--- loncom/interface/lonpreferences.pm	2009/10/08 19:54:37	1.173
+++ loncom/interface/lonpreferences.pm	2009/10/08 22:37:33	1.174
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Preferences
 #
-# $Id: lonpreferences.pm,v 1.173 2009/10/08 19:54:37 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonpreferences.pm,v 1.174 2009/10/08 22:37:33 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use Apache::loncommon();
 use Apache::lonhtmlcommon();
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use LONCAPA::lonauthcgi();
 use LONCAPA();
 
 #
@@ -1990,9 +1991,9 @@ push(@{ $menu[4]->{items} }, {
 	});
 
     }
-    if ($env{'user.name'} =~ /^(albertel|fox|foxr|kortemey|korte|raeburn)$/) {
+    if (&can_toggle_debug()) {
 push(@{ $menu[4]->{items} }, {
-	linktext => 'Toggle Debug Messages (Current:'.$env{'user.debug'}.')',
+	linktext => 'Toggle Debug Messages (Currently '.($env{'user.debug'} ? 'on)' : 'off)'),
 	url => '/adm/preferences?action=debugtoggle',
 	permission => 'F',
 	#help => '',
@@ -2091,7 +2092,9 @@ sub handler {
     }elsif($env{'form.action'} eq 'verify_and_change_coursepage'){
         &verify_and_change_coursepage($r);
     }elsif($env{'form.action'} eq 'debugtoggle'){
-        &toggle_debug();
+        if (&can_toggle_debug()) {
+            &toggle_debug();
+        }
 	&print_main_menu($r);
     }
 
@@ -2114,5 +2117,16 @@ sub toggle_debug {
     }
 }
 
+sub can_toggle_debug {
+    my $can_toggle = 0;
+    my $page = 'toggledebug';
+    if (&LONCAPA::lonauthcgi::can_view($page)) {
+        $can_toggle = 1;
+    } elsif (&LONCAPA::lonauthcgi::check_ipbased_access($page)) {
+        $can_toggle = 1;
+    }
+    return $can_toggle;
+}
+
 1;
 __END__