--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2005/12/19 21:39:33	1.139
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2005/12/22 03:39:36	1.142
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.139 2005/12/19 21:39:33 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.142 2005/12/22 03:39:36 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sub redirect_user {
     my $navwindow;
     if ($launch_nav eq 'on') {
 	$navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::launch_win('now',undef,undef,
-						  ($url =~ m-/^adm/whatsnew-));
+						  ($url =~ m-^/adm/whatsnew-));
     } else {
 	$navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::close();
     }
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@ ENDENTERKEY
 							  '.course.helper.not.run'}) {
 				$furl = "/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper";
 				# Send the user to the course they selected
-			    } elsif ($env{'request.course.fn'}) {
-                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
+			    } elsif ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
+                                if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('whn',
+                                                  $env{'request.course.id'})) {
                                     my $startpage = &courseloadpage($courseid);
                                     unless ($startpage eq 'firstres') {         
 				        $msg = &mt('Entering course ....');