--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/10 19:12:55	1.585
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/28 09:26:28	1.587.2.3
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.585 2005/01/10 19:12:55 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.587.2.3 2005/01/28 09:26:28 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -157,22 +157,6 @@ sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
     unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
-    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-        #sleep 5; 
-        #$answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
-        #if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-	#   &logthis("Second attempt con_lost on $server");
-        #   my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
-        #   my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
-        #                                    Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
-        #                                    Timeout => 10)
-        #              or return "con_lost";
-        #   &logthis("Killing socket");
-        #   print $client "close_connection_exit\n";
-           #sleep 5;
-        #   $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);       
-       #}   
-    }
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
@@ -220,11 +204,8 @@ sub critical {
     }
     my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
     if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
-        my $pingreply=reply('ping',$server);
 	&reconlonc("$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server");
-        my $pongreply=reply('pong',$server);
-        &logthis("Ping/Pong for $server: $pingreply/$pongreply");
-        $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
+	my $answer=reply($cmd,$server);
         if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
             my $now=time;
             my $middlename=$cmd;
@@ -2376,7 +2357,7 @@ sub privileged {
     my $now=time;
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
 		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
 		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
 		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
@@ -2408,10 +2389,17 @@ sub rolesinit {
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+	  if ($_!~/^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=''; }