--- loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2013/09/29 00:49:28	1.209
+++ loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2013/12/18 01:30:52	1.213
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set domain-wide configuration settings
 #
-# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.209 2013/09/29 00:49:28 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.213 2013/12/18 01:30:52 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ $dom,$settings,$rowtotal,$action.
 
 $dom is the domain, $settings is a reference to a hash of current settings for
 the current context, $rowtotal is a reference to the scalar used to record the 
-number of rows displayed on the page, and $action is the context (quotas,  
+number of rows displayed on the page, and $action is the context (quotas, 
 requestcourses or requestauthor).
 
 The print_quotas routine was orginally created to display/store information
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ sub handler {
                       help => 'Domain_Configuration_Quotas',
                       header => [{col1 => 'User affiliation',
                                   col2 => 'Available tools',
-                                  col3 => 'Quotas, Mb; (Authoring requires role)',}],
+                                  col3 => 'Quotas, MB; (Authoring requires role)',}],
                     },
         'autoenroll' =>
                    { text => 'Auto-enrollment settings',
@@ -416,10 +416,11 @@ sub handler {
     my $confname = $dom.'-domainconfig';
 
     if ($phase eq 'process') {
-        if (&Apache::lonconfigsettings::make_changes($r,$dom,$phase,$context,\@prefs_order,
-                                                     \%prefs,\%domconfig,$confname,\@roles) eq 'update') {
+        my $result = &Apache::lonconfigsettings::make_changes($r,$dom,$phase,$context,\@prefs_order,
+                                                              \%prefs,\%domconfig,$confname,\@roles);
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
             $r->rflush();
-            &devalidate_remote_domconfs($dom);
+            &devalidate_remote_domconfs($dom,$result);
         }
     } elsif ($phase eq 'display') {
         my $js = &recaptcha_js().
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ sub handler {
         unless ($configuserok eq 'ok') {
             &Apache::lonconfigsettings::print_header($r,$phase,$context);
             $r->print(&mt('The domain configuration user "[_1]" has yet to be created.',
-                           $confname).
+                          $confname).
                       '<br />'
             );
             if ($switchserver) {
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ sub process_changes {
         $output = &modify_rolecolors($r,$dom,$confname,$roles,
                                      $lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'quotas') {
-        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'autoenroll') {
         $output = &modify_autoenroll($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'autoupdate') {
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ sub process_changes {
     } elsif ($action eq 'contacts') {
         $output = &modify_contacts($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'defaults') {
-        $output = &modify_defaults($dom,$r,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_defaults($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'scantron') {
         $output = &modify_scantron($r,$dom,$confname,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'coursecategories') {
@@ -538,15 +539,15 @@ sub process_changes {
     } elsif ($action eq 'serverstatuses') {
         $output = &modify_serverstatuses($dom,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'requestcourses') {
-        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'requestauthor') {
-        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_quotas($dom,$action,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'helpsettings') {
         $output = &modify_helpsettings($r,$dom,$confname,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'coursedefaults') {
-        $output = &modify_coursedefaults($dom,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_coursedefaults($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'usersessions') {
-        $output = &modify_usersessions($dom,%domconfig);
+        $output = &modify_usersessions($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig);
     } elsif ($action eq 'loadbalancing') {
         $output = &modify_loadbalancing($dom,%domconfig);
     }
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ sub print_config_box {
     if ($numheaders > 1) {
         my $colspan = '';
         my $rightcolspan = '';
-        if (($action eq 'rolecolors') || ($action eq 'coursecategories') || 
+        if (($action eq 'rolecolors') || ($action eq 'coursecategories') ||
             (($action eq 'login') && ($numheaders < 3))) {
             $colspan = ' colspan="2"';
         }
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ sub print_config_box {
         } elsif ($action eq 'contacts') {
             $output .= &print_contacts($dom,$settings,\$rowtotal);
         } elsif ($action eq 'defaults') {
-            $output .= &print_defaults($dom,\$rowtotal);
+            $output .= &print_defaults($dom,$settings,\$rowtotal);
         } elsif ($action eq 'scantron') {
             $output .= &print_scantronformat($r,$dom,$confname,$settings,\$rowtotal);
         } elsif ($action eq 'serverstatuses') {
@@ -1556,7 +1557,7 @@ sub print_quotas {
     } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
         @usertools = ('author');
         @options = ('norequest','approval','automatic');
-        %titles = &authorrequest_titles(); 
+        %titles = &authorrequest_titles();
     } else {
         @usertools = ('aboutme','blog','webdav','portfolio');
         %titles = &tool_titles();
@@ -2156,7 +2157,7 @@ sub print_autocreate {
                 }
             }
         }
-        if ($settings->{'xmldc'} ne '') { 
+        if ($settings->{'xmldc'} ne '') {
             $currhash{$settings->{'xmldc'}} = 1;
         }
     } else {
@@ -2542,7 +2543,7 @@ sub print_coursedefaults {
         $datatable .= '</tr></table></td></tr>'."\n";
         $itemcount += 2;
         my $onclick = 'toggleCredits(this.form);';
-        my $display = 'none';  
+        my $display = 'none';
         if ($currusecredits) {
             $display = 'block';
         }
@@ -3028,7 +3029,7 @@ sub print_loadbalancing {
                       '<td rowspan="'.$rownum.'" valign="top">'.
                       '<p>';
         if ($lonhost eq '') {
-            $datatable .= '<span class="LC_nobreak">'; 
+            $datatable .= '<span class="LC_nobreak">';
             if (keys(%currbalancer) > 0) {
                 $datatable .= &mt('Add balancer:');
             } else {
@@ -3044,7 +3045,7 @@ sub print_loadbalancing {
                 next if ($currbalancer{$server});
                 $datatable .= '<option value="'.$server.'">'.$server.'</option>'."\n";
             }
-            $datatable .= 
+            $datatable .=
                 '</select>'."\n".
                 '<input type="hidden" name="loadbalancing_prevlonhost_'.$balnum.'" id="loadbalancing_prevlonhost_'.$balnum.'" value="" />&nbsp;</span>'."\n";
         } else {
@@ -3083,7 +3084,7 @@ sub print_loadbalancing {
                 if (exists($currbalancer{$spares[$i]})) {
                     $disabled = ' disabled="disabled"';
                 }
-                $targettable .= 
+                $targettable .=
                     '<td><label><input type="checkbox" name="loadbalancing_target_'.$balnum.'_'.$sparetype.'"'.
                     $checked.$disabled.' value="'.$chkboxval.'" id="loadbalancing_target_'.$balnum.'_'.$sparetype.'_'.$i.'" onclick="checkOffloads('."this,'$balnum','$sparetype'".');" /><span id="loadbalancing_targettxt_'.$balnum.'_'.$sparetype.'_'.$i.'">&nbsp;'.$chkboxval.
                     '</span></label></td>';
@@ -3167,7 +3168,7 @@ sub loadbalancing_rules {
         $css_class,$balnum,$islast) = @_;
     my $output;
     my $num = 0;
-    my ($alltypes,$othertypes,$titles) = 
+    my ($alltypes,$othertypes,$titles) =
         &loadbalancing_titles($dom,$intdom,$usertypes,$types);
     if ((ref($alltypes) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($titles) eq 'HASH'))  {
         foreach my $type (@{$alltypes}) {
@@ -3246,7 +3247,7 @@ sub loadbalance_rule_row {
     if ($islast && $num == 1) {
         $space = '<div display="inline-block">&nbsp;</div>';
     }
-    my $output = 
+    my $output =
         '<tr class="'.$css_class.'" id="balanceruletr_'.$balnum.'_'.$num.'"><td valign="top">'.$space.
         '<div id="balanceruletitle_'.$balnum.'_'.$type.'" style="'.$style.'">'.$title.'</div></td>'."\n".
         '<td valaign="top">'.$space.
@@ -3266,7 +3267,7 @@ sub loadbalance_rule_row {
                 unless ($checked) {
                     $default = ' selected="selected"';
                 }
-                $extra = 
+                $extra =
                     ':&nbsp;<select name="loadbalancing_singleserver_'.$balnum.'_'.$type.
                     '" id="loadbalancing_singleserver_'.$balnum.'_'.$type.
                     '" onchange="singleServerToggle('."'$balnum','$type'".')">'."\n".
@@ -3371,7 +3372,7 @@ sub authorrequest_titles {
                                    automatic  => 'Automatic approval',
                  );
     return %titles;
-} 
+}
 
 sub courserequest_conditions {
     my %conditions = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
@@ -3610,9 +3611,9 @@ sub captcha_choice {
 #
 # Note: If reCAPTCHA is to be used for LON-CAPA servers in a domain, a domain coordinator should visit:
 # https://www.google.com/recaptcha and generate a Public and Private key. For domains with multiple
-# servers a single key pair will be used for all servers, so the internet domain (e.g., yourcollege.edu) 
+# servers a single key pair will be used for all servers, so the internet domain (e.g., yourcollege.edu)
 # specified for use with the key should be broad enough to accommodate all servers in the LON-CAPA domain.
-#  
+#
     $output .= '</td></tr>'."\n".
                '<tr><td>'."\n".
                '<span class="LC_nobreak"><span id="'.$context.'_recaptchapubtxt">'.$pubtext.'</span>&nbsp;'."\n".
@@ -3759,10 +3760,18 @@ sub print_usermodification {
 }
 
 sub print_defaults {
-    my ($dom,$rowtotal) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$settings,$rowtotal) = @_;
     my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def','timezone_def',
                  'datelocale_def','portal_def');
-    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my %defaults;
+    if (ref($settings) eq 'HASH') {
+        %defaults = %{$settings};
+    } else {
+        my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
+        foreach my $item (@items) {
+            $defaults{$item} = $domdefaults{$item};
+        }
+    }
     my $titles = &defaults_titles($dom);
     my $rownum = 0;
     my ($datatable,$css_class);
@@ -3786,7 +3795,7 @@ sub print_defaults {
             my %authnames = &authtype_names();
             foreach my $auth (@authtypes) {
                 my $checked = ' ';
-                if ($domdefaults{$item} eq $auth) {
+                if ($defaults{$item} eq $auth) {
                     $checked = ' checked="checked" ';
                 }
                 $datatable .= '<label><input type="radio" name="'.$item.
@@ -3795,15 +3804,15 @@ sub print_defaults {
             }
         } elsif ($item eq 'timezone_def') {
             my $includeempty = 1;
-            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_timezone($item,$domdefaults{$item},undef,$includeempty);
+            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_timezone($item,$defaults{$item},undef,$includeempty);
         } elsif ($item eq 'datelocale_def') {
             my $includeempty = 1;
-            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_datelocale($item,$domdefaults{$item},undef,$includeempty);
+            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_datelocale($item,$defaults{$item},undef,$includeempty);
         } elsif ($item eq 'lang_def') {
             my %langchoices = &get_languages_hash();
             $langchoices{''} = 'No language preference';
             %langchoices = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(%langchoices);
-            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_form($domdefaults{$item},$item,
+            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_form($defaults{$item},$item,
                                                           \%langchoices);
         } else {
             my $size;
@@ -3811,7 +3820,7 @@ sub print_defaults {
                 $size = ' size="25"';
             }
             $datatable .= '<input type="text" name="'.$item.'" value="'.
-                          $domdefaults{$item}.'"'.$size.' />';
+                          $defaults{$item}.'"'.$size.' />';
         }
         $datatable .= '</td></tr>';
         $rownum ++;
@@ -4922,7 +4931,7 @@ sub modify_login {
                     } else {
                         my $puberror = &mt("Upload of [_1] failed because an error occurred publishing the file in RES space. Error was: [_2].",$newfile{$lang},$result);
                         $errors .= '<li><span class="LC_error">'.$puberror.'</span></li>';
-                        if ((grep(/^\Q$lang\E$/,@currlangs)) && 
+                        if ((grep(/^\Q$lang\E$/,@currlangs)) &&
                             (!grep(/^\Q$lang\E$/,@delurls))) {
 
                             $loginhash{'login'}{'helpurl'}{$lang} = $domconfig{'login'}{'helpurl'}{$lang};
@@ -4980,7 +4989,9 @@ sub modify_login {
         }
         if (keys(%changes) > 0 || $colchgtext) {
             &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
-            $$lastactref = 'update';
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domainconfig'} = 1;
+            }
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $item (sort(keys(%changes))) {
                 if ($item eq 'loginvia') {
@@ -5040,7 +5051,7 @@ sub modify_login {
                     }
                 } elsif ($item eq 'captcha') {
                     if (ref($loginhash{'login'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                        my $chgtxt; 
+                        my $chgtxt;
                         if ($loginhash{'login'}{$item} eq 'notused') {
                             $chgtxt .= &mt('No CAPTCHA validation in use for helpdesk form.');
                         } else {
@@ -5128,7 +5139,9 @@ sub modify_rolecolors {
     if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
             &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
-            $$lastactref = 'update';
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domainconfig'} = 1;
+            }
             $resulttext = &display_colorchgs($dom,\%changes,$roles,
                                              $rolehash{'rolecolors'});
         } else {
@@ -5540,7 +5553,7 @@ sub publishlogo {
 # See if there is anything left
     unless ($fname) { return ('error: no uploaded file'); }
     $fname="$subdir/$fname";
-    my $docroot=$r->dir_config('lonDocRoot'); 
+    my $docroot=$r->dir_config('lonDocRoot');
     my $filepath="$docroot/priv";
     my $relpath = "$dom/$confname";
     my ($fnamepath,$file,$fetchthumb);
@@ -5809,7 +5822,7 @@ sub check_switchserver {
 }
 
 sub modify_quotas {
-    my ($dom,$action,%domconfig) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$action,$lastactref,%domconfig) = @_;
     my ($context,@usertools,@options,%validations,%titles,%confhash,%toolshash,
         %limithash,$toolregexp,%conditions,$resulttext,%changes);
     if ($action eq 'quotas') {
@@ -5831,7 +5844,7 @@ sub modify_quotas {
         @usertools = ('aboutme','blog','webdav','portfolio');
         %titles = &tool_titles();
     }
-    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
     my ($othertitle,$usertypes,$types) = &Apache::loncommon::sorted_inst_types($dom);
     foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
         if ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
@@ -6030,9 +6043,11 @@ sub modify_quotas {
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
             my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
             &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$dom,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
-
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domdefaults'} = 1;
+            }
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
-            unless (($context eq 'requestcourses') || 
+            unless (($context eq 'requestcourses') ||
                     ($context eq 'requestauthor')) {
                 if (ref($changes{'defaultquota'}) eq 'HASH') {
                     $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('Portfolio default quotas').'<ul>';
@@ -6042,7 +6057,7 @@ sub modify_quotas {
                             if ($type eq 'default') {
                                 $typetitle = $othertitle;
                             }
-                            $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to [_2] Mb',$typetitle,$confhash{'defaultquota'}{$type}).'</li>';
+                            $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to [_2] MB',$typetitle,$confhash{'defaultquota'}{$type}).'</li>';
                         }
                     }
                     $resulttext .= '</ul></li>';
@@ -6055,7 +6070,7 @@ sub modify_quotas {
                             if ($type eq 'default') {
                                 $typetitle = $othertitle;
                             }
-                            $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to [_2] Mb',$typetitle,$confhash{'authorquota'}{$type}).'</li>';
+                            $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to [_2] MB',$typetitle,$confhash{'authorquota'}{$type}).'</li>';
                         }
                     }
                     $resulttext .= '</ul></li>';
@@ -6066,7 +6081,7 @@ sub modify_quotas {
                 my (%haschgs,%inconf);
                 if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
                     %haschgs = %changes;
-                    %inconf = %confhash; 
+                    %inconf = %confhash;
                 } else {
                     if (ref($changes{$item}) eq 'HASH') {
                         %haschgs = %{$changes{$item}};
@@ -6080,7 +6095,7 @@ sub modify_quotas {
                         &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($env{'user.name'},
                                                           $env{'user.domain'},
                                                           $item,'reload',$context);
-                    if (($context eq 'requestcourses') || 
+                    if (($context eq 'requestcourses') ||
                         ($context eq 'requestauthor')) {
                         if ($env{'environment.canrequest.'.$item} ne $newacc) {
                             $newenv{'environment.canrequest.'.$item} = $newacc;
@@ -6241,7 +6256,9 @@ sub modify_autoenroll {
             if ($changes{'coowners'}) {
                 $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt("$title{'coowners'} set to $offon[$env{'form.autoassign_coowners'}]").'</li>';
                 &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
-                $$lastactref = 'update';
+                if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $lastactref->{'domainconfig'} = 1;
+                }
             }
             $resulttext .= '</ul>';
         } else {
@@ -6647,7 +6664,7 @@ sub modify_directorysrch {
                         } else {
                             $chgtext =~ s/\; $//;
                         }
-                        $resulttext .= 
+                        $resulttext .=
                             '<li>'.
                             &mt("Users from domain '[_1]' permitted to search the institutional directory set to: [_2]",
                                 '<span class="LC_cusr_emph">'.$dom.'</span>',$chgtext).
@@ -6799,7 +6816,9 @@ sub modify_contacts {
     if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
             &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
-            $$lastactref = 'update';
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domainconfig'} = 1;
+            }
             my ($titles,$short_titles)  = &contact_titles();
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $item (@contacts) {
@@ -6874,7 +6893,7 @@ sub modify_usercreation {
     foreach my $item(@contexts) {
         if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
             @{$cancreate{$item}} = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.can_createuser_'.$item);
-            my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+            my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
             if (!((($domdefaults{'auth_def'} =~/^krb/) && ($domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} ne '')) || ($domdefaults{'auth_def'} eq 'localauth'))) {
                 if (ref($cancreate{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') { 
                     if (grep(/^login$/,@{$cancreate{$item}})) {
@@ -7147,7 +7166,7 @@ sub modify_usercreation {
                             if ($captchas{$cancreate{$type}}) {
                                 $chgtext .= &mt("Validation for self-creation screen set to $captchas{$cancreate{$type}}.");
                             } else {
-                                $chgtext .= &mt('Validation for self-creation screen set to unknown type.'); 
+                                $chgtext .= &mt('Validation for self-creation screen set to unknown type.');
                             }
                         }
                     } elsif ($type eq 'recaptchakeys') {
@@ -7275,7 +7294,7 @@ sub process_captcha {
         $newsettings->{'captcha'} = 'original';
     }
     if ($current->{'captcha'} ne $newsettings->{'captcha'}) {
-        if ($container eq 'cancreate') { 
+        if ($container eq 'cancreate') {
             if (ref($changes->{'cancreate'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                 push(@{$changes->{'cancreate'}},'captcha');
             } elsif (!defined($changes->{'cancreate'})) {
@@ -7314,7 +7333,7 @@ sub process_captcha {
                 $changes->{'cancreate'} = ['recaptchakeys'];
             }
         } else {
-            $changes->{'recaptchakeys'} = 1; 
+            $changes->{'recaptchakeys'} = 1;
         }
     }
     return;
@@ -7441,9 +7460,9 @@ sub modify_usermodification {
 }
 
 sub modify_defaults {
-    my ($dom,$r,%domconfig) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig) = @_;
     my ($resulttext,$mailmsgtxt,%newvalues,%changes,@errors);
-    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
     my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def','timezone_def','datelocale_def','portal_def');
     my @authtypes = ('internal','krb4','krb5','localauth');
     foreach my $item (@items) {
@@ -7503,7 +7522,7 @@ sub modify_defaults {
     if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
-            my $version = $r->dir_config('lonVersion');
+            my $version = &Apache::lonnet::get_server_loncaparev($dom);
             my $mailmsgtext = "Changes made to domain settings in a LON-CAPA installation - domain: $dom (running version: $version) - dns_domain.tab needs to be updated with the following changes, to support legacy 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 versions of LON-CAPA.\n\n";
             foreach my $item (sort(keys(%changes))) {
                 my $value = $env{'form.'.$item};
@@ -7526,6 +7545,9 @@ sub modify_defaults {
             $mailmsgtext .= "\n";
             my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
             &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$dom,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domdefaults'} = 1;
+            }
             if ($changes{'auth_def'} || $changes{'auth_arg_def'} || $changes{'lang_def'} || $changes{'datelocale_def'}) {
                 my $notify = 1;
                 if (ref($domconfig{'contacts'}) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -7618,7 +7640,9 @@ sub modify_scantron {
                 }
                 $resulttext .= '</ul>';
                 &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
-                $$lastactref = 'update';
+                if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $lastactref->{'domainconfig'} = 1;
+                }
             } else {
                 $resulttext = &mt('No changes made to bubblesheet format file');
             }
@@ -8009,7 +8033,7 @@ sub modify_helpsettings {
                     $changes{$item} = 1;
                 }
             }
-            if (($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0') || ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) { 
+            if (($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0') || ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) {
                 $helphash{'helpsettings'}{$item} = $env{'form.'.$item};
