--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/01/12 22:14:28	1.823
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/10/01 23:53:44	1.917
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.823 2007/01/12 22:14:28 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.917 2007/10/01 23:53:44 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -31,24 +31,21 @@ package Apache::lonnet;
 
 use strict;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
-use HTTP::Headers;
 use HTTP::Date;
 # use Date::Parse;
-use vars 
-qw(%perlvar %hostname %badServerCache %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
-   %libserv %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab 
-   %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash %domainrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
-   %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseinstcodebuf %courseownerbuf %coursetypebuf
-   %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
-   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati %domain_primary
-   $tmpdir $_64bit %env);
+use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
+            $_64bit %env);
+
+my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
+    %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
+    %coursenumbuf, %coursehombuf, %coursedescrbuf, %courseinstcodebuf,
+    %courseownerbuf, %coursetypebuf);
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use GDBM_File;
 use HTML::LCParser;
-use HTML::Parser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
-use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw nfreeze);
+use Storable qw(thaw nfreeze);
 use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
 use Digest::MD5;
@@ -146,10 +143,24 @@ sub logperm {
     return 1;
 }
 
+sub create_connection {
+    my ($hostname,$lonid) = @_;
+    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'},
+				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+				     Timeout => 10);
+    return 0 if (!$client);
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    my $result = <$client>;
+    chomp($result);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'done');
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".$hostname{$server};
+    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".&hostname($server);
     #
     #  With loncnew process trimming, there's a timing hole between lonc server
     #  process exit and the master server picking up the listen on the AF_UNIX
@@ -170,10 +181,12 @@ sub subreply {
 	$client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
 				      Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
 				      Timeout => 10);
-	if($client) {
+	if ($client) {
 	    last;		# Connected!
+	} else {
+	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-	sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -189,7 +202,7 @@ sub subreply {
 
 sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
+    unless (defined(&hostname($server))) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
@@ -201,8 +214,25 @@ sub reply {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc
 
 sub reconlonc {
-    my $peerfile=shift;
-    &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
+    my ($lonid) = @_;
+    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
+    if ($lonid) {
+	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
+	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
+	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
+	    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $peerfile,
+					     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+					     Timeout => 10);
+	    if ($client) {
+		print $client ("reset_retries\n");
+		my $answer=<$client>;
+		#reset just this one.
+	    }
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+
+    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
     if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
@@ -211,19 +241,13 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
-  "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
-        } else {
+         } else {
 	    &logthis(
                "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-     &logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+	&logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +255,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
+    unless (&hostname($server)) {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
@@ -296,7 +320,10 @@ sub convert_and_load_session_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
     my @profile;
     {
-	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	if (!$opened) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
 	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
 	@profile=<$idf>;
 	close($idf);
@@ -335,7 +362,10 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
     my $convert;
     {
-    	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    	my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	if (!$opened) {
+	    return;
+	}
 	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
 	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
 		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
@@ -367,6 +397,54 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     }
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------- Check for valid session 
+sub check_for_valid_session {
+    my ($r) = @_;
+    my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
+    my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
+    return undef if (!$lonid);
+
+    my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
+    my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    return undef if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+
+    my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    return undef if (!$opened);
+
+    flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+    my %disk_env;
+    if (!tie(%disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
+	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	return undef;	
+    }
+
+    if (!defined($disk_env{'user.name'})
+	|| !defined($disk_env{'user.domain'})) {
+	return undef;
+    }
+    return $handle;
+}
+
+sub timed_flock {
+    my ($file,$lock_type) = @_;
+    my $failed=0;
+    eval {
+	local $SIG{__DIE__}='DEFAULT';
+	local $SIG{ALRM}=sub {
+	    $failed=1;
+	    die("failed lock");
+	};
+	alarm(13);
+	flock($file,$lock_type);
+	alarm(0);
+    };
+    if ($failed) {
+	return undef;
+    } else {
+	return 1;
+    }
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment
 
 sub appenv {
@@ -381,8 +459,12 @@ sub appenv {
             $env{$key}=$newenv{$key};
         }
     }
-    if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},&GDBM_WRITER(),
-	    0640)) {
+    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} = $value;
 	}
@@ -399,13 +481,17 @@ sub delenv {
                 "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
         return 'error';
     }
-    if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},&GDBM_WRITER(),
-	    0640)) {
+    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)) {
 	foreach my $key (keys(%disk_env)) {
 	    if ($key=~/^$delthis/) { 
-                delete($env{$key});
-                delete($disk_env{$key});
-            }
+		delete($env{$key});
+		delete($disk_env{$key});
+	    }
 	}
 	untie(%disk_env);
     }
@@ -498,7 +584,7 @@ sub spareserver {
     }
 
     if (!$want_server_name) {
-	$spare_server="http://$hostname{$spare_server}";
+	$spare_server="http://".&hostname($spare_server);
     }
     return $spare_server;
 }
@@ -532,6 +618,27 @@ sub compare_server_load {
     }
     return ($spare_server,$lowest_load);
 }
+
+# --------------------------- ask offload servers if user already has a session
+sub find_existing_session {
+    my ($udom,$uname) = @_;
+    foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} },
+			    @{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
+	return $try_server if (&has_user_session($try_server, $udom, $uname));
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+# -------------------------------- ask if server already has a session for user
+sub has_user_session {
+    my ($lonid,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my $result = &reply(join(':','userhassession',
+			     map {&escape($_)} ($udom,$uname)),$lonid);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'ok');
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {
@@ -589,9 +696,15 @@ sub authenticate {
     my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
     $upass=&escape($upass);
     $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
-    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    if (!$uhome) {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+    if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+# Maybe the machine was offline and only re-appeared again recently?
+        &reconlonc();
+# One more
+	my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+	if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+	    &logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+	}
 	return 'no_host';
     }
     my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
@@ -615,18 +728,19 @@ sub homeserver {
     my $index="$uname:$udom";
 
     if (exists($homecache{$index})) { return $homecache{$index}; }
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
         next if ($ignoreBadCache ne 'true' && 
 		 exists($badServerCache{$tryserver}));
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-           if ($answer eq 'found') { 
-	       return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
-           } elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
-	       $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
-           }
-       }
+
+	my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
+	if ($answer eq 'found') {
+	    delete($badServerCache{$tryserver}); 
+	    return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
+	} elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
+	    $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
+	}
     }    
     return 'no_host';
 }
@@ -637,24 +751,22 @@ sub idget {
     my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-	  my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
-          $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
-	  my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
-          my @answer=();
-          if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
-	      @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
-          }                    ;
-          my $i;
-          for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
-              if ($answer[$i]) {
-		  $returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
-              } 
-          }
-       }
-    }    
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
+	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	my @answer=();
+	if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
+	    @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
+	}                    ;
+	my $i;
+	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
+	    if ($answer[$i]) {
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+	    } 
+	}
+    } 
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -696,21 +808,36 @@ sub idput {
 # ------------------------------------------- get items from domain db files   
 
 sub get_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
     my $items='';
     foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
         $items.=&escape($item).'&';
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
-    if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+        my %returnhash;
+        if ($rep eq '' || $rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
+            return %returnhash;
+        }
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
         if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
             return @pairs;
         }
-        my %returnhash=();
         my $i=0;
         foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
             $returnhash{$item}=&thaw_unescape($pairs[$i]);
@@ -718,17 +845,29 @@ sub get_dom {
         }
         return %returnhash;
     } else {
-        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain ($udom) ($uhome)");
     }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------- put items in domain db files 
 
 sub put_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom)=@_;
-    if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+        }
+    } 
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $items='';
         foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
             $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
@@ -736,8 +875,230 @@ sub put_dom {
         $items=~s/\&$//;
         return &reply("putdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
     } else {
-        &logthis("put_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+        &logthis("put_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain");
+    }
+}
+
+sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my (%returnhash,@order);
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
+        my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+        foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+            my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            $key = &unescape($key);
+            next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+            $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+        }
+        my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+        foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+            push(@order,&unescape($item));
+        }
+    } else {
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+    }
+    return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+}
+
+sub is_domainimage {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+-) {
+        if (&domain($1) ne '') {
+            return '1';
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub inst_directory_query {
+    my ($srch) = @_;
+    my $udom = $srch->{'srchdomain'};
+    my %results;
+    my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    my $outcome;
+    if ($homeserver ne '') {
+	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);
+	    return;
+	}
+	my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+	my $maxtries = 5;
+	my $tries = 1;
+	while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+	    $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+	    $tries ++;
+	}
+
+        if (!&error($response) && $response ne 'refused') {
+            if ($response eq 'unavailable') {
+                $outcome = $response;
+            } else {
+                $outcome = 'ok';
+                my @matches = split(/\n/,$response);
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$match);
+                    $results{&unescape($key).':'.$udom} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($outcome,%results);
+}
+
+sub usersearch {
+    my ($srch) = @_;
+    my $dom = $srch->{'srchdomain'};
+    my %results;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    my $query = 'usersearch';
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $dom) {
+            my $host=&hostname($tryserver);
+            my $queryid=
+                &reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchby'}).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchtype'}).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchterm'}),$tryserver);
+            if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+                &logthis('usersearch: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.'in domain '.$dom.' and server: '.$tryserver);
+                next;
+            }
+            my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            my $maxtries = 1;
+            my $tries = 1;
+            while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+                $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+                $tries ++;
+            }
+            if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
+                &logthis('usersrch error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' - searching for : '.$srch->{'srchterm'}.' by '.$srch->{'srchby'}.' ('.$srch->{'srchtype'}.') -  maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
+            } else {
+                my @matches;
+                if ($reply =~ /\n/) {
+                    @matches = split(/\n/,$reply);
+                } else {
+                    @matches = split(/\&/,$reply);
+                }
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($uname,$udom,%userhash);
+                    foreach my $entry (split(/:/,$match)) {
+                        my ($key,$value) =
+                            map {&unescape($_);} split(/=/,$entry);
+                        $userhash{$key} = $value;
+                        if ($key eq 'username') {
+                            $uname = $value;
+                        } elsif ($key eq 'domain') {
+                            $udom = $value;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $results{$uname.':'.$udom} = \%userhash;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
+    return %results;
+}
+
+sub get_instuser {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$id) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    my ($outcome,%results);
+    if ($homeserver ne '') {
+        my $queryid=&reply("querysend:getinstuser:".&escape($uname).':'.
+                           &escape($id).':'.&escape($udom),$homeserver);
+        my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+        if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+            &logthis('get_instuser invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+            return;
+        }
+        my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        my $maxtries = 5;
+        my $tries = 1;
+        while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+            $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            $tries ++;
+        }
+        if (!&error($response) && $response ne 'refused') {
+            if ($response eq 'unavailable') {
+                $outcome = $response;
+            } else {
+                $outcome = 'ok';
+                my @matches = split(/\n/,$response);
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$match);
+                    $results{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    my %userinfo;
+    if (ref($results{$uname}) eq 'HASH') {
+        %userinfo = %{$results{$uname}};
+    } 
+    return ($outcome,%userinfo);
+}
+
+sub inst_rulecheck {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$rules) = @_;
+    my %returnhash;
+    if ($udom ne '') {
+        if (ref($rules) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            @{$rules} = map {&escape($_);} (@{$rules});
+            my $rulestr = join(':',@{$rules});
+            my $homeserver=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            if (($homeserver ne '') && ($homeserver ne 'no_host')) {
+                my $response=&unescape(&reply('instrulecheck:'.&escape($udom).':'.
+                                              &escape($uname).':'.$rulestr,
+                                              $homeserver));
+                if ($response ne 'refused') {
+                    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$response);
+                    foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                        my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                        $key = &unescape($key);
+                        next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                        $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+sub inst_userrules {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my (%ruleshash,@ruleorder);
+    if ($udom ne '') {
+        my $homeserver=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        if (($homeserver ne '') && ($homeserver ne 'no_host')) {
+            my $response=&reply('instuserrules:'.&escape($udom),
+                                 $homeserver);
+            if (($response ne 'refused') && ($response ne 'error') && 
+                ($response ne 'no_such_host')) {
+                my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$response);
+                my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+                foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                    $key = &unescape($key);
+                    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                    $ruleshash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+                my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+                foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+                    push(@ruleorder,&unescape($item));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return (\%ruleshash,\@ruleorder);
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
@@ -964,10 +1325,19 @@ my %remembered;
 my %accessed;
 my $kicks=0;
 my $hits=0;
+sub make_key {
+    my ($name,$id) = @_;
+    if (length($id) > 65 
+	&& length(&escape($id)) > 200) {
+	$id=length($id).':'.&Digest::MD5::md5_hex($id);
+    }
+    return &escape($name.':'.$id);
+}
+
 sub devalidate_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("deleting $name:$id"); }
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     $memcache->delete($id);
     delete($remembered{$id});
     delete($accessed{$id});
@@ -975,7 +1345,7 @@ sub devalidate_cache_new {
 
 sub is_cached_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     if (exists($remembered{$id})) {
 	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Earyl return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
 	$accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
@@ -998,7 +1368,7 @@ sub is_cached_new {
 
 sub do_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$value,$time,$debug) = @_;
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     my $setvalue=$value;
     if (!defined($setvalue)) {
 	$setvalue='__undef__';
@@ -1007,7 +1377,11 @@ sub do_cache_new {
 	$time=600;
     }
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Setting $id to $value"); }
-    $memcache->set($id,$setvalue,$time);
+    my $result = $memcache->set($id,$setvalue,$time);
+    if (! $result) {
+	&logthis("caching of id -> $id  failed");
+	$memcache->disconnect_all();
+    }
     # need to make a copy of $value
     #&make_room($id,$value,$debug);
     return $value;
@@ -1176,6 +1550,7 @@ sub repcopy {
     }
     $filename=~s/[\n\r]//g;
     my $transname="$filename.in.transfer";
+# FIXME: this should flock
     if ((-e $filename) || (-e $transname)) { return 'ok'; }
     my $remoteurl=subscribe($filename);
     if ($remoteurl =~ /^con_lost by/) {
@@ -1268,7 +1643,7 @@ sub ssi {
     my $request;
 
     $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));
@@ -1424,15 +1799,17 @@ sub store_edited_file {
 }
 
 sub clean_filename {
-    my ($fname)=@_;
+    my ($fname,$args)=@_;
 # Replace Windows backslashes by forward slashes
     $fname=~s/\\/\//g;
-# Get rid of everything but the actual filename
-    $fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    if (!$args->{'keep_path'}) {
+        # Get rid of everything but the actual filename
+	$fname=~s/^.*\/([^\/]+)$/$1/;
+    }
 # Replace spaces by underscores
     $fname=~s/\s+/\_/g;
 # Replace all other weird characters by nothing
-    $fname=~s/[^\w\.\-]//g;
+    $fname=~s{[^/\w\.\-]}{}g;
 # Replace all .\d. sequences with _\d. so they no longer look like version
 # numbers
     $fname=~s/\.(\d+)(?=\.)/_$1/g;
@@ -1445,14 +1822,21 @@ sub clean_filename {
 #        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
 #                     if false
 #        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
-#        $parser, $allfiles, $codebase - unknown
-#
+#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse)    
+#        $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
+# 
 # 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)=@_;
+    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,
+        $destudom,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight)=@_;
     if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
     my $fname=$env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
     $fname=&clean_filename($fname);
@@ -1499,7 +1883,7 @@ sub userfileupload {
         if ($env{'form.folder'} =~ m/^(default|supplemental)/) {
             return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,
 					 $formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,
-					 $codebase);
+					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
         } else {
             $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
             return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,
@@ -1509,8 +1893,9 @@ sub userfileupload {
     } elsif (defined($destuname)) {
         my $docuname=$destuname;
         my $docudom=$destudom;
-	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
-				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
         
     } else {
         my $docuname=$env{'user.name'};
@@ -1519,16 +1904,18 @@ sub userfileupload {
             $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
             $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         }
-	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
-				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
     }
 }
 
 sub finishuserfileupload {
-    my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase) = @_;
+    my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+        $thumbwidth,$thumbheight) = @_;
     my $path=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/';
     my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my ($fnamepath,$file);
+    my ($fnamepath,$file,$fetchthumb);
     $file=$fname;
     if ($fname=~m|/|) {
         ($fnamepath,$file) = ($fname =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
@@ -1564,11 +1951,28 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 		     ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
         }
     }
+    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");
+        if (-e $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file) {
+            $fetchthumb  = 1; 
+        }
+    }
+ 
 # Notify homeserver to grep it
 #
     my $docuhome=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
     my $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.$file,$docuhome);
     if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
+        if ($fetchthumb) {
+            my $thumbresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.'tn-'.$file,$docuhome);
+            if ($thumbresult ne 'ok') {
+                &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.'tn-'.$file.' to host '.
+                         $docuhome.': '.$thumbresult);
+            }
+        }
 #
 # Return the URL to it
         return '/uploaded/'.$path.$file;
@@ -1576,7 +1980,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
         &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.$file.' to host '.$docuhome.
 		 ': '.$fetchresult);
         return '/adm/notfound.html';
-    }    
+    }
 }
 
 sub extract_embedded_items {
@@ -1600,13 +2004,16 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
     while (my $t=$p->get_token()) {
 	if ($t->[0] eq 'S') {
 	    my ($tagname, $attr) = ($t->[1],$t->[2]);
-	    push (@state, $tagname);
+	    push(@state, $tagname);
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'allow') {
                 &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
             }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'img') {
 		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
 	    }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
+		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
                 if ($attr->{'archive'} =~ /\.jar$/i) {
                     &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'archive'},'archive');
@@ -1790,8 +2197,9 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
 # Is used in pickcourse
 #
-    foreach my $crsid (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
-        &courseidput($hostdom{$crsid},$courseidbuffer{$crsid},$crsid);
+    foreach my $crs_home (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
+        &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),$courseidbuffer{$crs_home},
+		     $crs_home);
     }
 #
 # File accesses
@@ -1847,7 +2255,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 #
     my %domrolebuffer = ();
     foreach my $entry (keys %domainrolehash) {
-        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split/:/,$entry;
+        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split(/:/,$entry);
         if ($domrolebuffer{$rudom}) {
             $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.='&'.&escape($entry).
                       '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
@@ -1858,13 +2266,12 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
     }
     foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
-                unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
-                  $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
-                    &logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+			   $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     }
     $dumpcount++;
@@ -1953,6 +2360,14 @@ sub userrolelog {
          {$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/))) {
+       $userrolehash
+         {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}.':'}
+                    =$tend.':'.$tstart;
+    }
     if (($trole=~/^dc/) || ($trole=~/^ad/) ||
         ($trole=~/^li/) || ($trole=~/^li/) ||
         ($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^dg/) ||
@@ -1998,21 +2413,61 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
 }
 
 sub get_my_roles {
-    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms)=@_;
     unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    my %dumphash=
+    my %dumphash;
+    if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
+        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
+    } else {
+        %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my $now=time;
     foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
-	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        my ($role,$tend,$tstart);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+	    ($role,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        } else {
+            ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        }
         if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
-        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
-        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
-        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$entry);
+        my $status = 'active';
+        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) {
+            $status = 'previous';
+        } 
+        if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) {
+            $status = 'future';
+        }
+        if (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$types})) {
+                next;
+            } 
+        } else {
+            if ($status ne 'active') {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        my ($rolecode,$username,$domain,$section,$area);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+            ($area,$rolecode) = split(/_/,$entry);
+            (undef,$domain,$username,$section) = split(/\//,$area);
+        } else {
+            ($role,$username,$domain,$section) = split(/\:/,$entry);
+        }
+        if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$roledoms})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            if (!grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
 	$returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
-     }
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -2022,7 +2477,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
 
 sub postannounce {
     my ($server,$text)=@_;
-    unless (&allowed('psa',$hostdom{$server})) { return 'refused'; }
+    unless (&allowed('psa',&host_domain($server))) { return 'refused'; }
     unless ($text=~/\w/) { $text=''; }
     return &reply('setannounce:'.&escape($text),$server);
 }
@@ -2058,11 +2513,16 @@ sub courseiddump {
     my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-        if ( ($hostidflag == 1 && grep/^$tryserver$/,@{$hostidref}) || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
-	    if ((!$domfilter) || ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domfilter)) {
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if ( (  $hostidflag == 1 
+	        && grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}) ) 
+	     || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
+
+	    if ($domfilter eq ''
+		|| (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
 	        foreach my $line (
-                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
+                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
 			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
                                &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).':'.&escape($regexp_ok),
                                $tryserver))) {
@@ -2090,12 +2550,13 @@ sub dcmailput {
 sub dcmaildump {
     my ($dom,$startdate,$enddate,$senders) = @_;
     my %returnhash=();
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$dom})) {
+
+    if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
         my $cmd='dcmaildump:'.$dom.':'.&escape($startdate).':'.
                                                          &escape($enddate).':';
 	my @esc_senders=map { &escape($_)} @$senders;
 	$cmd.=&escape(join('&',@esc_senders));
-	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,$domain_primary{$dom}))) {
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,&domain($dom,'primary')))) {
             my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
             if (($key) && ($value)) {
                 $returnhash{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
@@ -2116,19 +2577,19 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     }
     my $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
     my %personnel = ();
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
-            %{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
-            foreach my $line (
-                split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
-                   &escape($startdate).':'.&escape($enddate).':'.
-                   &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
-                my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
-                if (($key) && ($value)) {
-                    $personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	%{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
+					    &escape($startdate).':'.
+					    &escape($enddate).':'.
+					    &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
+	    my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
+	    if (($key) && ($value)) {
+		$personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return %personnel;
 }
@@ -2218,7 +2679,7 @@ sub checkin {
     my $now=time;
     my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
     $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.$hostname{$lonhost}.'_'.$tb;
+    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
     $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
     my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
                  split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
@@ -2887,7 +3348,7 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area) = @_;
     my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
     my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
-    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
+    if (&hostname($homsvr) ne '') {
         my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
             &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
         if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
@@ -2948,7 +3409,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
         foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
             my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
-            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)-) {
+            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)\.-) {
                 $trole = $1;
                 $area = $2;
                 $sec = $3;
@@ -3429,9 +3890,16 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
             }
             if (@users > 0) {
                 foreach my $userkey (@users) {
-                    if (exists($access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}{$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}})) {
-                        return 'ok';
-                    }
+                    if (ref($access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if (($item->{'uname'} eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                                    ($item->{'udom'} eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+                                    return 'ok';
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } 
                 }
             }
             my %roleshash;
@@ -3591,26 +4059,40 @@ sub customaccess {
     $ucrs = &LONCAPA::clean_username($ucrs);
     my $access=0;
     foreach my $right (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&metadata($uri,'rule_rights'))) {
-	my ($effect,$realm,$role)=split(/\:/,$right);
-        if ($role) {
-	   if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
-        }
-        foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
-            my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$scope);
-            if ($tdom) {
-		if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
-            }
-            if ($tcrs) {
-		if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
-            }
-            if ($tsec) {
-		if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
-            }
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
-            last;
-        }
-	if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
+	my ($effect,$realm,$role,$type)=split(/\:/,$right);
+	if ($type eq 'user') {
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tuname)=split(m{/},$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $env{'user.domain'}) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tuname) {
+		    if ($tuname ne $env{'user.name'}) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    if ($role) {
+		if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
+	    }
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tcrs) {
+		    if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tsec) {
+		    if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	    if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+	    }
 	}
     }
     return $access;
@@ -4095,6 +4577,7 @@ sub definerole {
 sub metadata_query {
     my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
     my %rhash;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
@@ -4118,7 +4601,7 @@ sub log_query {
     my ($uname,$udom,$query,%filters)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if ($uhome eq 'no_host') { return 'error: no_host'; }
-    my $uhost=$hostname{$uhome};
+    my $uhost=&hostname($uhome);
     my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys(%filters)));
     my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                        $uhome);
@@ -4138,6 +4621,23 @@ sub update_portfolio_table {
     return $reply;
 }
 
+# -------------------------- Update MySQL allusers table
+
+sub update_allusers_table {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$names) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my $queryid=
+        &reply('querysend:allusers:'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom).':'.
+               'lastname='.&escape($names->{'lastname'}).'%%'.
+               'firstname='.&escape($names->{'firstname'}).'%%'.
+               'middlename='.&escape($names->{'middlename'}).'%%'.
+               'generation='.&escape($names->{'generation'}).'%%'.
+               'permanentemail='.&escape($names->{'permanentemail'}).'%%'.
+               'id='.&escape($names->{'id'}),$homeserver);
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    return $reply;
+}
+
 # ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)
 
 sub fetch_enrollment_query {
@@ -4150,7 +4650,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     } else {
         $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
     }
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     foreach my $affiliate (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
         $cmd .= $affiliate.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$affiliate}}).'%%';
@@ -4172,7 +4672,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     if ( ($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;
+        my @responses = split(/:/,$reply);
         if ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
             foreach my $line (@responses) {
                 my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line,2);
@@ -4215,8 +4715,8 @@ sub get_query_reply {
 	sleep 2;
         if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
 	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
-               $reply.=<$fh>;
-               close($fh);
+		$reply = join('',<$fh>);
+		close($fh);
 	   } else { return 'error: reply_file_error'; }
            return &unescape($reply);
 	}
@@ -4247,6 +4747,12 @@ sub courselog_query {
 }
 
 sub userlog_query {
+#
+# possible filters:
+# action: log check role
+# start: timestamp
+# end: timestamp
+#
     my ($uname,$udom,%filters)=@_;
     return &log_query($uname,$udom,'userlog',%filters);
 }
@@ -4255,8 +4761,18 @@ sub userlog_query {
 
 sub auto_run {
     my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
-    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    my $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+    my $response = 0;
+    my $settings;
+    my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['autoenroll'],$cdom);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'autoenroll'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $settings = $domconfig{'autoenroll'};
+        if ($settings->{'run'} eq '1') {
+            $response = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+    }
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -4266,7 +4782,7 @@ sub auto_get_sections {
     my @secs = ();
     my $response=&unescape(&reply('autogetsections:'.$inst_coursecode.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
     unless ($response eq 'refused') {
-        @secs = split/:/,$response;
+        @secs = split(/:/,$response);
     }
     return @secs;
 }
@@ -4286,15 +4802,27 @@ sub auto_validate_courseID {
 }
 
