--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/01/19 17:21:15	1.98
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/02/27 20:44:18	1.103
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #                      1: user needs to choose course
 #                      2: browse allowed
 # definerole(rolename,sys,dom,cou) : define a custom role rolename
-#                      set priviledges in format of lonTabs/roles.tab for
+#                      set privileges in format of lonTabs/roles.tab for
 #                      system, domain and course level, 
 # assignrole(udom,uname,url,role,end,start) : give a role to a user for the
 #                      level given by url. Optional start and end dates
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 # 05/01,06/01,09/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 09/01 Guy Albertelli
 # 09/01,10/01,11/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 02/27/01 Scott Harrison
 
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ sub coursedescription {
     return ();
 }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------- Get user priviledges
+# -------------------------------------------------------- Get user privileges
 
 sub rolesinit {
     my ($domain,$username,$authhost)=@_;
@@ -793,12 +794,12 @@ sub rolesinit {
             %thesepriv=();
             map {
                 if ($_ ne '') {
-		    my ($priviledge,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$_);
+		    my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$_);
                     if ($restrictions eq '') {
-			$thesepriv{$priviledge}='F';
+			$thesepriv{$privilege}='F';
                     } else {
-                        if ($thesepriv{$priviledge} ne 'F') {
-			    $thesepriv{$priviledge}.=$restrictions;
+                        if ($thesepriv{$privilege} ne 'F') {
+			    $thesepriv{$privilege}.=$restrictions;
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ sub eget {
    return %returnhash;
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user priviledge
+# ------------------------------------------------- Check for a user privilege
 
 sub allowed {
     my ($priv,$uri)=@_;
@@ -959,7 +960,7 @@ sub allowed {
 	return $thisallowed;
     }
 #
-# Gathered so far: system, domain and course wide priviledges
+# Gathered so far: system, domain and course wide privileges
 #
 # Course: See if uri or referer is an individual resource that is part of 
 # the course
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ sub allowed {
    }
 
 #
-# Gathered now: all priviledges that could apply, and condition number
+# Gathered now: all privileges that could apply, and condition number
 # 
 #
 # Full or no access?
@@ -1846,14 +1847,15 @@ sub rndseed {
     { 
       use integer;
       my $symbchck=unpack("%32C*",$symb) << 27;
-      my $symbseed=numval($symb)%$symbchck << 22;
+      my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 22;
       my $namechck=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.name'}) << 17;
-      my $nameseed=numval($ENV{'user.name'})%$namechck << 12;
+      my $nameseed=numval($ENV{'user.name'}) << 12;
       my $domainseed=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.domain'}) << 7;
       my $courseseed=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'request.course.id'});
       my $num=$symbseed+$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed+$namechck+$symbchck;
-      &Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
-      &Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+      #uncommenting these lines can break things!
+      #&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+      #&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
       return $num;
     }
 }