--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/11/30 06:23:37	1.1047
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/01/15 00:14:01	1.1048.2.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1047 2009/11/30 06:23:37 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1048.2.1 2010/01/15 00:14:01 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1728,6 +1728,9 @@ sub userenvironment {
     unless ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
         my @answer=split(/\&/, 
             &reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:'.$items,$uhome));
+        if ($#answer==0 && $answer[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error:|no_such_host)/i) {
+            return %returnhash;
+        }
         my $i;
         for ($i=0;$i<=$#what;$i++) {
 	    $returnhash{$what[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
@@ -6260,6 +6263,10 @@ sub assignrole {
                     }
                 } elsif (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
                     $refused = '';
+                } elsif (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($cdom eq 'gci') && ($cnum eq '1H96711d710194bfegcil1')) {
+                    if ($env{'request.role'} eq 'cc./gci/9615072b469884921gcil1') {
+                        $refused = '';
+                    }
                 } elsif ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
                     my @possroles = ('st','ta','ep','in','cc','co');
                     if ((grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@possroles)) && ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {