--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/11/09 13:14:20	1.1145
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/12/05 01:14:21	1.1147
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1145 2011/11/09 13:14:20 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1147 2011/12/05 01:14:21 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1920,6 +1920,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_arg_def'};
         $domdefaults{'timezone_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'timezone_def'};
         $domdefaults{'datelocale_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'datelocale_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'portal_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def'};
     } else {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');
@@ -9751,9 +9752,11 @@ sub rndseed {
     if (!defined($symb)) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
-    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
-    if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
+    if (!defined $courseid) { 
+	$courseid=$wcourseid; 
+    }
+    if (!defined $domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
+    if (!defined $username) { $username=$wusername }
 
     my $which;
     if (defined($cenv->{'rndseed'})) {
@@ -9761,7 +9764,6 @@ sub rndseed {
     } else {
 	$which =&get_rand_alg($courseid);
     }
-
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
 
 	if ($which eq '64bit5') {