--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2008/07/18 16:17:39	1.202
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2008/07/30 15:34:34	1.203
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.202 2008/07/18 16:17:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.203 2008/07/30 15:34:34 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ ENDENTERKEY
 				} elsif ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
                                     if ($env{'form.destinationurl'}) {
                                         my $dest = $env{'form.destinationurl'};
+                                        if ($env{'form.destsymb'} ne '') {
+                                            my $esc_symb = &HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.destsymb'},'"<>&');
+                                            $dest .= '?symb='.$esc_symb;
+                                        }
                                         &redirect_user($r,&mt('Entering [_1]',
                                                       $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.description'}),
                                                $dest,$msg,