 sub auto_create_password {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam) = @_;
-    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom); 
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,$response);
     my $create_passwd = 0;
     my $authchk = '';
-    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
-    if ($response eq 'refused') {
-        $authchk = 'refused';
+    if ($udom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        if (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/)) {
+            $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        }
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        $authchk = 'nodomain';
     } else {
-        ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split/:/,$response;
+        $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+        if ($response eq 'refused') {
+            $authchk = 'refused';
+        } else {
+            ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split(/:/,$response);
+        }
     }
     return ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk);
 }
@@ -4341,7 +4869,7 @@ sub auto_photochoice {
 sub auto_photoupdate {
     my ($affiliatesref,$dom,$cnum,$photo) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     my $maxtries = 1;
     foreach my $affiliate (keys(%{$affiliatesref})) {
@@ -4381,12 +4909,11 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     my $courses = '';
     my @homeservers;
     if ($caller eq 'global') {
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $codedom) {
-                if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($codedom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+		push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     } else {
         push(@homeservers,&homeserver($caller,$codedom));
@@ -4402,7 +4929,7 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
         $response=&reply('autoinstcodeformat:'.$codedom.':'.$courses,$server);
         if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
             my ($codes_str,$codetitles_str,$cat_titles_str,$cat_order_str) = 
-		split/:/,$response;
+		split(/:/,$response);
             %{$codes} = (%{$codes},&str2hash($codes_str));
             push(@{$codetitles},&str2array($codetitles_str));
             %{$cat_titles} = (%{$cat_titles},&str2hash($cat_titles_str));
@@ -4420,35 +4947,31 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
 sub auto_instcode_defaults {
     my ($domain,$returnhash,$code_order) = @_;
     my @homeservers;
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domain) {
-            if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($domain,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+	    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	}
     }
-    my $ok_response = 0;
+
     my $response;
-    while (@homeservers > 0 && $ok_response == 0) {
-        my $server = shift(@homeservers);
+    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
         $response=&reply('autoinstcodedefaults:'.$domain,$server);
-        if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
-            foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
-                my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
-                if ($name eq 'code_order') {
-                    @{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
-                } else {
-                    $returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-            $ok_response = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    if ($ok_response) {
-        return 'ok';
-    } else {
-        return $response;
+        next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/);
+	
+	foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
+	    if ($name eq 'code_order') {
+		@{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
+	    } else {
+		$returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
+	return 'ok';
     }
+
+    return $response;
 } 
 
 sub auto_validate_class_sec {
@@ -4741,21 +5264,19 @@ sub modifyuser {
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
         my $unhome='';
-        if (defined($desiredhome) && $hostdom{$desiredhome} eq $udom) { 
+        if (defined($desiredhome) && &host_domain($desiredhome) eq $udom) { 
             $unhome = $desiredhome;
 	} elsif($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
 	    $unhome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
         } else { # load balancing routine for determining $unhome
-            my $tryserver;
             my $loadm=10000000;
-            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                  my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
-                  if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
-		      $loadm=$answer;
-                      $unhome=$tryserver;
-                  }
-	       }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
+		if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
+		    $loadm=$answer;
+		    $unhome=$tryserver;
+		}
 	    }
         }
         if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
@@ -4788,7 +5309,8 @@ sub modifyuser {
     }
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Add names, etc
     my @tmp=&get('environment',
-		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation'],
+		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation','id',
+                    'permanentemail'],
 		   $udom,$uname);
     my %names;
     if ($tmp[0] =~ m/^error:.*/) { 
@@ -4810,8 +5332,10 @@ sub modifyuser {
 			   $names{'critnotification'} = $email;
 			   $names{'permanentemail'} = $email; }
     }
+    if ($uid) { $names{'id'}  = $uid; }
     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.':'.$udom);
     &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
@@ -4970,7 +5494,7 @@ sub createcourse {
    }
 # ------------------------------------------------ Check supplied server name
     $course_server = $env{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
-    if (! exists($libserv{$course_server})) {
+    if (! &is_library($course_server)) {
         return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
@@ -5081,9 +5605,7 @@ sub is_locked {
 
 sub declutter_portfile {
     my ($file) = @_;
-    &logthis("got $file");
-    $file =~ s-^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)-/-;
-    &logthis("ret $file");
+    $file =~ s{^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)}{/};
     return $file;
 }
 
@@ -5108,7 +5630,7 @@ sub save_selected_files {
     my ($user, $path, @files) = @_;
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
     my @other_files = &files_not_in_path($user, $path);
-    open (OUT, '>'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    open (OUT, '>'.$tmpdir.$filename);
     foreach my $file (@files) {
         print (OUT $env{'form.currentpath'}.$file."\n");
     }
@@ -5316,6 +5838,53 @@ sub modify_access_controls {
     return ($outcome,$deloutcome,\%new_values,\%translation);
 }
 
+sub make_public_indefinitely {
+    my ($requrl) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $action = 'activate';
+    my $aclnum = 0;
+    if (&is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
+        my (undef,$udom,$unum,$file_name,$group) =
+            &parse_portfolio_url($requrl);
+        my $current_perms = &get_portfile_permissions($udom,$unum);
+        my %access_controls = &get_access_controls($current_perms,
+                                                   $group,$file_name);
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$access_controls{$file_name}})) {
+            my ($num,$scope,$end,$start) = 
+                ($key =~ /^([^:]+):([a-z]+)_(\d*)_?(\d*)$/);
+            if ($scope eq 'public') {
+                if ($start <= $now && $end == 0) {
+                    $action = 'none';
+                } else {
+                    $action = 'update';
+                    $aclnum = $num;
+                }
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($action eq 'none') {
+             return 'ok';
+        } else {
+            my %changes;
+            my $newend = 0;
+            my $newstart = $now;
+            my $newkey = $aclnum.':public_'.$newend.'_'.$newstart;
+            $changes{$action}{$newkey} = {
+                type => 'public',
+                time => {
+                    start => $newstart,
+                    end   => $newend,
+                },
+            };
+            my ($outcome,$deloutcome,$new_values,$translation) =
+                &modify_access_controls($file_name,\%changes,$udom,$unum);
+            return $outcome;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return 'invalid';
+    }
+}
+
 #------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only
 
 sub get_marked_as_readonly {
@@ -5458,28 +6027,27 @@ sub dirlist {
             return @listing_results;
         } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
             my %allusers;
-            foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                    my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					 $udom, $tryserver);
-                    my @listing_results;
-                    if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                        $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					  $udom, $tryserver);
-                        @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
-                    } else {
-                        @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') {
-                        foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
-                            my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
-                            $allusers{$entry} = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				     $udom, $tryserver);
+		my @listing_results;
+		if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+		    $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				      $udom, $tryserver);
+		    @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
+		} else {
+		    @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') {
+		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
+			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
+			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
+		    }
+		}
             }
             my $alluserstr='';
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
@@ -5491,18 +6059,12 @@ sub dirlist {
             return ('missing user name');
         }
     } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-        my $tryserver;
-        my %alldom=();
-        foreach $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
-        }
-        my $alldomstr='';
-        foreach my $domain (sort(keys(%alldom))) {
-            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain:';
-        }
-        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
-        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
-    } else {
+        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
+         foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
+             $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
+         }
+         return @all_domains;
+     } else {
         return ('missing domain');
     }
 }
@@ -5660,6 +6222,13 @@ sub devalidatecourseresdata {
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- Course Resourcedata Query
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#      $coursenum    - Number of the course.
+#      $coursedomain - Domain at which the course was created.
+#  Returns:
+#     A hash of the course parameters along (I think) with timestamps
+#     and version info.
 
 sub get_courseresdata {
     my ($coursenum,$coursedomain)=@_;
@@ -5718,7 +6287,21 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     return $tmp;
 }
-
+#----------------------------------------------- resdata - return resource data
+#  Purpose:
+#    Return resource data for either users or for a course.
+#  Parameters:
+#     $name      - Course/user name.
+#     $domain    - Name of the domain the user/course is registered on.
+#     $type      - Type of thing $name is (must be 'course' or 'user'
+#     @which     - Array of names of resources desired.
+#  Returns:
+#     The value of the first reasource in @which that is found in the
+#     resource hash.
+#  Exceptional Conditions:
+#     If the $type passed in is not valid (not the string 'course' or 
+#     'user', an undefined  reference is returned.
+#     If none of the resources are found, an undef is returned
 sub resdata {
     my ($name,$domain,$type,@which)=@_;
     my $result;
@@ -5896,6 +6479,12 @@ sub EXT {
 	    my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
 	    return &symbread($map);
 	}
+	if ($space eq 'filename') {
+	    if ($symbparm) {
+		return &clutter((&decode_symb($symbparm))[2]);
+	    }
+	    return &hreflocation('',$env{'request.filename'});
+	}
 
 	my ($section, $group, @groups);
 	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
@@ -6065,7 +6654,8 @@ sub packages_tab_default {
 	    $do_default=1;
 	} elsif ($pack_type eq 'extension') {
 	    push(@extension,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
-	} else {
+	} elsif ($pack_part eq $part || $pack_type eq 'part') {
+	    # only look at packages defaults for packages that this id is
 	    push(@specifics,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
 	}
     }
@@ -6268,10 +6858,11 @@ sub metadata {
 		 # only ws inside the tag, and not in default, so use default
 		 # as value
 			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$default;
-			} else {
-		  # either something interesting inside the tag or default
-                  # uninteresting
+			} elsif ( $internaltext =~ /\S/ ) {
+		  # something interesting inside the tag
 			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
+			} else {
+		  # no interesting values, don't set a default
 			}
 # end of not-a-package not-a-library import
 		    }
@@ -6281,13 +6872,18 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 	my ($extension) = ($uri =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
+	$extension = lc($extension);
+	if ($extension eq 'htm') { $extension='html'; }
+
 	foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 	    #no specific packages #how's our extension
 	    if ($key!~/^extension_\Q$extension\E&/) { next; }
 	    &metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'extension_'.$extension,
 					 \%metathesekeys);
 	}
-	if (!exists($metaentry{':packages'})) {
+
+	if (!exists($metaentry{':packages'})
+	    || $packagetab{"import_defaults&extension_$extension"}) {
 	    foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 		#no specific packages well let's get default then
 		if ($key!~/^default&/) { next; }
@@ -6406,12 +7002,15 @@ sub gettitle {
 	}
 	my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
 	my $title='';
-	my %bighash;
-	if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
-		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	    my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
-	    $title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
-	    untie %bighash;
+	if (!$map && $resid == 0 && $url =~/default\.sequence$/) {
+	    $title = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
+	} else {
+	    if (tie(my %bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+		    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
+		$title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
+		untie(%bighash);
+	    }
 	}
 	$title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
 	if ($title) {
@@ -6783,9 +7382,8 @@ sub getCODE {
 
 sub rndseed {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
-
     my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
-    if (!$symb) {
+    if (!defined($symb)) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
     if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
@@ -6987,13 +7585,14 @@ sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
 }
 
 sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
-    return 'receipt2';
+    return 'receipt3';
 }
 
 sub recunique {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $unique;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$unique=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
     } else {
 	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
@@ -7004,7 +7603,8 @@ sub recunique {
 sub recprefix {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $prefix;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2'||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$prefix=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
     } else {
 	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
@@ -7014,15 +7614,23 @@ sub recprefix {
 
 sub ireceipt {
     my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
+
+    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
+
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ||
+	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+	$return .= (&digest("$funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part")%10000);
+	return $return;
+    }
+
     my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
     my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
     my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
     my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
     my $cunique=&recunique($fucourseid);
     my $cpart=unpack("%32S*",$part);
-    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
-	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+
 	#&logthis("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname)." and ".($cpart%$cudom));
 			       
 	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
@@ -7111,60 +7719,59 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     if ($file =~ m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$filename) = 
 	($file=~m|^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E/+userfiles/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)|);
-    my ($info,$rtncode);
     my $uri="/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/$filename";
     if (-e "$file") {
+# we already have a local copy, check it out
 	my @fileinfo = stat($file);
+	my $rtncode;
+	my $info;
 	my $lwpresp = &getuploaded('HEAD',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
 	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
+# there is no such file anymore, even though we had a local copy
 	    if ($rtncode eq '404') {
 		unlink($file);
 	    }
-	    #my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-	    #my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($uri));
-	    #my $response=$ua->request($request);
-	    #if ($response->is_success()) {
-	#	return $response->content;
-	#    } else {
-	#	return -1;
-	#    }
 	    return -1;
 	}
 	if ($info < $fileinfo[9]) {
+# nice, the file we have is up-to-date, just say okay
 	    return 'ok';
+	} else {
+# the file is outdated, get rid of it
+	    unlink($file);
 	}
-	$info = '';
-	$lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    return -1;
-	}
-    } else {
-	my $lwpresp = &getuploaded('GET',$uri,$cdom,$cnum,\$info,\$rtncode);
-	if ($lwpresp ne 'ok') {
-	    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-	    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',&tokenwrapper($uri));
-	    my $response=$ua->request($request);
-	    if ($response->is_success()) {
-		$info=$response->content;
-	    } else {
-		return -1;
-	    }
-	}
-	my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
-	if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
-	    push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
-	}
-	my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
-	foreach my $part (@parts) {
-	    $path .= '/'.$part;
-	    if (!-e $path) {
-		mkdir($path,0770);
-	    }
+    }
+# one way or the other, at this point, we don't have the file
+# construct the correct path for the file
+    my @parts = ($cdom,$cnum); 
+    if ($filename =~ m|^(.+)/[^/]+$|) {
+	push @parts, split(/\//,$1);
+    }
+    my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles';
+    foreach my $part (@parts) {
+	$path .= '/'.$part;
+	if (!-e $path) {
+	    mkdir($path,0770);
 	}
     }
-    open(FILE,">$file");
-    print FILE $info;
-    close(FILE);
+# now the path exists for sure
+# get a user agent
+    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+    my $transferfile=$file.'.in.transfer';
+# FIXME: this should flock
+    if (-e $transferfile) { return 'ok'; }
+    my $request;
+    $uri=~s/^\///;
+    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET','http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri);
+    my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
+# did it work?
+    if ($response->is_error()) {
+	unlink($transferfile);
+	&logthis("Userfile repcopy failed for $uri");
+	return -1;
+    }
+# worked, rename the transfer file
+    rename($transferfile,$file);
     return 'ok';
 }
 
@@ -7178,7 +7785,7 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     if ($udom && $uname && $file) {
 	$file=~s|(\?\.*)*$||;
         &appenv("userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'});
-        return 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($uname,$udom)}.'/'.$uri.
+        return 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($uname,$udom)).'/'.$uri.
                (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
                                '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     } else {
@@ -7186,10 +7793,14 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     }
 }
 
+# call with reqtype HEAD: get last modification time
+# call with reqtype GET: get the file contents
+# Do not call this with reqtype GET for large files! It loads everything into memory
+#
 sub getuploaded {
     my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
-    $uri = 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri;
+    $uri = 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri;
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
@@ -7224,6 +7835,7 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$file=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
 	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
     }
+
     if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
         $location = $file;
         $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
@@ -7244,6 +7856,8 @@ sub filelocation {
   	  $location=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles/'.
   	      $udom.'/'.$uname.'/'.$filename;
         }
+    } elsif ($file =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$file;
     } else {
         $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
         $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
@@ -7275,31 +7889,65 @@ sub hreflocation {
 	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/
 	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
     }
+    if ($file=~ m{^/userfiles/}) {
+	$file =~ s{^/userfiles/}{/uploaded/};
+    }
     return $file;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_domains {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_domains {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
     my @domains;
+    my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
     while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
 #	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
 	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
+	    push(@domains,&host_domain($id));
 	}
     }
     return @domains;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_ids {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_ids(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_ids {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
+    $hostname ||= &hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
     my @ids;
-    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
-#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
-	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@ids,$id);
-	}
+    my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+    if (ref($name_to_host{$hostname}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	return @{ $name_to_host{$hostname} };
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub additional_machine_domains {
+    my @domains;
+    open(my $fh,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/expected_domains.tab");
+    while( my $line = <$fh>) {
+        $line =~ s/\s//g;
+        push(@domains,$line);
+    }
+    return @domains;
+}
+
+sub default_login_domain {
+    my $domain = $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
+    my $testdomain=(split(/\./,$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}))[0];
+    foreach my $posdom (&current_machine_domains(),
+                        &additional_machine_domains()) {
+        if (lc($posdom) eq lc($testdomain)) {
+            $domain=$posdom;
+            last;
+        }
     }
-    return @ids;
+    return $domain;
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Declutters URLs
@@ -7320,7 +7968,8 @@ sub declutter {
 
 sub clutter {
     my $thisfn='/'.&declutter(shift);
-    unless ($thisfn=~/^\/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)\//) { 
+    if ($thisfn !~ m{^/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)/}
+	|| $thisfn =~ m{^/adm/(includes|pages)} ) { 
        $thisfn='/res'.$thisfn; 
     }
     if ($thisfn !~m|/adm|) {
@@ -7389,104 +8038,332 @@ sub correct_line_ends {
 sub goodbye {
    &logthis("Starting Shut down");
 #not converted to using infrastruture and probably shouldn't be
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',length(&freeze(\%badServerCache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',length(&nfreeze(\%badServerCache))));
 #converted
 #   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',length(&freeze(\%homecache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',length(&freeze(\%titlecache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',length(&freeze(\%courseresdatacache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',length(&nfreeze(\%homecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',length(&nfreeze(\%titlecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresdatacache))));
 #1.1 only
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',length(&freeze(\%userresdatacache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%getsectioncache',length(&freeze(\%getsectioncache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',length(&freeze(\%courseresversioncache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',length(&freeze(\%resversioncache))));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&freeze(\%remembered))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%userresdatacache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%getsectioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%getsectioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresversioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%resversioncache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&nfreeze(\%remembered))));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'kicks',$kicks));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'hits',$hits));
    &flushcourselogs();
    &logthis("Shutting down");
 }
 
-BEGIN {
-# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
-    unless ($readit) {
-{
-    my $configvars = LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
-    %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
-}
+sub get_dns {
+    my ($url,$func,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	my ($content,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('dns',$url);
+	if ($cached) {
+	    &$func($content);
+	    return;
+	}
+    }
 
+    my %alldns;
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
+	next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
+	$alldns{$1} = 1;
+    }
+    while (%alldns) {
+	my ($dns) = keys(%alldns);
+	delete($alldns{$dns});
+	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://$dns$url");
+	my $response=$ua->request($request);
+	next if ($response->is_error());
+	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+	&$func(\@content);
+	return;
+    }
+    close($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);
+    return;
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
-    %domaindescription = ();
-    %domain_auth_def = ();
-    %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
-    my $fh;
-    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
-	while (my $line = <$fh>) {
-           next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-#           next if /^\#/;
-           chomp $line;
-           my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
-	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati, $primary) = split(/:/,$line,9);
-	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;
-           $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain}=$def_auth_arg;
-	   $domaindescription{$domain}=$domain_description;
-	   $domain_lang_def{$domain}=$def_lang;
-	   $domain_city{$domain}=$city;
-	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
-	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
-           $domain_primary{$domain}=$primary;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %domain;
+
+    sub parse_domain_tab {
+	my ($lines) = @_;
+	foreach my $line (@$lines) {
+	    next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+
+	    chomp($line);
+	    my ($name,@elements) = split(/:/,$line,9);
+	    my %this_domain;
+	    foreach my $field ('description', 'auth_def', 'auth_arg_def',
+			       'lang_def', 'city', 'longi', 'lati',
+			       'primary') {
+		$this_domain{$field} = shift(@elements);
+	    }
+	    $domain{$name} = \%this_domain;
+	}
+    }
+
+    sub reset_domain_info {
+	undef($loaded);
+	undef(%domain);
+    }
 
