }
         if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
+            if ($thisfn =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) {
+                $symb =~ s/\?.+$//;
+            }
 	    foreach my $id (split(/\,/,$ids)) {
 	       my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
-               if ($thisfn =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) {
-                   $symb =~ s/\?.+$//;
-               }
                if (
   &symbclean(&declutter($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid}).'___'.$resid.'___'.$thisfn)
-   eq $symb) { 
-		   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
-		       $bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) {
-		       $okay=1; 
-		   }
-	       }
-	   }
+   eq $symb) {
+                   if (ref($encstate)) {
+                       $$encstate = $bighash{'encrypted_'.$id};
+                   }
+                   if (($env{'request.role.adv'}) ||
+                       ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'}) ||
+                       ($thisurl eq '/adm/navmaps')) {
+                       $okay=1;
+                       last;
+                   }
+               }
+           }
         }
 	untie(%bighash);
     }
@@ -8493,21 +12444,38 @@ sub deversion {
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Return symb list entry
 
 sub symbread {
-    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse)=@_;
+    my ($thisfn,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles,
+        $nocache)=@_;
     my $cache_str='request.symbread.cached.'.$thisfn;
-    if (defined($env{$cache_str})) { return $env{$cache_str}; }
+    if (defined($env{$cache_str}) && !$nocache) {
+        unless (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($ignorecachednull) {
+                return $env{$cache_str} unless ($env{$cache_str} eq '');
+            } else {
+                return $env{$cache_str};
+            }
+        }
+    }
 # no filename provided? try from environment
     unless ($thisfn) {
         if ($env{'request.symb'}) {
-	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
-	}
-	$thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
+            if ($nocache) {
+                return &symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
+            } else {
+                return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($env{'request.symb'});
+            }
+        }
+        $thisfn=$env{'request.filename'};
     }
     if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
 # is that filename actually a symb? Verify, clean, and return
     if ($thisfn=~/\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_(.*)$/) {
 	if (&symbverify($thisfn,$1)) {
-	    return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($thisfn);
+            if ($nocache) {
+                return &symbclean($thisfn);
+            } else {
+	        return $env{$cache_str}=&symbclean($thisfn);
+            }
 	}
     }
     $thisfn=declutter($thisfn);
@@ -8522,10 +12490,18 @@ sub symbread {
 	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
 	    $targetfn=$1;
 	}
-        if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
-                      &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	    $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
-            untie(%hash);
+        unless ($nocache) {
+            if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
+                          &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	        $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
+                untie(%hash);
+            }
+            if ($syval) {
+                my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$syval,$thisfn,$nocache);
+                if (@blockers) {
+                    $syval='';
+                }
+            }
         }
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- There was an entry
         if ($syval) {
@@ -8557,18 +12533,58 @@ sub symbread {
 		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$ids);
 		     $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
 						    $resid,$thisfn);
-                 } elsif (!$donotrecurse) {
+                     if (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
+                         unless ($bighash{'randomout_'.$ids} || $env{'request.role.adv'}) {
+                             $possibles->{$syval} = 1;
+                         }
+                     }
+                     if ($checkforblock) {
+                         unless ($bighash{'randomout_'.$ids} || $env{'request.role.adv'}) {
+                             my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$syval,$bighash{'src_'.$ids});
+                             if (@blockers) {
+                                 $syval = '';
+                                 untie(%bighash);
+                                 return '' if ($nocache);
+                                 return $env{$cache_str}='';
+                             }
+                         }
+                     }
+                 } elsif ((!$donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) {
 # ------------------------------------------ There is more than one possibility
                      my $realpossible=0;
                      foreach my $id (@possibilities) {
 			 my $file=$bighash{'src_'.$id};
-                         if (&allowed('bre',$file)) {
-         		    my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
-                            if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
-				$realpossible++;
-                                $syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
-						    $resid,$thisfn);
-                            }
+                         my $canaccess;
+                         if (($donotrecurse) || ($checkforblock) || (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH')) {
+                             $canaccess = 1;
+                         } else {
+                             $canaccess = &allowed('bre',$file);
+                         }
+                         if ($canaccess) {
+         		     my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);
+                             if ($bighash{'map_type_'.$mapid} ne 'page') {
+                                 my $poss_syval=&encode_symb($bighash{'map_id_'.$mapid},
+                                                             $resid,$thisfn);
+                                 next if ($bighash{'randomout_'.$id} && !$env{'request.role.adv'});
+                                 next unless ($bighash{'encrypted_'.$id} eq $env{'request.enc'});
+                                 if ($checkforblock) {
+                                     my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking('bre',$poss_syval,$file);
+                                     if (@blockers > 0) {
+                                         $syval = '';
+                                     } else {
+                                         $syval = $poss_syval;
+                                         $realpossible++;
+                                     }
+                                 } else {
+                                     $syval = $poss_syval;
+                                     $realpossible++;
+                                 }
+                                 if ($syval) {
+                                     if (ref($possibles) eq 'HASH') {
+                                         $possibles->{$syval} = 1;
+                                     }
+                                 }
+                             }
 			 }
                      }
 		     if ($realpossible!=1) { $syval=''; }
@@ -8576,14 +12592,19 @@ sub symbread {
                      $syval='';
                  }
 	      }
-              untie(%bighash)
+              untie(%bighash);
            }
         }
         if ($syval) {
-	    return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
+            if ($nocache) {
+                return $syval;
+            } else {
+	        return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
+            }
         }
     }
     &appenv({'request.ambiguous' => $thisfn});
+    return '' if ($nocache);
     return $env{$cache_str}='';
 }
 
@@ -8692,18 +12713,42 @@ sub getCODE {
     }
     return undef;
 }
-
+#
+#  Determines the random seed for a specific context:
+#
+# parameters:
+#   symb      - in course context the symb for the seed.
+#   course_id - The course id of the form domain_coursenum.
+#   domain    - Domain for the user.
+#   course    - Course for the user.
+#   cenv      - environment of the course.
+#
+# NOTE:
+#   All parameters are picked out of the environment if missing
+#   or not defined.
+#   If a symb cannot be determined the current time is used instead.
+#
+#  For a given well defined symb, courside, domain, username,
+#  and course environment, the seed is reproducible.
+#
 sub rndseed {
-    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username, $cenv)=@_;
     my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
     if (!defined($symb)) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
-    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
-    if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
-    my $which=&get_rand_alg();
+    if (!defined $courseid) { 
+	$courseid=$wcourseid; 
+    }
+    if (!defined $domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
+    if (!defined $username) { $username=$wusername }
 
+    my $which;
+    if (defined($cenv->{'rndseed'})) {
+	$which = $cenv->{'rndseed'};
+    } else {
+	$which =&get_rand_alg($courseid);
+    }
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
 	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
@@ -8890,8 +12935,12 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
-	my ($num1,$num2)=split(/[,:]/,$rndseed);
-	&Math::Random::random_set_seed(abs($num1),abs($num2));
+	my ($num1,$num2) = map { abs($_); } (split(/[,:]/,$rndseed));
+        if ((!$num1) || (!$num2) || ($num1 > 2147483562) || ($num2 > 2147483398)) {
+            &Math::Random::random_set_seed_from_phrase($rndseed);
+        } else {
+            &Math::Random::random_set_seed($num1,$num2);
+        }
     } else {
 	&Math::Random::random_set_seed_from_phrase($rndseed);
     }
@@ -9028,8 +13077,9 @@ sub getfile {
 
 sub repcopy_userfile {
     my ($file)=@_;
-    if ($file =~ m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
-    if ($file =~ m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
+    my $londocroot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if ($file =~ m{^/*(uploaded|editupload)/}) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
+    if ($file =~ m{^\Q/home/httpd/lonUsers/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$filename) = 
 	($file=~m|^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E/+userfiles/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)|);
     my $uri="/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/$filename";
@@ -9076,9 +13126,10 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     my $request;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $hostname = &hostname($homeserver);
     my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$protocol.'://'.&hostname($homeserver).'/raw/'.$uri);
+    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
 # did it work?
     if ($response->is_error()) {
@@ -9102,9 +13153,10 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
 	$file=~s|(\?\.*)*$||;
         &appenv({"userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'}});
         my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+        my $hostname = &hostname($homeserver);
         my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
         $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-        return $protocol.'://'.&hostname($homeserver).'/'.$uri.
+        return $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/'.$uri.
                (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
                                '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     } else {
@@ -9120,9 +13172,10 @@ sub getuploaded {
     my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $hostname = &hostname($homeserver);
     my $protocol = $protocol{$homeserver};
     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-    $uri = $protocol.'://'.&hostname($homeserver).'/raw/'.$uri;
+    $uri = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/raw/'.$uri;
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
@@ -9142,7 +13195,7 @@ sub readfile {
     my $file = shift;
     if ( (! -e $file ) || ($file eq '') ) { return -1; };
     my $fh;
-    open($fh,"<$file");
+    open($fh,"<",$file);
     my $a='';
     while (my $line = <$fh>) { $a .= $line; }
     return $a;
@@ -9158,13 +13211,7 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
     }
 
-    if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
-        $location = $file;
-        $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
-    } elsif ($file=~m{^/home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
-	# is a correct contruction space reference
-        $location = $file;
-    } elsif ($file =~ m-^\Q$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}\E/-) {
+    if ($file =~ m-^\Q$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}\E/-) {
         $location = $file;
     } elsif ($file=~/^\/*(uploaded|editupload)/) { # is an uploaded file
         my ($udom,$uname,$filename)=
@@ -9174,7 +13221,7 @@ sub filelocation {
         my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
         foreach my $id (@ids) { if ($id eq $home) { $is_me=1; } }
         if ($is_me) {
-  	    $location=&propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles/'.$filename;
+  	    $location=propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles/'.$filename;
         } else {
   	  $location=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles/'.
   	      $udom.'/'.$uname.'/'.$filename;
@@ -9183,11 +13230,12 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$file;
     } else {
         $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
-        $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
+        $file=~s:^/(res|priv)/:/:;
+        my $space=$1;
         if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
             $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
         } else {
-            $location = '/home/httpd/html/res'.$file;
+            $location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$space.$file;
         }
     }
     $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
@@ -9212,11 +13260,9 @@ sub hreflocation {
     }
     if ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E-) {
 	$file=~s-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E--;
-    } elsif ($file=~m-/home/($match_username)/public_html/-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/($match_username)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
     } elsif ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}\E-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/
-	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
+	$file=~s{^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/}
+	        {/uploaded/$1/$2/}x;
     }
     if ($file=~ m{^/userfiles/}) {
 	$file =~ s{^/userfiles/}{/uploaded/};
@@ -9224,6 +13270,10 @@ sub hreflocation {
     return $file;
 }
 
+
+
+
+
 sub current_machine_domains {
     return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
 }
@@ -9258,7 +13308,7 @@ sub machine_ids {
 
 sub additional_machine_domains {
     my @domains;
-    open(my $fh,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab");
+    open(my $fh,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab");
     while( my $line = <$fh>) {
         $line =~ s/\s//g;
         push(@domains,$line);
@@ -9279,16 +13329,79 @@ sub default_login_domain {
     return $domain;
 }
 
+sub shared_institution {
+    my ($dom) = @_;
+    my $same_intdom;
+    my $hostintdom = &internet_dom($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+    if ($hostintdom ne '') {
+        my %iphost = &get_iphost();
+        my $primary_id = &domain($dom,'primary');
+        my $primary_ip = &get_host_ip($primary_id);
+        if (ref($iphost{$primary_ip}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $id (@{$iphost{$primary_ip}}) {
+                my $intdom = &internet_dom($id);
+                if ($intdom eq $hostintdom) {
+                    $same_intdom = 1;
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $same_intdom;
+}
+
+sub uses_sts {
+    my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+    my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    my $hostname = &hostname($lonhost);
+    my $sts_on;
+    if ($protocol{$lonhost} eq 'https') {
+        my $cachetime = 12*3600;
+        if (!$ignore_cache) {
+            ($sts_on,my $cached)=&is_cached_new('stspolicy',$lonhost);
+            if (defined($cached)) {
+                return $sts_on;
+            }
+        }
+        my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+        my $url = $protocol{$lonhost}.'://'.$hostname.'/index.html';
+        my $request=new HTTP::Request('HEAD',$url);
+        my $response=$ua->request($request);
+        if ($response->is_success) {
+            my $has_sts = $response->header('Strict-Transport-Security');
+            if ($has_sts eq '') {
+                $sts_on = 0;
+            } else {
+                if ($has_sts =~ /\Qmax-age=\E(\d+)/) {
+                    my $maxage = $1;
+                    if ($maxage) {
+                        $sts_on = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $sts_on = 0;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $sts_on = 0;
+                }
+            }
+            return &do_cache_new('stspolicy',$lonhost,$sts_on,$cachetime);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs
 
 sub declutter {
     my $thisfn=shift;
     if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
-    $thisfn=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
+    unless ($thisfn=~m{^/home/httpd/html/priv/}) {
+        $thisfn=~s{^/home/httpd/html}{};
+    }
     $thisfn=~s/^\///;
     $thisfn=~s|^adm/wrapper/||;
     $thisfn=~s|^adm/coursedocs/showdoc/||;
     $thisfn=~s/^res\///;
+    $thisfn=~s/^priv\///;
     unless (($thisfn =~ /^ext/) || ($thisfn =~ /\.(page|sequence)___\d+___ext/)) {
         $thisfn=~s/\?.+$//;
     }
@@ -9388,47 +13501,109 @@ sub goodbye {
 }
 
 sub get_dns {
-    my ($url,$func,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    my ($url,$func,$ignore_cache,$nocache,$hashref) = @_;
     if (!$ignore_cache) {
 	my ($content,$cached)=
 	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('dns',$url);
 	if ($cached) {
-	    &$func($content);
+	    &$func($content,$hashref);
 	    return;
 	}
     }
 
     my %alldns;
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
-    foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
-	next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
-        my $line = $1;
-        my ($host,$protocol) = split(/:/,$line);
-        if ($protocol ne 'https') {
-            $protocol = 'http';
+    if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab")) {
+        foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
+	    next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
+            my $line = $1;
+            my ($host,$protocol) = split(/:/,$line);
+            if ($protocol ne 'https') {
+                $protocol = 'http';
+            }
+	    $alldns{$host} = $protocol;
         }
-	$alldns{$host} = $protocol;
+        close($config);
     }
     while (%alldns) {
-	my ($dns) = keys(%alldns);
+	my ($dns) = sort { $b cmp $a } keys(%alldns);
 	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+        $ua->timeout(30);
 	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$alldns{$dns}://$dns$url");
 	my $response=$ua->request($request);
         delete($alldns{$dns});
 	next if ($response->is_error());
 	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
-	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
-	&$func(\@content);
+        unless ($nocache) {
+	    &do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+        }
+	&$func(\@content,$hashref);
 	return;
     }
-    close($config);
     my $which = (split('/',$url))[3];
     &logthis("unable to contact DNS defaulting to on disk file dns_$which.tab\n");
-    open($config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab");
-    my @content = <$config>;
-    &$func(\@content);
+    if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab")) {
+        my @content = <$config>;
+        &$func(\@content,$hashref);
+    }
     return;
 }
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------Get DNS checksums file
+sub parse_dns_checksums_tab {
+    my ($lines,$hashref) = @_;
+    my $lonhost = $perlvar{'lonHostID'};
+    my $machine_dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonhost);
+    my $loncaparev = &get_server_loncaparev($machine_dom);
+    my $distro = (split(/\:/,&get_server_distarch($lonhost)))[0];
+    my $webconfdir = '/etc/httpd/conf';
+    if ($distro =~ /^(ubuntu|debian)(\d+)$/) {
+        $webconfdir = '/etc/apache2';
+    } elsif ($distro =~ /^sles(\d+)$/) {
+        if ($1 >= 10) {
+            $webconfdir = '/etc/apache2';
+        }
+    } elsif ($distro =~ /^suse(\d+\.\d+)$/) {
+        if ($1 >= 10.0) {
+            $webconfdir = '/etc/apache2';
+        }
+    }
+    my ($release,$timestamp) = split(/\-/,$loncaparev);
+    my (%chksum,%revnum);
+    if (ref($lines) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        chomp(@{$lines});
+        my $version = shift(@{$lines});
+        if ($version eq $release) {
+            foreach my $line (@{$lines}) {
+                my ($file,$version,$shasum) = split(/,/,$line);
+                if ($file =~ m{^/etc/httpd/conf}) {
+                    if ($webconfdir eq '/etc/apache2') {
+                        $file =~ s{^\Q/etc/httpd/conf/\E}{$webconfdir/};
+                    }
+                }
+                $chksum{$file} = $shasum;
+                $revnum{$file} = $version;
+            }
+            if (ref($hashref) eq 'HASH') {
+                %{$hashref} = (
+                                sums     => \%chksum,
+                                versions => \%revnum,
+                              );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub fetch_dns_checksums {
+    my %checksums;
+    my $machine_dom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+    my $loncaparev = &get_server_loncaparev($machine_dom,$perlvar{'lonHostID'});
+    my ($release,$timestamp) = split(/\-/,$loncaparev);
+    &get_dns("/adm/dns/checksums/$release",\&parse_dns_checksums_tab,1,1,
+             \%checksums);
+    return \%checksums;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
     my $loaded;
@@ -9457,10 +13632,10 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
 
     sub load_domain_tab {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
-	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache,$nocache);
 	my $fh;
-	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
+	if (open($fh,"<",$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
 	    my @lines = <$fh>;
 	    &parse_domain_tab(\@lines);
 	}
@@ -9495,18 +13670,40 @@ sub get_dns {
     my %libserv;
     my $loaded;
     my %name_to_host;
+    my %internetdom;
+    my %LC_dns_serv;
 
     sub parse_hosts_tab {
 	my ($file) = @_;
 	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
 	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
-	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
-	    chomp($configline);
-	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$protocol)=split(/:/,$configline);
+            chomp($configline);
+	    if ($configline =~ /^\^/) {
+                if ($configline =~ /^\^([\w.\-]+)/) {
+                    $LC_dns_serv{$1} = 1;
+                }
+                next;
+            }
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$protocol,$intdom)=split(/:/,$configline);
 	    $name=~s/\s//g;
 	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+                if ((exists($hostname{$id})) && ($hostname{$id} ne '')) {
+                    my $curr = $hostname{$id};
+                    my $skip;
+                    if (ref($name_to_host{$curr}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if (($curr eq $name) && (@{$name_to_host{$curr}} == 1)) {
+                            $skip = 1;
+                        } else {
+                            @{$name_to_host{$curr}} = grep { $_ ne $id } @{$name_to_host{$curr}};
+                        }
+                    }
+                    unless ($skip) {
+                        push(@{$name_to_host{$name}},$id);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    push(@{$name_to_host{$name}},$id);
+                }
 		$hostname{$id}=$name;
-		push(@{$name_to_host{$name}}, $id);
 		$hostdom{$id}=$domain;
 		if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
                 if (defined($protocol)) {
@@ -9518,6 +13715,9 @@ sub get_dns {
                 } else {
                     $protocol{$id} = 'http';
                 }
+                if (defined($intdom)) {
+                    $internetdom{$id} = $intdom;
+                }
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -9534,9 +13734,9 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
 
     sub load_hosts_tab {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
-	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache);
-	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache,$nocache);
+	open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
 	my @config = <$config>;
 	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
 	close($config);
@@ -9557,7 +13757,8 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
 
     sub all_names {
-	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+        my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
+	&load_hosts_tab($ignore_cache,$nocache) if (!$loaded);
 
 	return %name_to_host;
     }
@@ -9579,6 +13780,12 @@ sub get_dns {
 	return %libserv;
     }
 
+    sub unique_library {
+	#2x reverse removes all hostnames that appear more than once
+        my %unique = reverse &all_library();
+        return reverse %unique;
+    }
+
     sub get_servers {
 	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
 
@@ -9602,6 +13809,11 @@ sub get_dns {
 	return %result;
     }
 
+    sub get_unique_servers {
+        my %unique = reverse &get_servers(@_);
+	return reverse %unique;
+    }
+
     sub host_domain {
 	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
 
@@ -9616,6 +13828,21 @@ sub get_dns {
 	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
 	return @uniq;
     }
+
+    sub internet_dom {
+        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+        my ($lonid) = @_;
+        return $internetdom{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub is_LC_dns {
+        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+        my ($hostname) = @_;
+        return exists($LC_dns_serv{$hostname});
+    }
+
 }
 
 { 
@@ -9653,7 +13880,7 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
     
     sub get_iphost {
-	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	my ($ignore_cache,$nocache) = @_;
 
 	if (!$ignore_cache) {
 	    if (%iphost) {
@@ -9677,7 +13904,7 @@ sub get_dns {
 	    %old_name_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[1]};
 	}
 
-	my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+	my %name_to_host = &all_names($ignore_cache,$nocache);
 	foreach my $name (keys(%name_to_host)) {
 	    my $ip;
 	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
@@ -9702,9 +13929,11 @@ sub get_dns {
 	    }
 	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},@{$name_to_host{$name}});
 	}
-	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
-				      [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
-				      48*60*60);
+        unless ($nocache) {
+	    &do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
+		          [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
+		          48*60*60);
+        }
 
 	return %iphost;
     }
@@ -9733,8 +13962,75 @@ sub get_dns {
         return undef;
     }
 
+    sub get_internet_names {
+        my ($lonid) = @_;
+        return if ($lonid eq '');
+        my ($idnref,$cached)=
+            &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('internetnames',$lonid);
+        if ($cached) {
+            return $idnref;
+        }
+        my $ip = &get_host_ip($lonid);
+        my @hosts = &get_hosts_from_ip($ip);
+        my %iphost = &get_iphost();
+        my (@idns,%seen);
+        foreach my $id (@hosts) {
+            my $dom = &host_domain($id);
+            my $prim_id = &domain($dom,'primary');
+            my $prim_ip = &get_host_ip($prim_id);
+            next if ($seen{$prim_ip});
+            if (ref($iphost{$prim_ip}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                foreach my $id (@{$iphost{$prim_ip}}) {
+                    my $intdom = &internet_dom($id);
+                    unless (grep(/^\Q$intdom\E$/,@idns)) {
+                        push(@idns,$intdom);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            $seen{$prim_ip} = 1;
+        }
+        return &do_cache_new('internetnames',$lonid,\@idns,12*60*60);
+    }
+
+}
+
+sub all_loncaparevs {
+    return qw(1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11);
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+{
+    sub load_loncaparevs {
+        if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab") {
+            if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab")) {
+                while (my $configline=<$config>) {
+                    chomp($configline);
+                    my ($hostid,$loncaparev)=split(/:/,$configline);
+                    $loncaparevs{$hostid}=$loncaparev;
+                }
+                close($config);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+{
+    sub load_serverhomeIDs {
+        if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab") {
+            if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab")) {
+                while (my $configline=<$config>) {
+                    chomp($configline);
+                    my ($name,$id)=split(/:/,$configline);
+                    $serverhomeIDs{$name}=$id;
+                }
+                close($config);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 BEGIN {
 
 # ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
@@ -9747,7 +14043,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
@@ -9761,7 +14057,7 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read permissions
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/roles.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/roles.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	chomp($configline);
@@ -9775,7 +14071,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 # -------------------------------------------- Read plain texts for permissions
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/rolesplain.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/rolesplain.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	chomp($configline);
@@ -9795,7 +14091,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Read package table
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	if ($configline !~ /\S/ || $configline=~/^#/) { next; }
@@ -9810,12 +14106,66 @@ BEGIN {
     close($config);
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
+
+&load_loncaparevs();
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
+
+&load_serverhomeIDs();
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read releaseslist XML
+{
+    my $file = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/releaseslist.xml';
+    if (-e $file) {
+        my $parser = HTML::LCParser->new($file);
+        while (my $token = $parser->get_token()) {
+            if ($token->[0] eq 'S') {
+                my $item = $token->[1];
+                my $name = $token->[2]{'name'};
+                my $value = $token->[2]{'value'};
+                if ($item ne '' && $name ne '' && $value ne '') {
+                    my $release = $parser->get_text();
+                    $release =~ s/(^\s*|\s*$ )//gx;
+                    $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value} = $release;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read managers table
+{
+    if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/managers.tab") {
+        if (open(my $config,"<","$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/managers.tab")) {
+            while (my $configline=<$config>) {
+                chomp($configline);
+                next if ($configline =~ /^\#/);
+                if (($configline =~ /^[\w\-]+$/) || ($configline =~ /^[\w\-]+\:[\w\-]+$/)) {
+                    $managerstab{$configline} = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            close($config);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # ------------- set up temporary directory
 {
-    $tmpdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/';
+    $tmpdir = LONCAPA::tempdir();
 
 }
 
+# ------------- set default texengine (domain default overrides this)
+{
+    $deftex = LONCAPA::texengine();
+}
+
+# ------------- set default minimum length for passwords for internal auth users
+{
+    $passwdmin = LONCAPA::passwd_min();
+}
+
 $memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers'           => ['127.0.0.1:11211'],
 				'compress_threshold'=> 20_000,
  			        });
@@ -9973,8 +14323,8 @@ were new keys. I.E. 1:foo will become 1:
 
 Calling convention:
 
- my %record=&Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$home);
- &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%newrecord,$symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$home);
+ my %record=&Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname);
+ &Apache::lonnet::cstore(\%newrecord,$symb,$courseid,$domain,$uname,$laststore);
 
 For more detailed information, see lonnet specific documentation.
 
@@ -10040,9 +14390,14 @@ authentication scheme
 
 =item *
 X<authenticate()>
-B<authenticate($uname,$upass,$udom)>: try to
+B<authenticate($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth,$clientcancheckhost)>: try to
 authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first use the current
 one). C<$upass> should be the users password.
+$checkdefauth is optional (value is 1 if a check should be made to
+   authenticate user using default authentication method, and allow
+   account creation if username does not have account in the domain).
+$clientcancheckhost is optional (value is 1 if checking whether the
+   server can host will occur on the client side in lonauth.pm).   
 
 =item *
 X<homeserver()>
@@ -10068,7 +14423,13 @@ B<idput($udom,%ids)>: store away a list
 
 =item *
 X<rolesinit()>
-B<rolesinit($udom,$username,$authhost)>: get user privileges
+B<rolesinit($udom,$username)>: get user privileges.
+returns user role, first access and timer interval hashes
+
+=item *
+X<privileged()>
+B<privileged($username,$domain)>: returns a true if user has a
+privileged and active role (i.e. su or dc), false otherwise.
 
 =item *
 X<getsection()>
@@ -10099,19 +14460,51 @@ escaped strings of the action recorded i
 
 =item *
 
-allowed($priv,$uri,$symb,$role) : check for a user privilege; returns codes for allowed actions
+allowed($priv,$uri,$symb,$role,$clientip,$noblockcheck) : check for a user privilege; 
+returns codes for allowed actions.
+
+The first argument is required, all others are optional.
+
+$priv is the privilege being checked.
+$uri contains additional information about what is being checked for access (e.g.,
+URL, course ID etc.).
+$symb is the unique resource instance identifier in a course; if needed,
+but not provided, it will be retrieved via a call to &symbread().
+$role is the role for which a priv is being checked (only used if priv is evb).
+$clientip is the user's IP address (only used when checking for access to portfolio
+files).
+$noblockcheck, if true, skips calls to &has_comm_blocking() for the bre priv. This
+prevents recursive calls to &allowed.
+
  F: full access
  U,I,K: authentication modes (cxx only)
  '': forbidden
  1: user needs to choose course
  2: browse allowed
  A: passphrase authentication needed
+ B: access temporarily blocked because of a blocking event in a course.
 
 =item *
 
-definerole($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole) : define role; define a custom
-role rolename set privileges in format of lonTabs/roles.tab for system, domain,
-and course level
+constructaccess($url,$setpriv) : check for access to construction space URL
+
+See if the owner domain and name in the URL match those in the
+expected environment.  If so, return three element list
+($ownername,$ownerdomain,$ownerhome).
+
+Otherwise return the null string.
+
+If second argument 'setpriv' is true, it assigns the privileges,
+and returns the same three element list, unless the owner has
+blocked "ad hoc" Domain Coordinator access to the Author Space,
+in which case the null string is returned.
+
+=item *
+
+definerole($rolename,$sysrole,$domrole,$courole,$uname,$udom) : define role;
+define a custom role rolename set privileges in format of lonTabs/roles.tab
+for system, domain, and course level. $uname and $udom are optional (current
+user's username and domain will be used when either of $uname or $udom are absent.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10125,7 +14518,7 @@ environment).  If no custom name is defi
    
 =item *
 
-get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms,$withsec) :
+get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms,$withsec,$hidepriv) :
 All arguments are optional. Returns a hash of a roles, either for
 co-author/assistant author roles for a user's Construction Space
 (default), or if $context is 'userroles', roles for the user himself,
@@ -10139,6 +14532,41 @@ of role statuses (active, future or prev
 to restrict the list of roles reported. If no array ref is 
 provided for types, will default to return only active roles.
 
+=item *
+
+in_course($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum,$type,$hideprivileged) : determine if
+user: $uname:$udom has a role in the course: $cdom_$cnum.
+
+Additional optional arguments are: $type (if role checking is to be restricted
+to certain user status types -- previous (expired roles), active (currently
+available roles) or future (roles available in the future), and
+$hideprivileged -- if true will not report course roles for users who
+have active Domain Coordinator role in course's domain or in additional
+domains (specified in 'Domains to check for privileged users' in course
+environment -- set via:  Course Settings -> Classlists and staff listing).
+
+=item *
+
+privileged($username,$domain,$possdomains,$possroles) : returns 1 if user
+$username:$domain is a privileged user (e.g., Domain Coordinator or Super User)
+$possdomains and $possroles are optional array refs -- to domains to check and
+roles to check.  If $possdomains is not specified, a dump will be done of the
+users' roles.db to check for a dc or su role in any domain. This can be
+time consuming if &privileged is called repeatedly (e.g., when displaying a
+classlist), so in such cases, supplying a $possdomains array is preferred, as
+this then allows &privileged_by_domain() to be used, which caches the identity
+of privileged users, eliminating the need for repeated calls to &dump().
+
+=item *
+
+privileged_by_domain($possdomains,$roles) : returns a hash of a hash of a hash,
+where the outer hash keys are domains specified in the $possdomains array ref,
+next inner hash keys are privileged roles specified in the $roles array ref,
+and the innermost hash contains key = value pairs for username:domain = end:start
+for active or future "privileged" users with that role in that domain. To avoid
+repeated dumps of domain roles -- via &get_domain_roles() -- contents of the
+innerhash are cached using priv_$role and $dom as the identifiers.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Modification
@@ -10164,17 +14592,24 @@ modifyuserauth($udom,$uname,$umode,$upas
 
 =item *
 
-modifyuser($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,
-           $forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$inststatus) : 
-modify user
+modifyuser($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last, $gene,
+           $forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$inststatus,$candelete) :
+
+will update user information (firstname,middlename,lastname,generation,
+permanentemail), and if forceid is true, student/employee ID also.
+A user's institutional affiliation(s) can also be updated.
+User information fields will not be overwritten with empty entries 
+unless the field is included in the $candelete array reference.
+This array is included when a single user is modified via "Manage Users",
+or when Autoupdate.pl is run by cron in a domain.
 
 =item *
 
 modifystudent
 
 modify a student's enrollment and identification information.
-The course id is resolved based on the current users environment.  
-This means the envoking user must be a course coordinator or otherwise
+The course id is resolved based on the current user's environment.  
+This means the invoking user must be a course coordinator or otherwise
 associated with a course.
 
 This call is essentially a wrapper for lonnet::modifyuser and
@@ -10224,7 +14659,9 @@ Inputs:
 
 =item B<$context> role change context (shown in User Management Logs display in a course)
 
-=item B<$inststatus> institutional status of user - : separated string of escaped status types  
+=item B<$inststatus> institutional status of user - : separated string of escaped status types
+
+=item B<$credits> Number of credits student will earn from this class - only needs to be supplied if value needs to be different from default credits for class.
 
 =back
 
@@ -10232,20 +14669,20 @@ Inputs:
 
 modify_student_enrollment
 
-Change a students enrollment status in a class.  The environment variable
+Change a student's enrollment status in a class.  The environment variable
 'role.request.course' must be defined for this function to proceed.
 
 Inputs:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item $udom, students domain
+=item $udom, student's domain
 
-=item $uname, students name
+=item $uname, student's name
 
-=item $uid, students user id
+=item $uid, student's user id
 
-=item $first, students first name
+=item $first, student's first name
 
 =item $middle
 
@@ -10269,6 +14706,10 @@ Inputs:
 
 =item $context
 
+=item $credits, number of credits student will earn from this class
+
+=item $instsec, institutional course section code for student
+
 =back
 
 
@@ -10294,17 +14735,38 @@ revokecustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role
 
 =item *
 
-coursedescription($courseid) : returns a hash of information about the
+coursedescription($courseid,$options) : returns a hash of information about the
 specified course id, including all environment settings for the
 course, the description of the course will be in the hash under the
 key 'description'
 
+$options is an optional parameter that if supplied is a hash reference that controls
+what how this function works.  It has the following key/values:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item freshen_cache
+
+If defined, and the environment cache for the course is valid, it is 
+returned in the returned hash.
+
+=item one_time
+
+If defined, the last cache time is set to _now_
+
+=item user
+
+If defined, the supplied username is used instead of the current user.
+
+
+=back
+
 =item *
 
 resdata($name,$domain,$type,@which) : request for current parameter
 setting for a specific $type, where $type is either 'course' or 'user',
 @what should be a list of parameters to ask about. This routine caches
-answers for 5 minutes.
+answers for 10 minutes.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10313,6 +14775,9 @@ data base, returning a hash that is keye
 values that are the resource value.  I believe that the timestamps and
 versions are also returned.
 
+get_numsuppfiles($cnum,$cdom) : retrieve number of files in a course's
+supplemental content area. This routine caches the number of files for
+10 minutes.
 
 =back
 
@@ -10333,6 +14798,101 @@ createcourse($udom,$description,$url,$co
 
 generate_coursenum($udom,$crstype) : get a unique (unused) course number in domain $udom for course type $crstype (Course or Community).
 
+=item *
+
+is_course($courseid), is_course($cdom, $cnum)
+
+Accepts either a combined $courseid (in the form of domain_courseid) or the
+two component version $cdom, $cnum. It checks if the specified course exists.
+
+Returns:
+    undef if the course doesn't exist, otherwise
+    in scalar context the combined courseid.
+    in list context the two components of the course identifier, domain and 
+    courseid.    
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Bubblesheet Configuration
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+get_scantron_config($which)
+
+$which - the name of the configuration to parse from the file.
+
+Parses and returns the bubblesheet configuration line selected as a
+hash of configuration file fields.
+
+
+Returns:
+    If the named configuration is not in the file, an empty
+    hash is returned.
+
+    a hash with the fields
+      name         - internal name for the this configuration setup
+      description  - text to display to operator that describes this config
+      CODElocation - if 0 or the string 'none'
+                          - no CODE exists for this config
+                     if -1 || the string 'letter'
+                          - a CODE exists for this config and is
+                            a string of letters
+                     Unsupported value (but planned for future support)
+                          if a positive integer
+                               - The CODE exists as the first n items from
+                                 the question section of the form
+                          if the string 'number'
+                               - The CODE exists for this config and is
+                                 a string of numbers
+      CODEstart   - (only matter if a CODE exists) column in the line where
+                     the CODE starts
+      CODElength  - length of the CODE
+      IDstart     - column where the student/employee ID starts
+      IDlength    - length of the student/employee ID info
+      Qstart      - column where the information from the bubbled
+                    'questions' start
+      Qlength     - number of columns comprising a single bubble line from
+                    the sheet. (usually either 1 or 10)
+      Qon         - either a single character representing the character used
+                    to signal a bubble was chosen in the positional setup, or
+                    the string 'letter' if the letter of the chosen bubble is
+                    in the final, or 'number' if a number representing the
+                    chosen bubble is in the file (1->A 0->J)
+      Qoff        - the character used to represent that a bubble was
+                    left blank
+      PaperID     - if the scanning process generates a unique number for each
+                    sheet scanned the column that this ID number starts in
+      PaperIDlength - number of columns that comprise the unique ID number
+                      for the sheet of paper
+      FirstName   - column that the first name starts in
+      FirstNameLength - number of columns that the first name spans
+      LastName    - column that the last name starts in
+      LastNameLength - number of columns that the last name spans
+      BubblesPerRow - number of bubbles available in each row used to
+                      bubble an answer. (If not specified, 10 assumed).
+
+
+=item *
+
+get_scantronformat_file($cdom)
+
+$cdom - the course's domain (optional); if not supplied, uses
+domain for current $env{'request.course.id'}.
+
+Returns an array containing lines from the scantron format file for
+the domain of the course.
+
+If a url for a custom.tab file is listed in domain's configuration.db,
+lines are from this file.
+
+Otherwise, if a default.tab has been published in RES space by the
+domainconfig user, lines are from this file.
+
+Otherwise, fall back to getting lines from the legacy file on the
+local server:  /home/httpd/lonTabs/default_scantronformat.tab
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Resource Subroutines
@@ -10360,10 +14920,15 @@ resource. Expects the local filesystem p
 
 =item *
 
-EXT($varname,$symb,$udom,$uname) : evaluates and returns the value of
-a vairety of different possible values, $varname should be a request
-string, and the other parameters can be used to specify who and what
-one is asking about.
+EXT($varname,$symb,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse,$cid) : evaluates 
+and returns the value of a variety of different possible values,
+$varname should be a request string, and the other parameters can be
+used to specify who and what one is asking about. Ordinarily, $cid 
+does not need to be specified, as it is retrived from 
+$env{'request.course.id'}, but &Apache::lonnet::EXT() is called
+within lonuserstate::loadmap() when initializing a course, before
+$env{'request.course.id'} has been set, so it needs to be provided
+in that one case.
 
 Possible values for $varname are environment.lastname (or other item
 from the envirnment hash), user.name (or someother aspect about the
@@ -10396,17 +14961,32 @@ will be stored for query
 
 =item *
 
-symbread($filename) : return symbolic list entry (filename argument optional);
+symbread($filename,$donotrecurse,$ignorecachednull,$checkforblock,$possibles) :
+return symbolic list entry (all arguments optional).
+
+Args: filename is the filename (including path) for the file for which a symb
+is required; donotrecurse, if true will prevent calls to allowed() being made
+to check access status if more than one resource was found in the bighash
+(see rev. 1.249) to avoid an infinite loop if an ambiguous resource is part of
+a randompick); ignorecachednull, if true will prevent a symb of '' being
+returned if $env{$cache_str} is defined as ''; checkforblock if true will
+cause possible symbs to be checked to determine if they are subject to content
+blocking, if so they will not be included as possible symbs; possibles is a
+ref to a hash, which, as a side effect, will be populated with all possible
+symbs (content blocking not tested).
+
 returns the data handle
 
 =item *
 
-symbverify($symb,$thisfn) : verifies that $symb actually exists and is
-a possible symb for the URL in $thisfn, and if is an encryypted
+symbverify($symb,$thisfn,$encstate) : verifies that $symb actually exists
+and is a possible symb for the URL in $thisfn, and if is an encrypted
 resource that the user accessed using /enc/ returns a 1 on success, 0
-on failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existance of
-the course initial hash, and uses $env('request.course.id'}
-
+on failure, user must be in a course, as it assumes the existence of
+the course initial hash, and uses $env('request.course.id'}.  The third
+arg is an optional reference to a scalar.  If this arg is passed in the
+call to symbverify, it will be set to 1 if the symb has been set to be 
+encrypted; otherwise it will be null.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10459,6 +15039,34 @@ expirespread($uname,$udom,$stype,$usymb)
 devalidate($symb) : devalidate temporary spreadsheet calculations,
 forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the resource scores next time.
 
+=item *
+
+can_edit_resource($file,$cnum,$cdom,$resurl,$symb,$group) : determine if current user can edit a particular resource,
+when viewing in course context.
+
+ input: six args -- filename (decluttered), course number, course domain,
+                    url, symb (if registered) and group (if this is a
+                    group item -- e.g., bulletin board, group page etc.).
+
+ output: array of five scalars --
+         $cfile -- url for file editing if editable on current server
+         $home -- homeserver of resource (i.e., for author if published,
+                                          or course if uploaded.).
+         $switchserver --  1 if server switch will be needed.
+         $forceedit -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to edit mode
+         $forceview -- 1 if icon/link should be to go to view mode
+
+=item *
+
+is_course_upload($file,$cnum,$cdom)
+
+Used in course context to determine if current file was uploaded to
+the course (i.e., would be found in /userfiles/docs on the course's
+homeserver.
+
+  input: 3 args -- filename (decluttered), course number and course domain.
+  output: boolean -- 1 if file was uploaded.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Storing/Retreiving Data
@@ -10467,15 +15075,21 @@ forcing spreadsheet to reevaluate the re
 
 =item *
 
-store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : stores hash permanently
-for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname; the
-remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
-be derived from the env
+store($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : stores hash 
+permanently for this url; hashref needs to be given and should be a \%hashname;
+the remaining args aren't required and if they aren't passed or are '' they will
+be derived from the env (with the exception of $laststore, which is an
+optional arg used when a user's submission is stored in grading).
+$laststore is $version=$timestamp, where $version is the most recent version
+number retrieved for the corresponding $symb in the $namespace db file, and
+$timestamp is the timestamp for that transaction (UNIX time).
+$laststore is currently only passed when cstore() is called by
+structuretags::finalize_storage().
 
 =item *
 
-cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : same as store but
-uses critical subroutine
+cstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname,$laststore) : same as store 
+but uses critical subroutine
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10498,10 +15112,11 @@ $range should be either an integer '100'
 
 =item *
 
-putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname) :
+putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname,$tolog) :
 replaces a &store() version of data with a replacement set of data
 for a particular resource in a namespace passed in the $storehash hash 
-reference
+reference. If $tolog is true, the transaction is logged in the courselog
+with an action=PUTSTORE.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10611,15 +15226,91 @@ server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
 
 =item * 
 
-get_domain_defaults($target_domain) : returns hash with defaults for
-authentication and language in the domain. Keys are: auth_def, auth_arg_def,
-lang_def; corresponsing values are authentication type (internal, krb4, krb5,
-or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us).
-Values are retrieved from cache (if current), or from domain's configuration.db
-(if available), or lastly from values in lonTabs/dns_domain,tab, 
-or lonTabs/domain.tab. 
+get_domain_defaults($target_domain,$ignore_cache) : returns hash with defaults
+for: authentication, language, quotas, timezone, date locale, and portal URL in
+the target domain.
+
+May also include additional key => value pairs for the following groups:
+
+=over
+
+=item
+disk quotas (MB allocated by default to portfolios and authoring spaces).
 
-%domdefaults = &get_auth_defaults($target_domain);
+=over
+
+=item defaultquota, authorquota
+
+=back
+
+=item
+tools (availability of aboutme page, blog, webDAV access for authoring spaces,
+portfolio for users).
+
+=over
+
+=item
+aboutme, blog, webdav, portfolio
+
+=back
+
+=item
+requestcourses: ability to request courses, and how requests are processed.
+
+=over
+
+=item
+official, unofficial, community, textbook
+
+=back
+
+=item
+inststatus: types of institutional affiliation, and order in which they are displayed.
+
+=over
+
+=item
+inststatustypes, inststatusorder, inststatusguest
+
+=back
+
+=item
+coursedefaults: can PDF forms can be created, default credits for courses, default quotas (MB)
+for course's uploaded content.
+
+=over
+
+=item
+canuse_pdfforms, officialcredits, unofficialcredits, textbookcredits, officialquota, unofficialquota,
+communityquota, textbookquota
+
+=back
+
+=item
+usersessions: set options for hosting of your users in other domains, and hosting of users from other domains
+on your servers.
+
+=over
+
+=item
+remotesessions, hostedsessions
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+In cases where a domain coordinator has never used the "Set Domain Configuration"
+utility to create a configuration.db file on a domain's primary library server
+only the following domain defaults: auth_def, auth_arg_def, lang_def
+-- corresponding values are authentication type (internal, krb4, krb5,
+or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us) --
+will be available. Values are retrieved from cache (if current), unless the
+optional $ignore_cache arg is true, or from domain's configuration.db (if available),
+or lastly from values in lonTabs/dns_domain,tab, or lonTabs/domain.tab.
+
+Typical usage:
+
+%domdefaults = &get_domain_defaults($target_domain);
 
 =back
 
@@ -10629,7 +15320,82 @@ or lonTabs/domain.tab.
 
