--- loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2002/04/27 12:01:50	1.1
+++ loncom/Attic/lchtmldir	2002/11/25 18:45:55	1.4
@@ -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 !~ /^krb(4|5):(.*)/ &&
+    $authentication ne "localauth:") {
     if($DEBUG) {
 	print("Invalid authentication parameter: ".$authentication."\n");
 	print("Should be one of: unix, internal, krb4, localauth\n");
@@ -175,11 +175,13 @@ if(!( -e $dirtry1)) {
     if($DEBUG) {
 	print("User's home directory $dirtry1 does not exist\n");
     }
-    exit 6;
+    if ($authentication eq "unix:") {
+        exit 6;
+    }
 }
 &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;
@@ -211,32 +213,14 @@ 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." ".$fulldir);
     &JoinGroup($username);
-
-
-}
-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." ".$fulldir);
-    &JoinGroup($username);
-}
-elsif ($authentication eq "localauth") { # Local authentiation
-    &System("/bin/chown -R  $username".':'.$username."  $fulldir");
-}
-else {
-    if($DEBUG) {
-	print("Authentication not legal".$authentication);
-    }
-    &DisableRoot;
-    exit 5;
-
+} else {
+    # Internal, Kerberos, and Local authentication are for users
+    # who do not have unix accounts on the system.  Therefore we
+    # will give ownership of their public_html directories to www:www
+    &System("/bin/chown -R www:www  ".$fulldir);
 }
 &DisableRoot;
 
@@ -254,6 +238,7 @@ exit 0;
 
 sub EnableRoot {
     if ($wwwid==$>) {
+        print ("EnableRoot $< $>\n");
 	($<,$>)=($>,$<);
 	($(,$))=($),$();
     }
@@ -261,7 +246,7 @@ sub EnableRoot {
 	# root capability is already enabled
     }
     if($DEBUG) {
-	print("Enable Root - id =  $> \n");
+	print("Enable Root - id =  $> $<\n");
     }
     return $>;  
 }