             }
         }
@@ -8042,7 +8066,7 @@ sub modify_helpsettings {
 }
 
 sub modify_coursedefaults {
-    my ($dom,%domconfig) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig) = @_;
     my ($resulttext,$errors,%changes,%defaultshash);
     my %defaultchecked = ('canuse_pdfforms' => 'off');
     my @toggles = ('canuse_pdfforms');
@@ -8133,10 +8157,9 @@ sub modify_coursedefaults {
     my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put_dom('configuration',\%defaultshash,
                                              $dom);
     if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
-        my %domdefaults;
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
+            my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
             if (($changes{'canuse_pdfforms'}) || ($changes{'coursecredits'}) || ($changes{'uploadquota'})) {
-                %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
                 if ($changes{'canuse_pdfforms'}) {
                     $domdefaults{'canuse_pdfforms'}=$defaultshash{'coursedefaults'}{'canuse_pdfforms'};
                 }
@@ -8157,6 +8180,9 @@ sub modify_coursedefaults {
                 }
                 my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
                 &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$dom,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
+                if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $lastactref->{'domdefaults'} = 1;
+                }
             }
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $item (sort(keys(%changes))) {
@@ -8208,7 +8234,7 @@ sub modify_coursedefaults {
 }
 
 sub modify_usersessions {
-    my ($dom,%domconfig) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$lastactref,%domconfig) = @_;
     my @hostingtypes = ('version','excludedomain','includedomain');
     my @offloadtypes = ('primary','default');
     my %types = (
@@ -8225,7 +8251,7 @@ sub modify_usersessions {
     foreach my $prefix (@prefixes) {
         $defaultshash{'usersessions'}{$prefix} = {};
     }
-    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom,1);
     my $resulttext;
     my %iphost = &Apache::lonnet::get_iphost();
     foreach my $prefix (@prefixes) {
@@ -8401,6 +8427,9 @@ sub modify_usersessions {
             }
             my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
             &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$dom,\%domdefaults,$cachetime);
+            if (ref($lastactref) eq 'HASH') {
+                $lastactref->{'domdefaults'} = 1;
+            }
             if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
                 my %lt = &usersession_titles();
                 $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
@@ -8412,7 +8441,8 @@ sub modify_usersessions {
                                 foreach my $lonhost (sort(keys(%{$changes{$prefix}}))) {
                                     $resulttext .= '<li><b>'.$lonhost.'</b> ';
                                     my $lonhostdom = &Apache::lonnet::host_domain($lonhost);
-                                    &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($lonhost,'spares',$lonhostdom);
+                                    my $cachekey = &escape('spares').':'.&escape($lonhostdom);
+                                    &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($lonhost,[$cachekey]);
                                     if (ref($changes{$prefix}{$lonhost}) eq 'HASH') {
                                         foreach my $type (@{$types{$prefix}}) {
                                             if ($changes{$prefix}{$lonhost}{$type}) {
@@ -8502,7 +8532,7 @@ sub modify_loadbalancing {
         if ($balancer eq '') {
             next;
         }
-        if (!exists($servers{$balancer})) { 
+        if (!exists($servers{$balancer})) {
             if (exists($currbalancer{$balancer})) {
                 push(@{$changes{'delete'}},$balancer);
             }
@@ -8553,14 +8583,14 @@ sub modify_loadbalancing {
             }
         } else {
             if (ref($defaultshash{'loadbalancing'}{$balancer}) eq 'HASH') {
-                foreach my $sparetype (@sparestypes) { 
+                foreach my $sparetype (@sparestypes) {
                     if (ref($defaultshash{'loadbalancing'}{$balancer}{'targets'}{$sparetype}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                         if (@{$defaultshash{'loadbalancing'}{$balancer}{'targets'}{$sparetype}} > 0) {
                             $changes{'curr'}{$balancer}{'targets'} = 1;
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }  
+            }
         }
         my $ishomedom;
         if (&Apache::lonnet::host_domain($balancer) eq $dom) {
@@ -8569,7 +8599,7 @@ sub modify_loadbalancing {
         if (ref($alltypes) eq 'ARRAY') {
             foreach my $type (@{$alltypes}) {
                 my $rule;
-                unless ((($type eq '_LC_external') || ($type eq '_LC_internetdom')) && 
+                unless ((($type eq '_LC_external') || ($type eq '_LC_internetdom')) &&
                          (!$ishomedom)) {
                     $rule = $env{'form.loadbalancing_rules_'.$i.'_'.$type};
                 }
@@ -8594,17 +8624,17 @@ sub modify_loadbalancing {
