--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/10/01 14:26:07	1.1056.4.11
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/05/30 21:12:24	1.1066
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.11 2010/10/01 14:26:07 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1066 2010/05/30 21:12:24 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
 
 use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
-            $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease);
+            $_64bit %env %protocol);
 
 my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
     %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ sub get_server_timezone {
 }
 
 sub get_server_loncaparev {
-    my ($dom,$lonhost,$ignore_cache,$caller) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$lonhost) = @_;
     if (defined($lonhost)) {
         if (!defined(&hostname($lonhost))) {
             undef($lonhost);
@@ -211,74 +211,15 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
         }
     }
     if (defined($lonhost)) {
-        my $cachetime = 12*3600;
-        if (!$ignore_cache) {
-            my ($loncaparev,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
-            if (defined($cached)) {
-                return $loncaparev;
-            }
-        }
-        my ($answer,$loncaparev);
-        my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
-        if (grep(/^\Q$lonhost\E$/,@ids)) {
-            $answer = $perlvar{'lonVersion'};
-            if ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
-                $loncaparev = $1;
-            }
-        } else {
-            $answer = &reply('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
-            if (($answer eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($answer eq 'con_lost')) {
-                if ($caller eq 'loncron') {
-                    my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                    $ua->timeout(4);
-                    my $protocol = $protocol{$lonhost};
-                    $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-                    my $url = $protocol.'://'.&hostname($lonhost).'/adm/about.html';
-                    my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
-                    my $response=$ua->request($request);
-                    unless ($response->is_error()) {
-                        my $content = $response->content;
-                        if ($content =~ /<p>VERSION\:\s*([\w.\-]+)<\/p>/) {
-                            $loncaparev = $1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $loncaparev = $loncaparevs{$lonhost};
-                }
-            } elsif ($answer =~ /^[\'\"]?([\w.\-]+)[\'\"]?$/) {
-                $loncaparev = $1;
-            }
-        }
-        return &do_cache_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost,$loncaparev,$cachetime);
-    }
-}
-
-sub get_server_homeID {
-    my ($hostname,$ignore_cache,$caller) = @_;
-    unless ($ignore_cache) {
-        my ($serverhomeID,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverhomeID',$hostname);
+        my $cachetime = 24*3600;
+        my ($loncaparev,$cached)=&is_cached_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
         if (defined($cached)) {
-            return $serverhomeID;
-        }
-    }
-    my $cachetime = 12*3600;
-    my $serverhomeID;
-    if ($caller eq 'loncron') {
-        my @machine_ids = &machine_ids($hostname);
-        foreach my $id (@machine_ids) {
-            my $response = &reply('serverhomeID',$id);
-            unless (($response eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($response eq 'con_lost')) {
-                $serverhomeID = $response;
-                last;
-            }
-        }
-        if ($serverhomeID eq '') {
-            $serverhomeID = $machine_ids[-1];
+            return $loncaparev;
+        } else {
+            my $loncaparev = &reply('serverloncaparev',$lonhost);
+            return &do_cache_new('serverloncaparev',$lonhost,$loncaparev,$cachetime);
         }
-    } else {
-        $serverhomeID = $serverhomeIDs{$hostname};
     }
-    return &do_cache_new('serverhomeID',$hostname,$serverhomeID,$cachetime);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
@@ -724,30 +665,6 @@ sub userload {
     return $userloadpercent;
 }
 