- #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
-#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
+    sub load_domain_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my $fh;
+	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
+	    my @lines = <$fh>;
+	    &parse_domain_tab(\@lines);
 	}
+	close($fh);
+	$loaded = 1;
+    }
+
+    sub domain {
+	&load_domain_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($name,$what) = @_;
+	return if ( !exists($domain{$name}) );
+
+	if (!$what) {
+	    return $domain{$name}{'description'};
+	}
+	return $domain{$name}{$what};
     }
-    close ($fh);
 }
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    my %hostname;
+    my %hostdom;
+    my %libserv;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %name_to_host;
+
+    sub parse_hosts_tab {
+	my ($file) = @_;
+	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
+	    chomp($configline);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    $name=~s/\s//g;
+	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+		$hostname{$id}=$name;
+		push(@{$name_to_host{$name}}, $id);
+		$hostdom{$id}=$domain;
+		if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_info {
+	&purge_remembered();
+	&reset_domain_info();
+	&reset_hosts_ip_info();
+	undef(%name_to_host);
+	undef(%hostname);
+	undef(%hostdom);
+	undef(%libserv);
+	undef($loaded);
+    }
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-       chomp($configline);
-       my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       $name=~s/\s//g;
-       if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
-	 $hostname{$id}=$name;
-	 $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
-	 if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
-       }
+    sub load_hosts_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+	my @config = <$config>;
+	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
+	close($config);
+	$loaded=1;
+    }
+
+    sub hostname {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostname{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_hostnames {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %hostname;
+    }
+
+    sub all_names {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %name_to_host;
+    }
+
+    sub is_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return exists($libserv{$_[0]});
+    }
+
+    sub all_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %libserv;
+    }
+
+    sub get_servers {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($domain,$type) = @_;
+	my %possible_hosts = ($type eq 'library') ? %libserv
+	                                          : %hostname;
+	my %result;
+	if (ref($domain) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if (grep(/^\Q$hostdom{$host}\E$/,@$domain)) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if ($hostdom{$host} eq $domain) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return %result;
+    }
+
+    sub host_domain {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostdom{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_domains {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
+	return @uniq;
     }
-    close($config);
-    # FIXME: dev server don't want this, production servers _do_ want this
-    #&get_iphost();
 }
 
-sub get_iphost {
-    if (%iphost) { return %iphost; }
+{ 
+    my %iphost;
     my %name_to_ip;
-    foreach my $id (keys(%hostname)) {
-	my $name=$hostname{$id};
-	my $ip;
-	if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
-	    $ip = gethostbyname($name);
-	    if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
-		&logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found\n");
-		next;
+    my %lonid_to_ip;
+
+    sub get_hosts_from_ip {
+	my ($ip) = @_;
+	my %iphosts = &get_iphost();
+	if (ref($iphosts{$ip})) {
+	    return @{$iphosts{$ip}};
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_ip_info {
+	undef(%iphost);
+	undef(%name_to_ip);
+	undef(%lonid_to_ip);
+    }
+
+    sub get_host_ip {
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	if (exists($lonid_to_ip{$lonid})) {
+	    return $lonid_to_ip{$lonid};
+	}
+	my $name=&hostname($lonid);
+   	my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+	return if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4);
+	$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+	$name_to_ip{$name}   = $ip;
+	$lonid_to_ip{$lonid} = $ip;
+	return $ip;
+    }
+    
+    sub get_iphost {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+
+	if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	    if (%iphost) {
+		return %iphost;
+	    }
+	    my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+		&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	    if ($cached) {
+		%iphost      = %{$ip_info->[0]};
+		%name_to_ip  = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+		%lonid_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[2]};
+		return %iphost;
 	    }
-	    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
-	    $name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
-	} else {
-	    $ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
 	}
-	push(@{$iphost{$ip}},$id);
+
+	# get yesterday's info for fallback
+	my %old_name_to_ip;
+	my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	if ($cached) {
+	    %old_name_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+	}
+
+	my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+	foreach my $name (keys(%name_to_host)) {
+	    my $ip;
+	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
+		$ip = gethostbyname($name);
+		if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
+		    if (defined($old_name_to_ip{$name})) {
+			$ip = $old_name_to_ip{$name};
+			&logthis("Can't find $name defaulting to old $ip");
+		    } else {
+			&logthis("Name $name no IP found");
+			next;
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+		}
+		$name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
+	    } else {
+		$ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
+	    }
+	    foreach my $id (@{ $name_to_host{$name} }) {
+		$lonid_to_ip{$id} = $ip;
+	    }
+	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},@{$name_to_host{$name}});
+	}
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
+				      [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
+				      48*60*60);
+
+	return %iphost;
     }
-    return %iphost;
 }
 
+BEGIN {
+
+# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
+    unless ($readit) {
+{
+    my $configvars = LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
+    %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
+}
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
 {
     open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
@@ -7818,6 +8695,16 @@ X<userenvironment()>
 B<userenvironment($udom,$uname,@what)>: gets the values of the keys
 passed in @what from the requested user's environment, returns a hash
 
+=item * 
+X<userlog_query()>
+B<userlog_query($uname,$udom,%filters)>: retrieves data from a user's
+activity.log file. %filters defines filters applied when parsing the
+log file. These can be start or end timestamps, or the type of action
+- log to look for Login or Logout events, check for Checkin or
+Checkout, role for role selection. The response is in the form
+timestamp1:hostid1:event1&timestamp2:hostid2:event2 where events are
+escaped strings of the action recorded in the activity.log file.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Roles
@@ -7845,6 +8732,21 @@ and course level
 plaintext($short) : return value in %prp hash (rolesplain.tab); plain text
 explanation of a user role term
 
+=item *
+
+get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms) :
+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,
+In the hash, keys are set to colon-sparated $uname,$udom,and $role,
+and value is set to colon-separated start and end times for the role.
+If no username and domain are specified, will default to current
+user/domain. Types, roles, and roledoms are references to arrays,
+of role statuses (active, future or previous), roles 
+(e.g., cc,in, st etc.) and domains of the roles which can be used
+to restrict the list of roles reported. If no array ref is 
+provided for types, will default to return only active roles.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Modification
@@ -7987,6 +8889,14 @@ setting for a specific $type, where $typ
 @what should be a list of parameters to ask about. This routine caches
 answers for 5 minutes.
 
+=item *
+
+get_courseresdata($courseid, $domain) : dump the entire course resource
+data base, returning a hash that is keyed by the resource name and has
+values that are the resource value.  I believe that the timestamps and
+versions are also returned.
+
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Course Modification
@@ -8268,12 +9178,15 @@ critical subroutine
 
 =item *
 
-get_dom($namespace,$storearr,$udomain) : returns hash with keys from array
-reference filled in from namespace found in domain level on primary domain server ($udomain is optional)
+get_dom($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome) : returns hash with keys from
+array reference filled in from namespace found in domain level on either
+specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain server ($udom and $uhome are optional).
 
 =item *
 
-put_dom($namespace,$storehash,$udomain) :  stores hash in namespace at domain level on primary domain server ($udomain is optional)
+put_dom($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome) :  stores hash in namespace at 
+domain level either on specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain 
+server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
 
 =back
 
@@ -8666,3 +9579,4 @@ symblist($mapname,%newhash) : update sym
 =back
 
 =cut
+