--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2016/01/26 14:30:25	1.438
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2016/02/26 21:44:39	1.439
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.438 2016/01/26 14:30:25 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.439 2016/02/26 21:44:39 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ sub secondary_menu {
     my $canmgr        = &Apache::lonnet::allowed('mgr', $crs_sec); 
     my $author        = &getauthor();
 
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$showsyllabus,$showfeeds,$showresv);
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$showsyllabus,$showfeeds,$showresv,$grouptools);
+    $grouptools = 0;
     if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
         $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
@@ -397,6 +398,17 @@ sub secondary_menu {
                 $showresv = 1;
             }
         }
+        my %groups = &Apache::lonnet::get_active_groups(
+                     $env{'user.domain'}, $env{'user.name'},$cdom,$cnum);
+        if (%groups) {
+            foreach my $group (keys(%groups)) {
+                my @privs = split(/:/,$env{"user.priv.$env{'request.role'}./$cdom/$cnum/$group"});
+                shift(@privs);
+                if (@privs) {
+                    $grouptools ++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     my ($canmodifycoauthor); 
@@ -407,12 +419,6 @@ sub secondary_menu {
             $canmodifycoauthor = 1;
         }
     }
-
-    my %groups = &Apache::lonnet::get_active_groups(
-                     $env{'user.domain'}, $env{'user.name'},
-                     $env{'course.' . $env{'request.course.id'} . '.domain'},
-                     $env{'course.' . $env{'request.course.id'} . '.num'});
-
     my ($roleswitcher_js,$roleswitcher_form);
 
     foreach my $menuitem (@secondary_menu) {
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@ sub secondary_menu {
                 && !$canmodpara;
         next if    $$menuitem[4]   =~ /showgroups$/
                 && !$canviewgrps
-                && !%groups;
+                && !$grouptools;
         next if    $$menuitem[4]   eq 'showsyllabus'
                 && !$showsyllabus;
         next if    $$menuitem[4]   eq 'showfeeds'