--- loncom/interface/loncreateuser.pm	2012/08/21 01:50:33	1.364
+++ loncom/interface/loncreateuser.pm	2012/08/21 15:43:27	1.365
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Create a user
 #
-# $Id: loncreateuser.pm,v 1.364 2012/08/21 01:50:33 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncreateuser.pm,v 1.365 2012/08/21 15:43:27 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ sub display_existing_roles {
                 $allowed=1;
             }
             unless ($allowed) {
-                my $isowner = &is_courseowner($cid,$coursedata{'internal.courseowner'});
+                my $isowner = &Apache::lonuserutils::is_courseowner($cid,$coursedata{'internal.courseowner'});
                 if ($isowner) {
                     if (($role_code eq 'co') && ($class eq 'Community')) {
                         $allowed = 1;
@@ -6439,7 +6439,7 @@ sub course_level_table {
 	my $thiscourse=$protectedcourse;
 	$thiscourse=~s:_:/:g;
 	my %coursedata=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($thiscourse);
-        my $isowner = &is_courseowner($protectedcourse,$coursedata{'internal.courseowner'});
+        my $isowner = &Apache::lonuserutils::is_courseowner($protectedcourse,$coursedata{'internal.courseowner'});
 	my $area=$coursedata{'description'};
         my $crstype=$coursedata{'type'};
 	if (!defined($area)) { $area=&mt('Unavailable course').': '.$protectedcourse; }
@@ -6963,21 +6963,6 @@ sub get_selfenroll_titles {
     return (\@row,\%lt);
 }
 
-sub is_courseowner {
-    my ($thiscourse,$courseowner) = @_;
-    if ($courseowner eq '') {
-        if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $thiscourse) {
-            $courseowner = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.courseowner'};
-        }
-    }
-    if ($courseowner ne '') {
-        if ($courseowner eq $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
 #---------------------------------------------- end functions for &phase_two
 
 #--------------------------------- functions for &phase_two and &phase_three