--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/15 22:02:58	1.679
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/21 19:08:29	1.682
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.679 2005/11/15 22:02:58 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.682 2005/11/21 19:08:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2693,21 +2693,19 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     my $author=0;
     my $adv=0;
     my %grouproles = ();
-    my %groups_checked = ();
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
         foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
-            my ($trole,$area);
-            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)|) {
+            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)|) {
                 $trole = $1;
                 $area = $2;
-                unless ($groups_checked{$area}) {
-                    $groups_checked{$area} = 1;
-                    if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
-                        foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
-                            my $spec = $trole.'.'.$area;
-                            $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
-                                                    $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
-                        }
+                $sec = $3;
+                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+                                                $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -3745,6 +3743,23 @@ sub modify_coursegroup_membership {
     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;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {
@@ -3937,6 +3952,7 @@ 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 '.