-# ------------------------------------------ Fight off request when overloaded
-
-sub overloaderror {
-    my ($r,$checkserver)=@_;
-    unless ($checkserver) { $checkserver=$perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
-    my $loadavg;
-    if ($checkserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
-       open(my $loadfile,'/proc/loadavg');
-       $loadavg=<$loadfile>;
-       $loadavg =~ s/\s.*//g;
-       $loadavg = 100*$loadavg/$perlvar{'lonLoadLim'};
-       close($loadfile);
-    } else {
-       $loadavg=&reply('load',$checkserver);
-    }
-    my $overload=$loadavg-100;
-    if ($overload>0) {
-	$r->err_headers_out->{'Retry-After'}=$overload;
-        $r->log_error('Overload of '.$overload.' on '.$checkserver);
-        return 413;
-    }    
-    return '';
-}
-
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
@@ -756,18 +673,8 @@ sub spareserver {
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowest_load=($loadpercent > $userloadpercent) ? $loadpercent 
                                                      :  $userloadpercent;
-    my ($uint_dom,$remotesessions);
-    if ($env{'user.domain'}) {
-        my $uprimary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'user.domain'},'primary');
-        $uint_dom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($uprimary_id);
-        my %udomdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($env{'user.domain'});
-        $remotesessions = $udomdefaults{'remotesessions'};
-    }
+    
     foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} }) {
-        if ($uint_dom) {
-            next unless (&spare_can_host($env{'user.domain'},$uint_dom,
-                                         $remotesessions,$try_server));
-        }
 	($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
 	    &compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
     }
@@ -776,10 +683,6 @@ sub spareserver {
 
     if (!$found_server) {
 	foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
-            if ($uint_dom) {
-                next unless (&spare_can_host($env{'user.domain'},$uint_dom,
-                                             $remotesessions,$try_server));
-            }
 	    ($spare_server, $lowest_load) =
 		&compare_server_load($try_server, $spare_server, $lowest_load);
 	}
@@ -792,7 +695,7 @@ sub spareserver {
         }
         if (defined($spare_server)) {
             my $hostname = &hostname($spare_server);
-            if (defined($hostname)) {
+            if (defined($hostname)) {  
 	        $spare_server = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
             }
         }
@@ -807,7 +710,7 @@ sub compare_server_load {
     my $userloadans = &reply('userload',$try_server);
 
     if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
-        return; #didn't get a number from the server
+	next; #didn't get a number from the server
     }
 
     my $load;
@@ -850,27 +753,6 @@ sub has_user_session {
     return 0;
 }
 
-# --------- determine least loaded server in a user's domain which allows login
-
-sub choose_server {
-    my ($udom) = @_;
-    my %domconfhash = &Apache::loncommon::get_domainconf($udom);
-    my %servers = &get_servers($udom);
-    my $lowest_load = 30000;
-    my ($login_host,$hostname);
-    foreach my $lonhost (keys(%servers)) {
-        my $loginvia = $domconfhash{$udom.'.login.loginvia_'.$lonhost};
-        if ($loginvia eq '') {
-            ($login_host, $lowest_load) =
-            &compare_server_load($lonhost, $login_host, $lowest_load);
-        }
-    }
-    if ($login_host ne '') {
-        $hostname = $servers{$login_host};
-    }
-    return ($login_host,$hostname);
-}
-
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {
@@ -929,7 +811,7 @@ sub queryauthenticate {
 # --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)
 
 sub authenticate {
-    my ($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth,$clientcancheckhost)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth)=@_;
     $upass=&escape($upass);
     $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
@@ -952,7 +834,7 @@ sub authenticate {
 	    return 'no_host';
         }
     }
-    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass:$checkdefauth:$clientcancheckhost",$uhome);
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass:$checkdefauth",$uhome);
     if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
         if ($newhome) {
             &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome, but needs account");
@@ -970,84 +852,6 @@ sub authenticate {
     return 'no_host';
 }
 
-sub can_host_session {
-    my ($udom,$lonhost,$remoterev,$remotesessions,$hostedsessions) = @_;
-    my $canhost = 1;
-    my $host_idn = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($lonhost);
-    if (ref($remotesessions) eq 'HASH') {
-        if (ref($remotesessions->{'excludedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            if (grep(/^\Q$host_idn\E$/,@{$remotesessions->{'excludedomain'}})) {
-                $canhost = 0;
-            } else {
-                $canhost = 1;
-            }
-        }
-        if (ref($remotesessions->{'includedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            if (grep(/^\Q$host_idn\E$/,@{$remotesessions->{'includedomain'}})) {
-                $canhost = 1;
-            } else {
-                $canhost = 0;
-            }
-        }
-        if ($canhost) {
-            if ($remotesessions->{'version'} ne '') {
-                my ($reqmajor,$reqminor) = ($remotesessions->{'version'} =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
-                if ($reqmajor ne '' && $reqminor ne '') {
-                    if ($remoterev =~ /^\'?(\d+)\.(\d+)/) {
-                        my $major = $1;
-                        my $minor = $2;
-                        if (($major < $reqmajor ) ||
-                            (($major == $reqmajor) && ($minor < $reqminor))) {
-                            $canhost = 0;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        $canhost = 0;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    if ($canhost) {
-        if (ref($hostedsessions) eq 'HASH') {
-            if (ref($hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                if (grep(/^\Q$udom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'excludedomain'}})) {
-                    $canhost = 0;
-                } else {
-                    $canhost = 1;
-                }
-            }
-            if (ref($hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                if (grep(/^\Q$udom\E$/,@{$hostedsessions->{'includedomain'}})) {
-                    $canhost = 1;
-                } else {
-                    $canhost = 0;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $canhost;
-}
-
-sub spare_can_host {
-    my ($udom,$uint_dom,$remotesessions,$try_server)=@_;
-    my $canhost=1;
-    my @intdoms;
-    my $internet_names = &Apache::lonnet::get_internet_names($try_server);
-    if (ref($internet_names) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        @intdoms = @{$internet_names};
-    }
-    unless (grep(/^\Q$uint_dom\E$/,@intdoms)) {
-        my $serverhomeID = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_homeID($try_server);
-        my $serverhomedom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($serverhomeID);
-        my %defdomdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($serverhomedom);
-        my $remoterev = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_loncaparev(undef,$try_server);
-        $canhost = &can_host_session($udom,$try_server,$remoterev,
-                                     $remotesessions,
-                                     $defdomdefaults{'hostedsessions'});
-    }
-    return $canhost;
-}
-
 # ---------------------- Find the homebase for a user from domain's lib servers
 
 my %homecache;
@@ -1524,7 +1328,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
     my %domconfig =
          &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['defaults','quotas',
                                   'requestcourses','inststatus',
-                                  'coursedefaults','usersessions'],$domain);
+                                  'coursedefaults'],$domain);
     if (ref($domconfig{'defaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'lang_def'}; 
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_def'};
@@ -1564,14 +1368,6 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
             $domdefaults{$item} = $domconfig{'coursedefaults'}{$item};
         }
     }
-    if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}) eq 'HASH') {
-        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domdefaults{'remotesessions'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'remote'};
-        }
-        if (ref($domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            $domdefaults{'hostedsessions'} = $domconfig{'usersessions'}{'hosted'};
-        }
-    }
     &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$domain,\%domdefaults,
                                   $cachetime);
     return %domdefaults;
@@ -1757,8 +1553,7 @@ sub getsection {
     # If there is a role which has expired, return it.
     #
     $courseid = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
-    my $extra = &freeze_escape({'skipcheck' => 1});
-    my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$unam,$courseid,undef,$extra);
+    my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$unam,$courseid);
     foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
         next if ($key !~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
         my $section=$1;
@@ -3061,8 +2856,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
     unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     my (%dumphash,%nothide);
     if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
-        my $extra = &freeze_escape({'skipcheck' => 1});
-        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,'.',undef,$extra);
+        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
     } else {
         %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
@@ -3241,7 +3035,7 @@ sub courseiddump {
     my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,
         $coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok,
         $selfenrollonly,$catfilter,$showhidden,$caller,$cloner,$cc_clone,
-        $cloneonly,$createdbefore,$createdafter,$creationcontext,$domcloner)=@_;
+        $cloneonly,$createdbefore,$createdafter,$creationcontext)=@_;
     my $as_hash = 1;
     my %returnhash;
     if (!$domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
@@ -3263,8 +3057,7 @@ sub courseiddump {
                          $showhidden.':'.$caller.':'.&escape($cloner).':'.
                          &escape($cc_clone).':'.$cloneonly.':'.
                          &escape($createdbefore).':'.&escape($createdafter).':'.
-                         &escape($creationcontext).':'.$domcloner,
-                         $tryserver);
+                         &escape($creationcontext),$tryserver);
                 my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
                 foreach my $item (@pairs) {
                     my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
@@ -3390,7 +3183,7 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     return %personnel;
 }
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out an item
+# ----------------------------------------------------------- Interval timing 
 
 sub get_first_access {
     my ($type,$argsymb)=@_;
@@ -3426,91 +3219,6 @@ sub set_first_access {
     return 'already_set';
 }
 
