--- loncom/loncron	2005/01/02 18:57:06	1.54
+++ loncom/loncron	2005/02/09 20:41:29	1.56
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Housekeeping program, started by cron, loncontrol and loncron.pl
 #
-# $Id: loncron,v 1.54 2005/01/02 18:57:06 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncron,v 1.56 2005/02/09 20:41:29 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ sub test_connections {
     foreach my $tryserver (sort(keys(%{$hostname}))) {
 	print(".");
 	my $result;
-	my $answer=reply("pong",$tryserver);
+	my $answer=reply("ping",$tryserver);
 	if ($answer eq "$tryserver:$perlvar{'lonHostID'}") {
 	    $result="<b>ok</b>";
 	    $good++;
@@ -633,8 +633,9 @@ sub main () {
     my (%hostname,%hostdom,%hostrole,%spareid);
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*\$)/);
-	my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$ip,$domdescr)=split(/:/,$configline);
-	if ($id && $domain && $role && $name && $ip) {
+	my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+	    $name=~s/\s//g;
 	    $hostname{$id}=$name;
 	    $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
 	    $hostrole{$id}=$role;