--- loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2019/02/06 15:14:10	1.159.2.5.2.3
+++ loncom/auth/lonacc.pm	2018/12/29 23:24:52	1.174
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Cookie Based Access Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.159.2.5.2.3 2019/02/06 15:14:10 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonacc.pm,v 1.174 2018/12/29 23:24:52 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ sub get_posted_cgi {
 			$fname='';
 			$fmime='';
 		    }
+                    if ($i<$#lines && $lines[$i+1]=~/^Content\-Type\:\s*([\w\-\/]+)/i) {
+                        # TODO: something with $1 !
+                        $i++;
+                    }
+                    if ($i<$#lines && $lines[$i+1]=~/^Content\-transfer\-encoding\:\s*([\w\-\/]+)/i) {
+                        # TODO: something with $1 !
+                        $i++;
+                    }
 		    $i++;
 		}
 	    } else {
@@ -332,17 +340,21 @@ sub sso_login {
             ($is_balancer,$otherserver) =
                 &Apache::lonnet::check_loadbalancing($user,$domain,'login');
             if ($is_balancer) {
-                if ($otherserver eq '') {
+                # Check if browser sent a LON-CAPA load balancer cookie (and this is a balancer)
+                my ($found_server,$balancer_cookie) = &Apache::lonnet::check_for_balancer_cookie($r);
+                if (($found_server) && ($balancer_cookie =~ /^\Q$domain\E_\Q$user\E_/)) {
+                    $otherserver = $found_server;
+                } elsif ($otherserver eq '') {
                     my $lowest_load;
                     ($otherserver,undef,undef,undef,$lowest_load) = &Apache::lonnet::choose_server($domain);
                     if ($lowest_load > 100) {
                         $otherserver = &Apache::lonnet::spareserver($lowest_load,$lowest_load,1,$domain);
                     }
-                }
-                if ($otherserver ne '') {
-                    my @hosts = &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_ids();
-                    if (grep(/^\Q$otherserver\E$/,@hosts)) {
-                        $hosthere = $otherserver;
+                    if ($otherserver ne '') {
+                        my @hosts = &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_ids();
+                        if (grep(/^\Q$otherserver\E$/,@hosts)) {
+                            $hosthere = $otherserver;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -373,7 +385,7 @@ sub sso_login {
 	} else {
 	    # need to login them in, so generate the need data that
 	    # migrate expects to do login
-            my $ip = $r->get_remote_host();
+	    my $ip = $r->get_remote_host();
 	    my %info=('ip'        => $ip,
 		      'domain'    => $domain,
 		      'username'  => $user,
@@ -505,7 +517,7 @@ sub handler {
                 my $preserved;
                 foreach my $pair (split(/&/,$query)) {
                     my ($name, $value) = split(/=/,$pair);
-                    unless ($name eq 'symb') {
+                    unless (($name eq 'symb') || ($name eq 'usehttp')) {
                         $preserved .= $pair.'&';
                     }
                     if (($env{'request.course.id'}) && ($name eq 'folderpath')) {
@@ -524,7 +536,7 @@ sub handler {
             }
         } elsif ($env{'request.course.id'} &&
                  (($requrl =~ m{^/adm/$match_domain/$match_username/aboutme$}) ||
-                  ($requrl =~ m{^/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus$}) ||
+                  ($requrl eq "/public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus") ||
                   ($requrl =~ m{^/adm/$cdom/$cnum/\d+/ext\.tool$}))) {
             my $query = $r->args;
             if ($query) {
@@ -562,7 +574,7 @@ sub handler {
         my $checkexempt;
         if ($env{'user.loadbalexempt'} eq $r->dir_config('lonHostID')) {
             if ($env{'user.loadbalcheck.time'} + 600 > time) {
-                $checkexempt = 1;    
+                $checkexempt = 1;
             }
         }
         if ($env{'user.noloadbalance'} eq $r->dir_config('lonHostID')) {
@@ -572,12 +584,23 @@ sub handler {
             ($is_balancer,$otherserver) =
                 &Apache::lonnet::check_loadbalancing($env{'user.name'},
                                                      $env{'user.domain'});
+            if ($is_balancer) {
+                unless (($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') && (!$r->is_initial_req())) {
+                    # Check if browser sent a LON-CAPA load balancer cookie (and this is a balancer)
+                    my ($found_server,$balancer_cookie) = &Apache::lonnet::check_for_balancer_cookie($r);
+                    if (($found_server) && ($balancer_cookie =~ /^\Q$env{'user.domain'}\E_\Q$env{'user.name'}\E_/)) {
+                        $otherserver = $found_server;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         if ($is_balancer) {
-            $r->set_handlers('PerlResponseHandler'=>
-                             [\&Apache::switchserver::handler]);
-            if ($otherserver ne '') {
-                $env{'form.otherserver'} = $otherserver;
+            unless (($requrl eq '/adm/switchserver') && (!$r->is_initial_req())) {
+                $r->set_handlers('PerlResponseHandler'=>
+                                 [\&Apache::switchserver::handler]);
+                if ($otherserver ne '') {
+                    $env{'form.otherserver'} = $otherserver;
+                }
             }
             unless (($env{'form.origurl'}) || ($r->uri eq '/adm/roles') ||
                     ($r->uri eq '/adm/switchserver') || ($r->uri eq '/adm/sso')) {
@@ -587,7 +610,6 @@ sub handler {
         if ($requrl=~m{^/+tiny/+$match_domain/+\w+$}) {
             return OK;
         }
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- Check access
 	my $now = time;
 	if ($requrl !~ m{^/(?:adm|public|prtspool)/}
@@ -773,7 +795,7 @@ sub handler {
 # ------------------------------------ See if this is a viewable portfolio file
     if (&Apache::lonnet::is_portfolio_url($requrl)) {
         my $clientip = $r->get_remote_host();
-	my $access=&Apache::lonnet::allowed('bre',$requrl,undef,undef,$clientip);
+        my $access=&Apache::lonnet::allowed('bre',$requrl,undef,undef,$clientip);
 	if ($access eq 'A') {
 	    &Apache::restrictedaccess::setup_handler($r);
 	    return OK;