-sub checkout {
-    my ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid)=@_;
-    my $now=time;
-    my $lonhost=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-    my $infostr=&escape(
-                 'CHECKOUTTOKEN&'.
-                 $tuname.'&'.
-                 $tudom.'&'.
-                 $tcrsid.'&'.
-                 $symb.'&'.
-		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-    my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
-    if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-        return ''; 
-    }
-
-    $token=~s/^(\d+)\_.*\_(\d+)$/$1\*$2\*$lonhost/;
-    $token=~tr/a-z/A-Z/;
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.outtoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkouttime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.outremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }    
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkout '.$infostr.' - '.
-                                                 $token)) ne 'ok') {
-	return '';
-    } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
-                "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
-                 "</font>");
-    }
-    return $token;
-}
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------ Check in an item
-
-sub checkin {
-    my $token=shift;
-    my $now=time;
-    my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
-    $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
-    $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
-    my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
-                 split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
-
-    unless (($tuname) && ($tudom)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') failed');
-        return '';
-    }
-    
-    unless (&allowed('mgr',$tcrsid)) {
-        &logthis('Check in '.$token.' ('.$dtoken.') unauthorized: '.
-                 $env{'user.name'}.' - '.$env{'user.domain'});
-        return '';
-    }
-
-    my %infohash=('resource.0.intoken' => $token,
-                  'resource.0.checkintime' => $now,
-                  'resource.0.inremote' => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-
-    unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-       return '';
-    }    
-
-    if (&log($tudom,$tuname,&homeserver($tuname,$tudom),
-                         &escape('Checkin - '.$token)) ne 'ok') {
-	return '';
-    }
-
-    return ($symb,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid);    
-}
-
 # --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet
 
 sub expirespread {
@@ -4049,44 +3757,6 @@ sub coursedescription {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
-sub update_released_required {
-    my ($needsrelease,$cdom,$cnum,$chome,$cid) = @_;
-    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '' || $chome eq '' || $cid eq '') {
-        $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
-        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
-        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
-        $chome = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.home'};
-    }
-    if ($needsrelease) {
-        my %curr_reqd_hash = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,'internal.releaserequired');
-        my $needsupdate;
-        if ($curr_reqd_hash{'internal.releaserequired'} eq '') {
-            $needsupdate = 1;
-        } else {
-            my ($currmajor,$currminor) = split(/\./,$curr_reqd_hash{'internal.releaserequired'});
-            my ($needsmajor,$needsminor) = split(/\./,$needsrelease);
-            if (($currmajor < $needsmajor) || ($currmajor == $needsmajor && $currminor < $needsminor)) {
-                $needsupdate = 1;
-            }
-        }
-        if ($needsupdate) {
-            my %needshash = (
-                             'internal.releaserequired' => $needsrelease,
-                            );
-            my $putresult = &put('environment',\%needshash,$cdom,$cnum);
-            if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
-                &appenv({'course.'.$cid.'.internal.releaserequired' => $needsrelease});
-                my %crsinfo = &courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,undef,'.');
-                if (ref($crsinfo{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
-                    $crsinfo{$cid}{'releaserequired'} = $needsrelease;
-                    &courseidput($cdom,\%crsinfo,$chome,'notime');
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
 # -------------------------------------------------See if a user is privileged
 
