--- loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2019/05/06 18:25:58	1.198
+++ loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2019/05/06 19:28:17	1.199
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Utility functions for managing LON-CAPA user accounts
 #
-# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.198 2019/05/06 18:25:58 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.199 2019/05/06 19:28:17 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6014,7 +6014,26 @@ sub can_change_internalpass {
         unless ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.nopasswdchg'}) {
             my ($cnum,$cdom) = &get_course_identity();
             if ((&Apache::lonnet::is_course_owner($cdom,$cnum)) && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
-                my $noupdate;
+                my @userstatuses = ('default');
+                my %userenv = &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($udom,$uname,'inststatus');
+                if ($userenv{'inststatus'} ne '') {
+                    @userstatuses =  split(/:/,$userenv{'inststatus'});
+                }
+                my $noupdate = 1;
+                my %passwdconf = &Apache::lonnet::get_passwdconf($cdom);
+                if (ref($passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if (ref($passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}{'for'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $status (@userstatuses) {
+                            if (grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$passwdconf{'crsownerchg'}{'for'}})) {
+                                undef($noupdate);
+                                last;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if ($noupdate) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 my %owned = &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($cdom,'.',1,'.',
                                                           $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'},
                                                           undef,undef,undef,'.');