--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/11 21:43:33	1.586
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/11 22:12:22	1.587
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.586 2005/01/11 21:43:33 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.587 2005/01/11 22:12:22 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2410,8 +2410,15 @@ sub rolesinit {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
 	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
             my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
-            $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
+	    $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
+	    
+            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart);
+	    if ($role=~/^cr/) { 
+		($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
+		($tend,$tstart)=split('_',$trest);
+	    } else {
+		($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
+	    }
             $userroles.=&set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username);
             if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $trole=''; }
             if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $trole=''; }