 sub privileged {
@@ -4126,10 +3796,9 @@ sub rolesinit {
     my ($domain,$username,$authhost)=@_;
     my $now=time;
     my %userroles = ('user.login.time' => $now);
-    my $extra = &freeze_escape({'skipcheck' => 1});
-    my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles:.::$extra",$authhost);
+    my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
     if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '') || 
-        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) {
+        ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) { 
         return \%userroles;
     }
     my %allroles=();
@@ -4255,7 +3924,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     my $adv=0;
     my %grouproles = ();
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
-        my @groupkeys;
+        my @groupkeys; 
         foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles})) {
             push(@groupkeys,$role);
         }
@@ -4331,7 +4000,7 @@ sub role_status {
                             my %userroles = (
                                 'user.role.'.$$role.'.'.$$where => $$tstart.'.'.$$tend
                             );
-                            @rolecodes = ('cm');
+                            @rolecodes = ('cm'); 
                             my $spec=$$role.'.'.$$where;
                             my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$$where);
                             if ($$role =~ /^cr\//) {
@@ -4348,7 +4017,7 @@ sub role_status {
                                 my %course_roles = &get_my_roles($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},'userroles',['active'],['cc','co','in','ta','ep','ad','st','cr'],[$tdomain],1);
                                 if (keys(%course_roles) > 0) {
                                     my ($tnum) = ($trest =~ /^($match_courseid)/);
-                                    if ($tdomain ne '' && $tnum ne '') {
+                                    if ($tdomain ne '' && $tnum ne '') { 
                                         foreach my $key (keys(%course_roles)) {
                                             if ($key =~ /^\Q$tnum\E:\Q$tdomain\E:([^:]+):?([^:]*)/) {
                                                 my $crsrole = $1;
@@ -4477,7 +4146,7 @@ sub del {
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- dump interface
 
 sub dump {
-    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range,$extra)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
     if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
     if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
@@ -4486,7 +4155,7 @@ sub dump {
     } else {
 	$regexp='.';
     }
-    my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range:$extra",$uhome);
+    my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
     my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
     my %returnhash=();
     foreach my $item (@pairs) {
@@ -5031,7 +4700,7 @@ sub is_portfolio_file {
 }
 
 sub usertools_access {
-    my ($uname,$udom,$tool,$action,$context,$userenvref,$domdefref,$is_advref) = @_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$tool,$action,$context) = @_;
     my ($access,%tools);
     if ($context eq '') {
         $context = 'tools';
@@ -5073,14 +4742,9 @@ sub usertools_access {
         $toolstatus = $env{'environment.'.$context.'.'.$tool};
         $inststatus = $env{'environment.inststatus'};
     } else {
-        if (ref($userenvref) eq 'HASH') {
-            $toolstatus = $userenvref->{$context.'.'.$tool};
-            $inststatus = $userenvref->{'inststatus'};
-        } else {
-            my %userenv = &userenvironment($udom,$uname,$context.'.'.$tool,'inststatus');
-            $toolstatus = $userenv{$context.'.'.$tool};
-            $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
-        }
+        my %userenv = &userenvironment($udom,$uname,$context.'.'.$tool,'inststatus');
+        $toolstatus = $userenv{$context.'.'.$tool};
+        $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
     }
 
     if ($toolstatus ne '') {
@@ -5092,17 +4756,8 @@ sub usertools_access {
         return $access;
     }
 
-    my ($is_adv,%domdef);
-    if (ref($is_advref) eq 'HASH') {
-        $is_adv = $is_advref->{'is_adv'};
-    } else {
-        $is_adv = &is_advanced_user($udom,$uname);
-    }
-    if (ref($domdefref) eq 'HASH') {
-        %domdef = %{$domdefref};
-    } else {
-        %domdef = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
-    }
+    my $is_adv = &is_advanced_user($udom,$uname);
+    my %domdef = &get_domain_defaults($udom);
     if (ref($domdef{$tool}) eq 'HASH') {
         if ($is_adv) {
             if ($domdef{$tool}{'_LC_adv'} ne '') {
@@ -5176,11 +4831,6 @@ sub is_course_owner {
 
 sub is_advanced_user {
     my ($udom,$uname) = @_;
-    if ($udom ne '' && $uname ne '') {
-        if (($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
-            return $env{'user.adv'};
-        }
-    }
     my %roleshash = &get_my_roles($uname,$udom,'userroles',undef,undef,undef,1);
     my %allroles;
     my $is_adv;
@@ -5903,7 +5553,8 @@ sub update_allusers_table {
                'generation='.&escape($names->{'generation'}).'%%'.
                'permanentemail='.&escape($names->{'permanentemail'}).'%%'.
                'id='.&escape($names->{'id'}),$homeserver);
-    return;
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    return $reply;
 }
 
 # ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)
@@ -6466,8 +6117,7 @@ sub get_users_groups {
     } else {  
         $grouplist = '';
         my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
-        my $extra = &freeze_escape({'skipcheck' => 1});
-        my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseurl,undef,$extra);
+        my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseurl);
         my $access_end = $env{'course.'.$courseid.
                               '.default_enrollment_end_date'};
         my $now = time;
@@ -6821,16 +6471,12 @@ sub modifyuser {
     }
     &logthis('Call to modify user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
-             $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.'; candelete: '.$showcandelete.')'.
+	     $last.', '.$gene.'(forceid: '.$forceid.'; candelete: '.$showcandelete.')'.
              (defined($desiredhome) ? ' desiredhome = '.$desiredhome :
                                      ' desiredhome not specified'). 
              ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'}.
              ' in domain '.$env{'request.role.domain'});
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
-    my $newuser;
-    if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
-        $newuser = 1;
-    }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Create User
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
@@ -6883,12 +6529,11 @@ sub modifyuser {
 		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation','id',
                     'permanentemail','inststatus'],
 		   $udom,$uname);
-    my (%names,%oldnames);
+    my %names;
     if ($tmp[0] =~ m/^error:.*/) { 
         %names=(); 
     } else {
         %names = @tmp;
-        %oldnames = %names;
     }
 #
 # If name, email and/or uid are blank (e.g., because an uploaded file
@@ -6942,40 +6587,18 @@ sub modifyuser {
             }
         }
     }
-    my $logmsg = $udom.', '.$uname.', '.$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);
+    my $logmsg = 'Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
                  $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
-                 $last.', '.$gene.', '.$email.', '.$inststatus;
+	         $last.', '.$gene.', '.$email.', '.$inststatus;
     if ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'}) {
         $logmsg .= ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'};
     } else {
         $logmsg .= ' during self creation';
     }
-    my $changed;
-    if ($newuser) {
-        $changed = 1;
-    } else {
-        foreach my $field (@fields) {
-            if ($names{$field} ne $oldnames{$field}) {
-                $changed = 1;
-                last;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    unless ($changed) {
-        $logmsg = 'No changes in user information needed for: '.$logmsg;
-        &logthis($logmsg);
-        return 'ok';
-    }
-    my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
-    if ($reply ne 'ok') {
-        return 'error: '.$reply;
-    }
-    if ($names{'permanentemail'} ne $oldnames{'permanentemail'}) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('emailscache',$uname.':'.$udom);
-    }
-    my $sqlresult = &update_allusers_table($uname,$udom,\%names);
-    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
-    $logmsg = 'Success modifying user '.$logmsg;
     &logthis($logmsg);
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -8647,6 +8270,7 @@ sub metadata {
 			    }
 			}
 		    } else { 
+			
 			if (defined($token->[2]->{'name'})) { 
 			    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
 			}
@@ -9996,7 +9620,6 @@ sub get_dns {
     my %libserv;
     my $loaded;
     my %name_to_host;
-    my %internetdom;
 
     sub parse_hosts_tab {
 	my ($file) = @_;
@@ -10004,7 +9627,7 @@ sub get_dns {
 	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
 	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
 	    chomp($configline);
-	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$protocol,$intdom)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$protocol)=split(/:/,$configline);
 	    $name=~s/\s//g;
 	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
 		$hostname{$id}=$name;
@@ -10020,9 +9643,6 @@ sub get_dns {
                 } else {
                     $protocol{$id} = 'http';
                 }
-                if (defined($intdom)) {
-                    $internetdom{$id} = $intdom;
-                }
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -10085,7 +9705,7 @@ sub get_dns {
     }
 
