--- loncom/html/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper	2010/02/11 01:30:52	1.29
+++ loncom/html/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper	2010/03/15 22:44:40	1.31
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
                                  $helper->{DATA}->{CRS});
             # Try to fix bug 1757
             Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($env{'request.course.id'});
+            if (($name eq 'description') || ($name eq 'cloners')) {
+                my %crsinfo = &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($crsdom,'.',1,'.','.',$crsnum,undef,undef,'.');
+                if (ref($crsinfo{$courseid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $crsinfo{$courseid}{$name} = $val;
+                    my $crshome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($crsnum,$crsdom);
+                    unless ($crshome eq 'no_host') {
+                        my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::courseidput($crsdom,\%crsinfo,$crshome,'notime');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             return 1;
         } else {
             return 0;
@@ -238,7 +248,7 @@
       Cloning will copy the course structure, contents, and most settings. For dates (open dates, due dates etc.) a choice is provided to: (a) omit, (b) copy as-is or (c) shift by a specified number of days.<br /><br />
       Usernames of owners of other courses permitted to clone this course:<br />
    </message>
-   <string variable='can_clone' size='60' >
+   <string variable='cloners' size='60' >
     <defaultvalue>
      return &{$helper->{DATA}->{GETVAL}}('cloners');
     </defaultvalue>