 =item *
 
-dirlist($uri) : return directory list based on URI
+dirlist() : return directory list based on URI (first arg).
+
+Inputs: 1 required, 5 optional.
+
+=over
+
+=item 
+$uri - path to file in filesystem (starts: /res or /userfiles/). Required.
+
+=item
+$userdomain - domain of user/course to be listed. Extracted from $uri if absent. 
+
+=item
+$username -  username of user/course to be listed. Extracted from $uri if absent. 
+
+=item
+$getpropath - boolean: 1 if prepend path using &propath(). 
+
+=item
+$getuserdir - boolean: 1 if prepend path for "userfiles".
+
+=item 
+$alternateRoot - path to prepend in place of path from $uri.
+
+=back
+
+Returns: Array of up to two items.
+
+=over
+
+a reference to an array of files/subdirectories
+
+=over
+
+Each element in the array of files/subdirectories is a & separated list of
+item name and the result of running stat on the item.  If dirlist was requested
+for a file instead of a directory, the item name will be ''. For a directory 
+listing, if the item is a metadata file, the element will end &N&M 
+(where N amd M are either 0 or 1, corresponding to obsolete set (1), or
+default copyright set (1).  
+
+=back
+
+a scalar containing error condition (if encountered).
+
+=over
+
+=item 
+no_host (no homeserver identified for $username:$domain).
+
+=item 
+no_such_host (server contacted for listing not identified as valid host).
+
+=item 
+con_lost (connection to remote server failed).
+
+=item 
+refused (invalid $username:$domain received on lond side).
+
+=item 
+no_such_dir (directory at specified path on lond side does not exist). 
+
+=item 
+empty (directory at specified path on lond side is empty).
+
+=over
+
+This is currently not encountered because the &ls3, &ls2, 
+&ls (_handler) routines on the lond side do not filter out
+. and .. from a directory listing. 
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+=back
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10691,11 +15457,12 @@ splitting on '&', supports elements that
 
 =head2 Logging Routines
 
-=over 4
 
 These routines allow one to make log messages in the lonnet.log and
 lonnet.perm logfiles.
 
+=over 4
+
 =item *
 
 logtouch() : make sure the logfile, lonnet.log, exists
@@ -10711,6 +15478,7 @@ logperm() : append a permanent message t
 file never gets deleted by any automated portion of the system, only
 messages of critical importance should go in here.
 
+
 =back
 
 =head2 General File Helper Routines
@@ -10767,7 +15535,8 @@ filelocation except for hrefs
 
 =item *
 
-declutter() : declutters URLs (remove docroot, beginning slashes, 'res' etc)
+declutter() : declutters URLs -- remove beginning slashes, 'res' etc.
+also removes beginning /home/httpd/html unless /priv/ follows it.
 
 =back
 
@@ -10784,8 +15553,10 @@ userfileupload(): main rotine for puttin
            filename, and the contents of the file to create/modifed exist
            the filename is in $env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'} and the
            contents of the file is located in $env{'form.'.$formname}
- coursedoc - if true, store the file in the course of the active role
-             of the current user
+ context - if coursedoc, store the file in the course of the active role
+             of the current user; 
+           if 'existingfile': store in 'overwrites' in /home/httpd/perl/tmp
+           if 'canceloverwrite': delete file in tmp/overwrites directory
  subdir - required - subdirectory to put the file in under ../userfiles/
          if undefined, it will be placed in "unknown"
 
@@ -10807,16 +15578,30 @@ returns: the new clean filename
 
 =item *
 
-finishuserfileupload(): routine that creaes and sends the file to
+finishuserfileupload(): routine that creates and sends the file to
 userspace, probably shouldn't be called directly
 
   docuname: username or courseid of destination for the file
   docudom: domain of user/course of destination for the file
   formname: same as for userfileupload()
-  fname: filename (inculding subdirectories) for the file
+  fname: filename (including subdirectories) for the file
+  parser: if 'parse', will parse (html) file to extract references to objects, links etc.
+          if hashref, and context is scantron, will convert csv format to standard format
+  allfiles: reference to hash used to store objects found by parser
+  codebase: reference to hash used for codebases of java objects found by parser
+  thumbwidth: width (pixels) of thumbnail to be created for uploaded image
+  thumbheight: height (pixels) of thumbnail to be created for uploaded image
+  resizewidth: width to be used to resize image using resizeImage from ImageMagick
+  resizeheight: height to be used to resize image using resizeImage from ImageMagick
+  context: if 'overwrite', will move the uploaded file from its temporary location to
+            userfiles to facilitate overwriting a previously uploaded file with same name.
+  mimetype: reference to scalar to accommodate mime type determined
+            from File::MMagic if $parser = parse.
 
  returns either the url of the uploaded file (/uploaded/....) if successful
- and /adm/notfound.html if unsuccessful
+ and /adm/notfound.html if unsuccessful (or an error message if context 
+ was 'overwrite').
+ 
 
 =item *
 
@@ -10922,6 +15707,8 @@ Internal notes:
  
  Locks on files (resulting from submission of portfolio file to a homework problem stored in array of arrays.
 
+=item *
+
 modify_access_controls():
 
 Modifies access controls for a portfolio file
@@ -10939,7 +15726,51 @@ Returns:
 3. reference to hash of any new or updated access controls.
 4. reference to hash used to map incoming IDs to uniqueIDs assigned to control.
    key = integer (inbound ID)
-   value = uniqueID  
+   value = uniqueID
+
+=item *
+
+get_timebased_id():
+
+Attempts to get a unique timestamp-based suffix for use with items added to a
+course via the Course Editor (e.g., folders, composite pages,
+group bulletin boards).
+
+Args: (first three required; six others optional)
+
+1. prefix (alphanumeric): of keys in hash, e.g., suppsequence, docspage,
+   docssequence, or name of group
+
+2. keyid (alphanumeric): name of temporary locking key in hash,
+   e.g., num, boardids
+
+3. namespace: name of gdbm file used to store suffixes already assigned;
+   file will be named nohist_namespace.db
+
+4. cdom: domain of course; default is current course domain from %env
+
+5. cnum: course number; default is current course number from %env
+
+6. idtype: set to concat if an additional digit is to be appended to the
+   unix timestamp to form the suffix, if the plain timestamp is already
+   in use.  Default is to not do this, but simply increment the unix
+   timestamp by 1 until a unique key is obtained.
+
+7. who: holder of locking key; defaults to user:domain for user.
+
+8. locktries: number of attempts to obtain a lock (sleep of 1s before
+   retrying); default is 3.
+
+9. maxtries: number of attempts to obtain a unique suffix; default is 20.
+
+Returns:
+
+1. suffix obtained (numeric)
+
+2. result of deleting locking key (ok if deleted, or lock never obtained)
+
+3. error: contains (localized) error message if an error occurred.
+
 
 =back