     sub unique_library {
-        #2x reverse removes all hostnames that appear more than once
+	#2x reverse removes all hostnames that appear more than once
         my %unique = reverse &all_library();
         return reverse %unique;
     }
@@ -10115,7 +9735,7 @@ sub get_dns {
 
     sub get_unique_servers {
         my %unique = reverse &get_servers(@_);
-        return reverse %unique;
+	return reverse %unique;
     }
 
     sub host_domain {
@@ -10132,13 +9752,6 @@ sub get_dns {
 	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
 	return @uniq;
     }
-
-    sub internet_dom {
-        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
-
-        my ($lonid) = @_;
-        return $internetdom{$lonid};
-    }
 }
 
 { 
@@ -10256,40 +9869,6 @@ sub get_dns {
         return undef;
     }
 
-    sub get_internet_names {
-        my ($lonid) = @_;
-        return if ($lonid eq '');
-        my ($idnref,$cached)=
-            &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('internetnames',$lonid);
-        if ($cached) {
-            return $idnref;
-        }
-        my $ip = &get_host_ip($lonid);
-        my @hosts = &get_hosts_from_ip($ip);
-        my %iphost = &get_iphost();
-        my (@idns,%seen);
-        foreach my $id (@hosts) {
-            my $dom = &host_domain($id);
-            my $prim_id = &domain($dom,'primary');
-            my $prim_ip = &get_host_ip($prim_id);
-            next if ($seen{$prim_ip});
-            if (ref($iphost{$prim_ip}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                foreach my $id (@{$iphost{$prim_ip}}) {
-                    my $intdom = &internet_dom($id);
-                    unless (grep(/^\Q$intdom\E$/,@idns)) {
-                        push(@idns,$intdom);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            $seen{$prim_ip} = 1;
-        }
-        return &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('internetnames',$lonid,\@idns,12*60*60);
-    }
-
-}
-
-sub all_loncaparevs {
-    return qw(1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10);
 }
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -10367,53 +9946,6 @@ BEGIN {
     close($config);
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read loncaparev table
-{
-    if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab") {
-        if (open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/loncaparevs.tab")) {
-            while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-                chomp($configline);
-                my ($hostid,$loncaparev)=split(/:/,$configline);
-                $loncaparevs{$hostid}=$loncaparev;
-            }
-            close($config);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read serverhostID table
-{
-    if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab") {
-        if (open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/serverhomeIDs.tab")) {
-            while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-                chomp($configline);
-                my ($name,$id)=split(/:/,$configline);
-                $serverhomeIDs{$name}=$id;
-            }
-            close($config);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-{
-    my $file = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/releaseslist.xml';
-    if (-e $file) {
-        my $parser = HTML::LCParser->new($file);
-        while (my $token = $parser->get_token()) {
-            if ($token->[0] eq 'S') {
-                my $item = $token->[1];
-                my $name = $token->[2]{'name'};
-                my $value = $token->[2]{'value'};
-                if ($item ne '' && $name ne '' && $value ne '') {
-                    my $release = $parser->get_text();
-                    $release =~ s/(^\s*|\s*$ )//gx;
-                    $needsrelease{$item.':'.$name.':'.$value} = $release;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 # ------------- set up temporary directory
 {
     $tmpdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/';
@@ -10644,14 +10176,9 @@ authentication scheme
 
 =item *
 X<authenticate()>
-B<authenticate($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth,$clientcancheckhost)>: try to
+B<authenticate($uname,$upass,$udom)>: try to
 authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first use the current
 one). C<$upass> should be the users password.
-$checkdefauth is optional (value is 1 if a check should be made to
-   authenticate user using default authentication method, and allow
-   account creation if username does not have account in the domain).
-$clientcancheckhost is optional (value is 1 if checking whether the
-   server can host will occur on the client side in lonauth.pm).
 
 =item *
 X<homeserver()>