--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2023/10/17 14:43:03	1.371
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2023/11/17 17:02:21	1.372
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.371 2023/10/17 14:43:03 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.372 2023/11/17 17:02:21 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2704,6 +2704,22 @@ sub update_session_roles {
                         }
                     } else {
                         $newrole{$rolekey} = $status_in_db;
+                        if ($role eq 'au') {
+                            my %userenv =
+                                &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($env{'user.domain'},
+                                                                 $env{'user.name'},'authoreditors');
+                            if ($userenv{'authoreditors'}) {
+                                $userenv{'editors'} = $userenv{'authoreditors'};
+                            } else {
+                                my %domdef = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($env{'user.domain'});
+                                if ($domdef{'editors'} ne '') {
+                                    $userenv{'editors'} = $domdef{'editors'};
+                                } else {
+                                    $userenv{'editors'} = 'edit,xml';
+                                }
+                            }
+                            &Apache::lonnet::appenv(\%userenv);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }