--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/09/01 05:07:35	1.652
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/06/22 14:48:40	1.756
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.652 2005/09/01 05:07:35 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.756 2006/06/22 14:48:40 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -37,22 +37,25 @@ use HTTP::Date;
 use vars 
 qw(%perlvar %hostname %badServerCache %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
    %libserv %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab 
-   %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
-   %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseinstcodebuf %courseownerbuf
+   %courselogs %accesshash %userrolehash %domainrolehash $processmarker $dumpcount 
+   %coursedombuf %coursenumbuf %coursehombuf %coursedescrbuf %courseinstcodebuf %courseownerbuf %coursetypebuf
    %domaindescription %domain_auth_def %domain_auth_arg_def 
-   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati $tmpdir $_64bit
-   %env);
+   %domain_lang_def %domain_city %domain_longi %domain_lati %domain_primary
+   $tmpdir $_64bit %env);
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use GDBM_File;
-use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http);
 use HTML::LCParser;
 use HTML::Parser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
-use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw nfreeze);
 use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
+use Digest::MD5;
+use lib '/home/httpd/lib/perl';
+use LONCAPA;
+use LONCAPA::Configuration;
+
 my $readit;
 my $max_connection_retries = 10;     # Or some such value.
 
@@ -85,6 +88,29 @@ delayed.
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------- Logging
+{
+    my $logid;
+    sub instructor_log {
+	my ($hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom)=@_;
+	$logid++;
+	my $id=time().'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
+	return &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_'.$hash_name,
+				    { $id => {
+					'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
+					'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
+					'exe_time'  => time(),
+					'exe_ip'    => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
+					'delflag'   => $delflag,
+					'logentry'  => $storehash,
+					'uname'     => $uname,
+					'udom'      => $udom,
+				    }
+				  },
+				    $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'},
+				    $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'}
+				    );
+    }
+}
 
 sub logtouch {
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
@@ -123,7 +149,7 @@ sub logperm {
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
+    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".$hostname{$server};
     #
     #  With loncnew process trimming, there's a timing hole between lonc server
     #  process exit and the master server picking up the listen on the AF_UNIX
@@ -151,7 +177,7 @@ sub subreply {
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
-	print $client "$cmd\n";
+	print $client "sethost:$server:$cmd\n";
 	$answer=<$client>;
 	if (!$answer) { $answer="con_lost"; }
 	chomp($answer);
@@ -166,7 +192,7 @@ sub reply {
     unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
-       &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+       &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
     }
     return $answer;
@@ -190,14 +216,14 @@ sub reconlonc {
             sleep 5;
             if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
             &logthis(
-  "<font color=blue>WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
+  "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
         } else {
 	    &logthis(
-               "<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+               "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " lonc at pid $loncpid not responding, giving up</font>");
         }
     } else {
-     &logthis('<font color=blue>WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
+     &logthis('<font color="blue">WARNING: lonc not running, giving up</font>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +232,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
     unless ($hostname{$server}) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
     }
@@ -240,12 +266,12 @@ sub critical {
             }
             chomp($wcmd);
             if ($wcmd eq $cmd) {
-		&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+		&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                          "Connection buffer $dfilename: $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("D:$server:$cmd");
 	        return 'con_delayed';
             } else {
-                &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL:"
+                &logthis("<font color=\"red\">CRITICAL:"
                         ." Critical connection failed: $server $cmd</font>");
                 &logperm("F:$server:$cmd");
                 return 'con_failed';
@@ -255,10 +281,28 @@ sub critical {
     return $answer;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------- check if return value is an error
+
+sub error {
+    my ($result) = @_;
+    if ($result =~ /^(con_lost|no_such_host|error: (\d+) (.*))/) {
+	if ($2 == 2) { return undef; }
+	return $1;
+    }
+    return undef;
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment
 
 sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
+    if (!defined($lonidsdir)) {
+	$lonidsdir = $perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($handle)) {
+        ($handle) = ($env{'user.environment'} =~m|/([^/]+)\.id$| );
+    }
+
     my @profile;
     {
 	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
@@ -270,7 +314,9 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     my %Remove;
     for ($envi=0;$envi<=$#profile;$envi++) {
 	chomp($profile[$envi]);
-	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi]);
+	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi],2);
+	$envname=&unescape($envname);
+	$envvalue=&unescape($envvalue);
 	$env{$envname} = $envvalue;
         if (my ($key,$time) = ($envname =~ /^(cgi\.(\d+)_\d+\.)/)) {
             if ($time < time-300) {
@@ -288,14 +334,14 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
 sub appenv {
     my %newenv=@_;
-    foreach (keys %newenv) {
-	if (($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$_}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
-            &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                "Attempt to modify environment ".$_." to ".$newenv{$_}
+    foreach my $key (keys(%newenv)) {
+	if (($newenv{$key}=~/^user\.role/) || ($newenv{$key}=~/^user\.priv/)) {
+            &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
+                "Attempt to modify environment ".$key." to ".$newenv{$key}
                 .'</font>');
-	    delete($newenv{$_});
+	    delete($newenv{$key});
         } else {
-            $env{$_}=$newenv{$_};
+            $env{$key}=$newenv{$key};
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,7 +350,7 @@ sub appenv {
 	return 'error: '.$!;
     }
     unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                   'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
          close($lockfh);
          return 'error: '.$!;
@@ -322,7 +368,9 @@ sub appenv {
     for (my $i=0; $i<=$#oldenv; $i++) {
         chomp($oldenv[$i]);
         if ($oldenv[$i] ne '') {
-	    my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i]);
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/=/,$oldenv[$i],2);
+	    $name=&unescape($name);
+	    $value=&unescape($value);
 	    unless (defined($newenv{$name})) {
 		$newenv{$name}=$value;
 	    }
@@ -335,7 +383,7 @@ sub appenv {
 	}
 	my $newname;
 	foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
-	    print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
+	    print $fh &escape($newname).'='.&escape($newenv{$newname})."\n";
 	}
 	close($fh);
     }
@@ -347,9 +395,8 @@ sub appenv {
 
 sub delenv {
     my $delthis=shift;
-    my %newenv=();
     if (($delthis=~/user\.role/) || ($delthis=~/user\.priv/)) {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
         return 'error';
     }
@@ -360,7 +407,7 @@ sub delenv {
 	    return 'error';
 	}
 	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
 		     'Could not obtain shared lock in delenv: '.$!);
 	    close($fh);
 	    return 'error: '.$!;
@@ -374,17 +421,19 @@ sub delenv {
 	    return 'error';
 	}
 	unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
-	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+	    &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
 		     'Could not obtain exclusive lock in delenv: '.$!);
 	    close($fh);
 	    return 'error: '.$!;
 	}
-	foreach (@oldenv) {
-	    if ($_=~/^$delthis/) { 
-                my ($key,undef) = split('=',$_);
+	foreach my $cur_key (@oldenv) {
+	    my $unescaped_cur_key = &unescape($cur_key);
+	    if ($unescaped_cur_key=~/^$delthis/) { 
+                my ($key) = split('=',$cur_key,2);
+		$key = &unescape($key);
                 delete($env{$key});
             } else {
-                print $fh $_; 
+                print $fh $cur_key; 
             }
 	}
 	close($fh);
@@ -443,15 +492,15 @@ sub overloaderror {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent) = @_;
+    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name) = @_;
     my $tryserver;
     my $spareserver='';
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowestserver=$loadpercent > $userloadpercent?
 	             $loadpercent :  $userloadpercent;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
-	my $loadans=reply('load',$tryserver);
-	my $userloadans=reply('userload',$tryserver);
+    foreach $tryserver (keys(%spareid)) {
+	my $loadans=&reply('load',$tryserver);
+	my $userloadans=&reply('userload',$tryserver);
 	if ($loadans !~ /\d/ && $userloadans !~ /\d/) {
 	    next; #didn't get a number from the server
 	}
@@ -468,7 +517,11 @@ sub spareserver {
 	    $answer = $userloadans;
 	}
 	if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
-	    $spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    if ($want_server_name) {
+		$spareserver=$tryserver;
+	    } else {
+		$spareserver="http://$hostname{$tryserver}";
+	    }
 	    $lowestserver=$answer;
 	}
     }
@@ -835,11 +888,9 @@ sub getsection {
 }
 
 sub save_cache {
-    my ($r)=@_;
-    if (! $r->is_initial_req()) { return DECLINED; }
     &purge_remembered();
+    #&Apache::loncommon::validate_page();
     undef(%env);
-    return OK;
 }
 
 my $to_remember=-1;
@@ -942,25 +993,62 @@ sub userenvironment {
 sub studentphoto {
     my ($udom,$unam,$ext) = @_;
     my $home=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($unam,$udom);
-    my $ret=&Apache::lonnet::reply("studentphoto:$udom:$unam:$ext",$home);
-    my $url="/uploaded/$udom/$unam/internal/studentphoto.".$ext;
-    if ($ret ne 'ok') {
-	return '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif';
+    if (defined($env{'request.course.id'})) {
+        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.showphoto'}) {
+            if ($udom eq $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'}) {
+                return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext)); 
+            } else {
+                my ($result,$perm_reqd)=
+		    &Apache::lonnet::auto_photo_permission($unam,$udom);
+                if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                    if (!($perm_reqd eq 'yes')) {
+                        return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        my ($result,$perm_reqd) = 
+	    &Apache::lonnet::auto_photo_permission($unam,$udom);
+        if ($result eq 'ok') {
+            if (!($perm_reqd eq 'yes')) {
+                return(&retrievestudentphoto($udom,$unam,$ext));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif';
+}
+
+sub retrievestudentphoto {
+    my ($udom,$unam,$ext,$type) = @_;
+    my $home=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($unam,$udom);
+    my $ret=&Apache::lonnet::reply("studentphoto:$udom:$unam:$ext:$type",$home);
+    if ($ret eq 'ok') {
+        my $url="/uploaded/$udom/$unam/internal/studentphoto.$ext";
+        if ($type eq 'thumbnail') {
+            $url="/uploaded/$udom/$unam/internal/studentphoto_tn.$ext"; 
+        }
+        my $tokenurl=&Apache::lonnet::tokenwrapper($url);
+        return $tokenurl;
+    } else {
+        if ($type eq 'thumbnail') {
+            return '/adm/lonKaputt/genericstudent_tn.gif';
+        } else { 
+            return '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif';
+        }
     }
-    my $tokenurl=&Apache::lonnet::tokenwrapper($url);
-    return $tokenurl;
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------- New chat
 