         }
         my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put_dom('configuration',
                                                  \%defaultshash,$dom);
- 
         if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
             if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
                 if (ref($changes{'delete'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                     foreach my $balancer (sort(@{$changes{'delete'}})) {
                         $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('Load Balancing discontinued for: [_1]',$balancer).'</li>';
-                        &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($balancer,'loadbalancing',$dom);
+                        my $cachekey = &escape('loadbalancing').':'.&escape($dom);
+                        &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($balancer,[$cachekey]);
                     }
                 }
                 if (ref($changes{'add'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                    foreach my $balancer (sort(@{$changes{'add'}})) {   
+                    foreach my $balancer (sort(@{$changes{'add'}})) {
                         $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('Load Balancing enabled for: [_1]',$balancer);
                     }
                 }
@@ -8651,12 +8681,13 @@ sub modify_loadbalancing {
                                         } else {
                                             $balancetext = &mt('offload to [_1]',$defaultshash{'loadbalancing'}{$balancer}{'rules'}{$type});
                                         }
-                                        $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('Load Balancer: [_1] -- balancing for [_2] set to - "[_3]"',$balancer,$titles->{$type},$balancetext).'</li>';     
+                                        $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('Load Balancer: [_1] -- balancing for [_2] set to - "[_3]"',$balancer,$titles->{$type},$balancetext).'</li>';
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($balancer,'loadbalancing',$dom);
+                        my $cachekey = &scape('loadbalancing').':'.&escape($dom);
+                        &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($balancer,[$cachekey]);
                     }
                 }
                 if ($resulttext ne '') {
@@ -8744,7 +8775,7 @@ sub active_dc_picker {
         }
     }
     @domcoord = sort(@domcoord);
-    my $numdcs = scalar(@domcoord); 
+    my $numdcs = scalar(@domcoord);
     my $rows = 0;
     my $table;
     if ($numdcs > 1) {
@@ -8878,7 +8909,7 @@ sub lonbalance_targets_js {
     }
     &get_loadbalancers_config($servers,\%existing,\%currbalancer,
                               \%currtargets,\%currrules);
-    my $balancers = join("','",sort(keys(%currbalancer))); 
+    my $balancers = join("','",sort(keys(%currbalancer)));
     return <<"END";
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -8949,7 +8980,6 @@ function showSpares(balancer,ishomedom,b
             } else {
                 document.getElementById('balanceruletitle_'+balnum+'_'+insttypes[k]).style.display='none';
                 document.getElementById('balancerule_'+balnum+'_'+insttypes[k]).style.display='none';
-
             }
         } else {
             document.getElementById('balanceruletitle_'+balnum+'_'+insttypes[k]).style.display='block';
@@ -8961,12 +8991,11 @@ function showSpares(balancer,ishomedom,b
             var item = document.getElementById('loadbalancing_singleserver_'+balnum+'_'+insttypes[k]);
             item.options.length = 0;
             item.options[0] = new Option("","",true,true);
-            var idx = 0;  
+            var idx = 0;
             for (var m=0; m<alltargets.length; m++) {
                 if ((currBalancers.indexOf(alltargets[m]) == -1) && (alltargets[m] != balancer)) {
                     idx ++;
                     item.options[idx] = new Option(alltargets[m],alltargets[m],false,false);
-                    
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -9380,16 +9409,24 @@ sub captcha_phrases {
 }
 
 sub devalidate_remote_domconfs {
-    my ($dom) = @_;
-    my $primary_id = &Apache::lonnet::domain($dom,'primary');
-    my $intdom = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom($primary_id);
+    my ($dom,$cachekeys) = @_;
+    return unless (ref($cachekeys) eq 'HASH');
     my %servers = &Apache::lonnet::internet_dom_servers($dom);
     my %thismachine;
     map { $thismachine{$_} = 1; } &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_ids();
+    my @posscached = ('domainconfig','domdefaults');
     if (keys(%servers) > 1) {
         foreach my $server (keys(%servers)) {
             next if ($thismachine{$server});
-            &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($server,'domainconfig',$dom);
+            my @cached;
+            foreach my $name (@posscached) {
+                if ($cachekeys->{$name}) {
+                    push(@cached,&escape($name).':'.&escape($dom));
+                }
+            }
+            if (@cached) {
+                &Apache::lonnet::remote_devalidate_cache($server,\@cached);
+            }
         }
     }
     return;