--- loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2002/04/27 12:01:50	1.1
+++ loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2002/05/03 03:43:54	1.3
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ if($DEBUG) {
 
 }
 
-if( $authentication ne "unix"     &&
-    $authentication ne "internal" &&
-    $authentication ne "krb4"     &&
-    $authentication ne "localauth") {
+if( $authentication ne "unix:"     &&
+    $authentication ne "internal:" &&
+    $authentication ne "krb4:"     &&
+    $authentication ne "localauth:") {
     if($DEBUG) {
 	print("Invalid authentication parameter: ".$authentication."\n");
 	print("Should be one of: unix, internal, krb4, localauth\n");
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if(!( -e $dirtry1)) {
 }
 &EnableRoot;
 
-&System("/bin/mkdir $fulldir")   unless (-e $fulldir);
+&System("/bin/mkdir -p $fulldir")   unless (-e $fulldir);
     unless(-e $fulldir."/index.html") {
 	open OUT,">".$fulldir."/index.html";
 	print OUT<<END;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ END
 
 # Based on the authentiation mode, set the ownership of the directory.
 
-if($authentication eq "unix") {	# Unix mode authentication...
+if($authentication eq "unix:") {	# Unix mode authentication...
     
    
     &System("/bin/chown -R   $username".":".$username." ".$fulldir);
@@ -219,15 +219,15 @@ if($authentication eq "unix") {	# Unix m
 
 
 }
-elsif ($authentication eq "internal") { # Internal authentication.
+elsif ($authentication eq "internal:") { # Internal authentication.
 
     &System("/bin/chown -R www:www  $fulldir");
 }
-elsif ($authentication eq "krb4") { # Kerberos version 4 authentication
-    &System("/bin/chwon -R $username".':'.$username." ".$fulldir);
+elsif ($authentication eq "krb4:") { # Kerberos version 4 authentication
+    &System("/bin/chown -R $username".':'.$username." ".$fulldir);
     &JoinGroup($username);
 }
-elsif ($authentication eq "localauth") { # Local authentiation
+elsif ($authentication eq "localauth:") { # Local authentiation
     &System("/bin/chown -R  $username".':'.$username."  $fulldir");
 }
 else {