--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/12/15 08:28:23	1.692.2.5
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/12/18 17:30:36	1.692.2.6
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.692.2.5 2008/12/15 08:28:23 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.692.2.6 2008/12/18 17:30:36 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -9488,6 +9488,11 @@ sub init_user_environment {
 	    }
 	}
 
+        foreach my $tool ('aboutme','blog','portfolio') {
+            $userenv{'availabletools.'.$tool} = 
+                &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($username,$domain,$tool,'reload');
+        }
+
 	$env{'user.environment'} = "$lonids/$cookie.id";
 	
 	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonids/$cookie.id",