--- loncom/interface/groupsort.pm	2016/11/22 13:51:29	1.75
+++ loncom/interface/groupsort.pm	2017/05/30 15:16:38	1.77
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LON-CAPA group sort handler
 # Allows for sorting prior to import into RAT.
 #
-# $Id: groupsort.pm,v 1.75 2016/11/22 13:51:29 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: groupsort.pm,v 1.77 2017/05/30 15:16:38 raeburn Exp $
 # 
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ sub handler {
 
 # permissions checking
     my ($allowed,$canedit,$context,$cid);
-    if ($env{'form.readfile'} =~ m{^/uploaded/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/}) {
+    if ($env{'form.readfile'} eq '') {
+        $allowed = 1;
+    } elsif ($env{'form.readfile'} =~ m{^/uploaded/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/}) {
         my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($1,$2);
         $cid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
         $context = 'course';
@@ -219,8 +221,6 @@ sub handler {
             (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('bro',$env{'form.readfile'}))) {
             $allowed = 1;
         }
-    } elsif (($env{'form.readfile'} eq '') && ($env{'form.acts'} ne '')) {
-        $allowed = 1;
     }
     if ($allowed) {
         if ($env{'form.mode'} eq 'rat') {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ sub handler {
 
     unless ($allowed) {
         if ($context eq 'course') {
-            if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $cid) { 
+            if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $cid) {
                 $env{'user.error.msg'}=
                     "/adm/groupsort::0:1:Course environment gone, reinitialize the course";
             } else {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ sub handler {
         } else {
             $noedit = &js_escape(&mt('You do not have rights to edit map contents.'));
         }
-    } 
+    }
     if (($env{'form.readfile'}))  {
         $begincondition='if (eval("document.forms.groupsort.include"+num+".checked")) {';
 	$endcondition='}';
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ ENDSMP
             $finishimport=(<<ENDNO);
 function finish_import() {
     alert('$noedit');
-} 
+}
 ENDNO
         }
     } else {