--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2006/01/03 17:46:35	1.143
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2006/01/06 21:04:33	1.145
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.143 2006/01/03 17:46:35 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.145 2006/01/06 21:04:33 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@ ENDENTERKEY
 				# Send the user to the course they selected
 			    } elsif ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
                                 if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('whn',
-                                                  $env{'request.course.id'})) {
+                                                  $env{'request.course.id'})
+				    || &Apache::lonnet::allowed('whn',
+					       $env{'request.course.id'}.'/'
+					      .$env{'request.course.sec'})
+				    ) {
                                     my $startpage = &courseloadpage($courseid);
                                     unless ($startpage eq 'firstres') {         
 				        $msg = &mt('Entering course ....');
@@ -1029,11 +1033,10 @@ sub set_privileges {
 sub courseloadpage {
     my ($courseid) = @_;
     my $startpage;
-    my %entry_settings =
-              &Apache::lonnet::dump('nohist_whatsnew',$env{'user.domain'},
-                                    $env{'user.name'},$courseid.':courseinit');
+    my %entry_settings = &Apache::lonnet::get('nohist_whatsnew',
+					      [$courseid.':courseinit']);
     my ($tmp) = %entry_settings;
-    unless ($tmp =~ /^Error/) {
+    unless ($tmp =~ /^error: 2 /) {
         $startpage = $entry_settings{$courseid.':courseinit'};
     }
     if ($startpage eq '') {