--- loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2014/05/05 23:17:12	1.155
+++ loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2014/06/17 23:22:10	1.157
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Cookie Based Access Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.155 2014/05/05 23:17:12 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.157 2014/06/17 23:22:10 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ sub sso_login {
     my ($r,$handle,$username) = @_;
 
     my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
-    if (($r->user eq '') || ($username ne '') ||
+    if (($r->user eq '') || ($username ne '') || ($r->user eq 'public:public') ||
         (defined($env{'user.name'}) && (defined($env{'user.domain'}))
 	  && ($handle ne ''))) {
 	# not an SSO case or already logged in
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ sub handler {
 	}
 	$env{'request.filename'} = $r->filename;
 	$env{'request.noversionuri'} = &Apache::lonnet::deversion($requrl);
-        my $suppext;
+        my ($suppext,$checkabsolute);
         if ($requrl =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) {
             my $query = $r->args;
             if ($query) {
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ sub handler {
                     $env{'request.external.querystring'} = $preserved;
                 }
             }
+            if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+                $checkabsolute = 1;
+            }
         } elsif ($env{'request.course.id'} &&
                  (($requrl =~ m{^/adm/$match_domain/$match_username/aboutme$}) ||
                   ($requrl =~ m{^/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus$}))) {
@@ -508,6 +511,20 @@ sub handler {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if ($requrl =~ m{^/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus$}) {
+                $checkabsolute = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($checkabsolute) {
+            my $hostname = $r->hostname();
+            my $lonhost = &Apache::lonnet::host_from_dns($hostname);
+            if ($lonhost) {
+                my $actual = &Apache::lonnet::absolute_url($hostname);
+                my $expected = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$lonhost}.'://'.$hostname;
+                unless ($actual eq $expected) {
+                    $env{'request.use_absolute'} = $expected;
+                }
+            }
         }
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Load POST parameters