--- loncom/build/make_domain_coordinator.pl	2012/11/20 19:00:52	1.23
+++ loncom/build/make_domain_coordinator.pl	2015/01/03 02:45:22	1.27
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ make_domain_coordinator.pl - Make a doma
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # make_domain_coordinator.pl - Make a domain coordinator on a system
 #
-# $Id: make_domain_coordinator.pl,v 1.23 2012/11/20 19:00:52 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: make_domain_coordinator.pl,v 1.27 2015/01/03 02:45:22 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # This file is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA).
 #
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ while ((!$got_passwd) && ($trial < $maxt
         foreach (split(//,$firstpass)) {if ((ord($_)<32)||(ord($_)>126)){$pbad=1;}}
         if ($pbad) {
             print(&mt('Password contains invalid characters.')."\n".
-                  &mt('Password must consist of standard ASCII characters')."\n".
+                  &mt('Password must consist of standard ASCII characters.')."\n".
                   &mt('Please try again.')."\n");
         } else {
             $secondpass = &get_password(&mt('Enter password a second time'));
@@ -360,12 +360,23 @@ if ($pbad) {
           "\n");
 }
  
-my $distro;
+my ($distro,$nostdin);
 if (open(PIPE,"perl distprobe|")) {
     $distro = <PIPE>;
     close(PIPE);
 }
 if ($distro =~ /^ubuntu|debian/) {
+    $nostdin = 1;
+} elsif ($distro =~ /^suse([\d.]+)$/) {
+    if ($1 > 12.2) {
+        $nostdin = 1;
+    }
+} elsif ($distro =~ /^sles(\d+)$/) {
+    if ($1 > 11) {
+        $nostdin = 1;
+    }
+}
+if ($nostdin) {
     open(OUT,"|usermod -p `mkpasswd $passwd` $username");
     close(OUT);
 } else {
@@ -444,7 +455,7 @@ use GDBM_File; # A simplistic key-value
 my $rolesref=&LONCAPA::locking_hash_tie("$udpath/roles.db",&GDBM_WRCREAT());
 if (!$rolesref) {
     print(&mt('Error').' '.
-          &mt('unable to tie roles db: [_1]'."$udpath/roles.db")."\n");
+          &mt('unable to tie roles db: [_1].',"$udpath/roles.db")."\n");
     exit;
 }
 my $now = time;