--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/27 19:47:39	1.669
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/22 02:24:55	1.684
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.669 2005/10/27 19:47:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.684 2005/11/22 02:24:55 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http);
 use HTML::LCParser;
 use HTML::Parser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
-use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw nfreeze);
 use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
+use Digest::MD5;
+
 my $readit;
 my $max_connection_retries = 10;     # Or some such value.
 
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ sub reply {
     unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
-       &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+       &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
     }
     return $answer;
@@ -190,14 +191,14 @@ sub reconlonc {
             sleep 5;
             if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
             &logthis(
-  "<font color=blue>WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
+  "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
         } else {
 	    &logthis(
-               "<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+               "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-     &logthis('<font color=blue>WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+     &logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
     unless ($hostname{$server}) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
     }
@@ -240,12 +241,12 @@ sub critical {
             }
             chomp($wcmd);
             if ($wcmd eq $cmd) {
-		&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+		&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                          "Connection buffer $dfilename: $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("D:$server:$cmd");
 	        return 'con_delayed';
             } else {
-                &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL:"
+                &logthis("<font color=\"red\">CRITICAL:"
                         ." Critical connection failed: $server $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("F:$server:$cmd");
                 return 'con_failed';
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ sub appenv {
     my %newenv=@_;
     foreach (keys %newenv) {
 	if (($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
-            &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+            &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Attempt to modify environment ".$_." to ".$newenv{$_}
                 .'</font>');
 	    delete($newenv{$_});
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ sub appenv {
 	return 'error: '.$!;
     }
     unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                   'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
          close($lockfh);
          return 'error: '.$!;
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ sub delenv {
     my $delthis=shift;
     my %newenv=();
     if (($delthis=~/user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/user\.priv/)) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
         return 'error';
     }
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ sub delenv {
 	    return 'error';
 	}
 	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
 		     'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
 	    close($fh);
 	    return 'error: '.$!;
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ sub delenv {
 	    return 'error';
 	}
 	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
 		     'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
 	    close($fh);
 	    return 'error: '.$!;
@@ -443,15 +444,15 @@ sub overloaderror {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent) = @_;
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name) = @_;
     my $tryserver;
     my $spareserver='';
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowestserver=$loadpercent > $userloadpercent?
 	             $loadpercent :  $userloadpercent;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
-	my $loadans=reply('load',$tryserver);
-	my $userloadans=reply('userload',$tryserver);
+    foreach $tryserver (keys(%spareid)) {
+	my $loadans=&reply('load',$tryserver);
+	my $userloadans=&reply('userload',$tryserver);
 	if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
 	    next; #didn't get a number from the server
 	}
@@ -468,7 +469,11 @@ sub spareserver {
 	    $answer = $userloadans;
 	}
 	if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
-	    $spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    if ($want_server_name) {
+		$spareserver=$tryserver;
+	    } else {
+		$spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    }
 	    $lowestserver=$answer;
 	}
     }
@@ -1060,7 +1065,7 @@ sub repcopy {
            if ($response->is_error()) {
 	       unlink($transname);
                my $message=$response->status_line;
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:"
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:"
                        ." LWP get: $message: $filename</font>");
                return 'unavailable';
            } else {
@@ -1070,7 +1075,7 @@ sub repcopy {
                   if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
 		      unlink($filename.'.meta');
                       &logthis(
-                     "<font color=yellow>INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
+                     "<font color=\"yellow\">INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
                   }
 	       }
                rename($transname,$filename);
@@ -1538,7 +1543,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         } else {
             &logthis('Failed to flush log buffer for '.$crsid);
             if (length($courselogs{$crsid})>40000) {
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
                         " exceeded maximum size, deleting.</font>");
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
@@ -1949,7 +1954,7 @@ sub checkout {
 		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
     my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
     if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
         return ''; 
@@ -1965,7 +1970,7 @@ sub checkout {
     unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
        return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }    
@@ -1975,7 +1980,7 @@ sub checkout {
                                                  $token)) ne 'ok') {
 	return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }
@@ -2570,15 +2575,17 @@ sub rolesinit {
     my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
     if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return ''; }
     my %allroles=();
+    my %allgroups=();   
     my $now=time;
     my $userroles="user.login.time=$now\n";
+    my $group_privs;
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
 	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
             my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
 	    $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart);
+            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart,$group_privs);
 	    if ($role=~/^cr/) { 
 		if ($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|) {
 		    ($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
@@ -2586,6 +2593,10 @@ sub rolesinit {
 		} else {
 		    $trole=$role;
 		}
+            } elsif ($role =~ m|^gr/|) {
+                ($trole,$tend,$tstart) = split(/_/,$role);
+                ($trole,$group_privs) = split(/\//,$trole);
+                $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
 	    } else {
 		($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
 	    }
@@ -2597,13 +2608,15 @@ sub rolesinit {
 		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
 		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
                     &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area);
+                } elsif ($trole eq 'gr') {
+                    &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart);
 		} else {
                     &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
 		}
             }
           }
         }
-        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\$userroles,\%allroles);
+        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\$userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups);
         $userroles.='user.adv='.$adv."\n".
 	            'user.author='.$author."\n";
         $env{'user.adv'}=$adv;
@@ -2645,6 +2658,17 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     }
 }
 
+sub group_roleprivs {
+    my ($allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart) = @_;
+    my $access = 1;
+    my $now = time;
+    if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $access = 0; }
+    if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $access=0; }
+    if ($access) {
+        my ($course,$group) = ($area =~ m|(/\w+/\w+)/([^/]+)$|);
+        $$allgroups{$course}{$group} .=':'.$group_privs;
+    }
+}
 
 sub standard_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area) = @_;
@@ -2665,9 +2689,31 @@ sub standard_roleprivs {
 }
 
 sub set_userprivs {
-    my ($userroles,$allroles) = @_; 
+    my ($userroles,$allroles,$allgroups) = @_; 
     my $author=0;
     my $adv=0;
+    my %grouproles = ();
+    if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
+        foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
+            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)|) {
+                $trole = $1;
+                $area = $2;
+                $sec = $3;
+                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+                                                $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (keys(%grouproles)) {
+        $$allroles{$_} = $grouproles{$_};
+    }
     foreach (keys %{$allroles}) {
         my %thesepriv=();
         if (($_=~/^au/) || ($_=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
@@ -3019,8 +3065,6 @@ sub allowed {
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
     
-    
-    
     if (defined($env{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $env{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
 # Free bre access to adm and meta resources
     if (((($uri=~/^adm\//) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) 
@@ -3067,7 +3111,7 @@ sub allowed {
     if (($priv eq 'ccc') && ($env{'request.role'} =~ /^dc\./)) {
         # uri is the requested domain in this case.
         # comparison to 'request.role.domain' shows if the user has selected
-        # a role of dc for the domain in question. 
+        # a role of dc for the domain in question.
         return 'F' if ($uri eq $env{'request.role.domain'});
     }
 
@@ -3098,22 +3142,38 @@ sub allowed {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
+# Group: uri itself is a group
+    my $groupuri=$uri;
+    $groupuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;
+    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$groupuri}
+       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+       $thisallowed.=$1;
+    }
+
 # URI is an uploaded document for this course, default permissions don't matter
 # not allowing 'edit' access (editupload) to uploaded course docs
     if (($priv eq 'bre') && ($uri=~m|^uploaded/|)) {
 	$thisallowed='';
-	my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
-	if ($refuri) {
-	    if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
-		$thisallowed='F';
-	    } else {
-                $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
-                my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
-                if ($match) {
+        my ($match)=&is_on_map($uri);
+        if ($match) {
+            if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
+                  =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                $thisallowed.=$1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
+            if ($refuri) {
+                if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
                     $thisallowed='F';
+                } else {
+                    $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
+                    my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
+                    if ($match) {
+                        $thisallowed='F';
+                    }
                 }
-	    }
-	}
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
@@ -3281,7 +3341,7 @@ sub allowed {
        my $unamedom=$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-           &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
+           &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
                 'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
                 $env{'request.course.id'});
            return '';
@@ -3289,7 +3349,7 @@ sub allowed {
 
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
-           &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
+           &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.
                 'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
                 $env{'request.course.id'});
            return '';
@@ -3301,8 +3361,8 @@ sub allowed {
    if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
        my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$env{'request.role'}))[0];
        if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	  &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
-                    'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
+	   &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
+		'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
           return '';
        }
    }
@@ -3640,11 +3700,102 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     return $response;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
+
+sub get_coursegroups {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group) = @_;
+    return(&dump('coursegroups',$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$groupsettings) = @_;
+    return(&put('coursegroups',$groupsettings,$cdom,$cnum));
+}
+
+sub modify_group_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs) = @_;
+    my $url = '/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$group_id;
+    my $role = 'gr/'.&escape($userprivs);
+    my ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start);
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+        &devalidate_getgroups_cache($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$membership) = @_;
+    my $result = &put('groupmembership',$membership,$cdom,$cnum);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub get_active_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my %groups = ();
+    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+        if ($key =~ m-user\.role\.gr\./([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(\w+)$-) {
+            my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$env{$key});
+            if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) { next; }
+            if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+            if ($1 eq $cdom && $2 eq $cnum) {
+                $groups{$3} = $env{$key} ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %groups;
+}
+
+sub get_group_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group) = @_;
+    return(&dump('groupmembership',$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub get_users_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$courseid) = @_;
+    my $cachetime=1800;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return $result; }
+
+    my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseid);
+    my ($tmp) = keys(%roleshash);
+    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) {
+        &logthis('Error retrieving roles: '.$tmp.' for '.$uname.':'.$udom);
+        return '';
+    } else {
+        my $grouplist;
+        foreach my $key (keys %roleshash) {
+            if ($key =~ /^\Q$courseid\E\/(\w+)\_gr$/) {
+                unless ($roleshash{$key} =~ /_1_1$/) {   # deleted membership
+                    $grouplist .= $1.':';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $grouplist =~ s/:$//;
+        return &do_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid,$grouplist,$cachetime);
+    }
+}
+
+sub devalidate_getgroups_cache {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum)=@_;
+    my $courseid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    &devalidate_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {
     my $short=shift;
-    return &mt($prp{$short});
+    return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short});
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role
@@ -3662,6 +3813,16 @@ sub assignrole {
            return 'refused'; 
         }
         $mrole='cr';
+    } elsif ($role =~ /^gr\//) {
+        my $cwogrp=$url;
+        $cwogrp=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
+        unless (&allowed('mdg',$cwogrp)) {
+            &logthis('Refused group assignrole: '.
+              $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
+                    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
+            return 'refused';
+        }
+        $mrole='gr';
     } else {
         my $cwosec=$url;
         $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
@@ -3822,6 +3983,7 @@ sub modifyuser {
     }
     my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
     if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
+    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
     &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
 	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
@@ -3962,7 +4124,9 @@ sub createcourse {
         return 'refused';
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
-   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+   my $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+       ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
+       substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 # ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
@@ -4470,7 +4634,7 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
     if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
-	&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+	&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
 		 " Trying to get resource data for ".
 		 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
 		 $tmp."</font>");
@@ -4624,7 +4788,7 @@ sub EXT {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
         if ($space eq 'browser') {
 	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
-		if (&mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
+		if (&Apache::lonlocal::mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
 		    return 1;
 		} else {
 		    return 0;
@@ -4641,7 +4805,8 @@ sub EXT {
         return $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest};
     } elsif ($realm eq 'resource') {
 
-	my $section;
+	my ($section,$group);
+        my @groups = ();
 	if (defined($courseid) && $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
 	}
@@ -4661,14 +4826,29 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
 		($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
 		$section=$env{'request.course.sec'};
+                @groups=split(/:/,$env{'request.course.groups'});
+                if (@groups > 0) {
+                    @groups = sort(@groups);
+                    $group = $groups[0];
+                }
 	    } else {
 		if (! defined($usection)) {
 		    $section=&getsection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
 		} else {
 		    $section = $usection;
 		}
+                my $grouplist = &get_users_groups($udom,$uname,$courseid);
+                if ($grouplist) {
+                    @groups = split(/:/,$grouplist);
+                    @groups = sort(@groups);
+                    $group = $groups[0];
+                }
 	    }
 
+            my $grplevel=$courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
+            my $grplevelr=$courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$symbparm;
+            my $grplevelm=$courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$mapparm;
+
 	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $seclevelr=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$symbparm;
 	    my $seclevelm=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$mapparm;
@@ -4686,8 +4866,17 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if (defined($userreply)) { return $userreply; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------ second, check some of course
+            my $coursereply;
+            if (defined($group)) {
+                $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+                                     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+                                     'course',
+                                     ($grplevelr,$grplevelm,$grplevel,
+                                      $courselevelr));
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+            }
 
-	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
 				     'course',
 				     ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
@@ -5365,8 +5554,37 @@ sub numval3 {
     return $total;
 }
 
+sub digest {
+    my ($data)=@_;
+    my $digest=&Digest::MD5::md5($data);
+    my ($a,$b,$c,$d)=unpack("iiii",$digest);
+    my ($e,$f);
+    {
+        use integer;
+        $e=($a+$b);
+        $f=($c+$d);
+        if ($_64bit) {
+            $e=(($e<<32)>>32);
+            $f=(($f<<32)>>32);
+        }
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($e,$f);
+    } else {
+	my $g;
+	{
+	    use integer;
+	    $g=($e+$f);
+	    if ($_64bit) {
+		$g=(($g<<32)>>32);
+	    }
+	}
+	return $g;
+    }
+}
+
 sub latest_rnd_algorithm_id {
-    return '64bit4';
+    return '64bit5';
 }
 
 sub get_rand_alg {
@@ -5406,11 +5624,15 @@ sub rndseed {
     if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
     my $which=&get_rand_alg();
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
-	if ($which eq '64bit4') {
+	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	} else {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	}
+    } elsif ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	return &rndseed_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
 	return &rndseed_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit3') {
@@ -5533,6 +5755,12 @@ sub rndseed_64bit4 {
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$domain,$username");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
     {
@@ -5571,6 +5799,13 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit4 {
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my $code = &getCODE();
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$code");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
@@ -5909,13 +6144,6 @@ sub thaw_unescape {
     return &unescape($value);
 }
 
-sub mod_perl_version {
-    return 1;
-    if (defined($perlvar{'MODPERL2'})) {
-	return 2;
-    }
-}
-
 sub correct_line_ends {
     my ($result)=@_;
     $$result =~s/\r\n/\n/mg;
@@ -6114,7 +6342,7 @@ $processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lo
 $dumpcount=0;
 
 &logtouch();
-&logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
+&logthis('<font color="yellow">INFO: Read configuration</font>');
 $readit=1;
     {
 	use integer;