 sub chatsend {
-    my ($newentry,$anon)=@_;
+    my ($newentry,$anon,$group)=@_;
     my $cnum=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
     my $cdom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
     my $chome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
     &reply('chatsend:'.$cdom.':'.$cnum.':'.
 	   &escape($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$anon.':'.
-		   &escape($newentry)),$chome);
+		   &escape($newentry)).':'.$group,$chome);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------ Find current version of a resource
@@ -1060,7 +1148,7 @@ sub repcopy {
            if ($response->is_error()) {
 	       unlink($transname);
                my $message=$response->status_line;
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:"
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:"
                        ." LWP get: $message: $filename</font>");
                return 'unavailable';
            } else {
@@ -1070,7 +1158,7 @@ sub repcopy {
                   if ($mresponse->is_error()) {
 		      unlink($filename.'.meta');
                       &logthis(
-                     "<font color=yellow>INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
+                     "<font color=\"yellow\">INFO: No metadata: $filename</font>");
                   }
 	       }
                rename($transname,$filename);
@@ -1103,7 +1191,9 @@ sub ssi {
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     
     my $request;
-    
+
+    $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
+
     if (%form) {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',"http://".$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.$fn);
       $request->content(join('&',map { &escape($_).'='.&escape($form{$_}) } keys %form));
@@ -1176,7 +1266,6 @@ sub process_coursefile {
         $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/'.$file,
 			     $home);
     } else {
-        my $fetchresult = '';
         my $fpath = '';
         my $fname = $file;
         ($fpath,$fname) = ($file =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
@@ -1276,12 +1365,19 @@ sub clean_filename {
 }
 
 # --------------- Take an uploaded file and put it into the userfiles directory
-# input: name of form element, coursedoc=1 means this is for the course
-# output: url of file in userspace
+# input: $formname - the contents of the file are in $env{"form.$formname"}
+#                    the desired filenam is in $env{"form.$formname.filename"}
+#        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
+#                     if false
+#        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
+#        $parser, $allfiles, $codebase - unknown
+#
+# output: url of file in userspace, or error: <message> 
+#             or /adm/notfound.html if failure to upload occurse
 
 
 sub userfileupload {
-    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase)=@_;
+    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,$destudom)=@_;
     if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
     my $fname=$env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
     $fname=&clean_filename($fname);
@@ -1302,8 +1398,24 @@ sub userfileupload {
         open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
         print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
         close($fh);
-        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname; 
+        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
+    } elsif (($formname eq 'coursecreatorxml') && ($subdir eq 'batchupload')) { #files uploaded to create course page are handled differently
+        my $filepath = 'tmp/addcourse/'.$destudom.'/web/'.$env{'user.name'}.
+                       '_'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/pending';
+        my @parts=split(/\//,$filepath);
+        my $fullpath = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+        for (my $i=0;$i<@parts;$i++) {
+            $fullpath .= '/'.$parts[$i];
+            if ((-e $fullpath)!=1) {
+                mkdir($fullpath,0777);
+            }
+        }
+        open(my $fh,'>'.$fullpath.'/'.$fname);
+        print $fh $env{'form.'.$formname};
+        close($fh);
+        return $fullpath.'/'.$fname;
     }
+    
 # Create the directory if not present
     $fname="$subdir/$fname";
     if ($coursedoc) {
@@ -1319,9 +1431,19 @@ sub userfileupload {
 				       $fname,$formname,$parser,
 				       $allfiles,$codebase);
         }
+    } elsif (defined($destuname)) {
+        my $docuname=$destuname;
+        my $docudom=$destudom;
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
+				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
+        
     } else {
         my $docuname=$env{'user.name'};
         my $docudom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (exists($env{'form.group'})) {
+            $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        }
 	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
 				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
     }
@@ -1347,8 +1469,16 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
     }
 # Save the file
     {
-	open(FH,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file);
-	print FH $env{'form.'.$formname};
+	if (!open(FH,'>'.$filepath.'/'.$file)) {
+	    &logthis('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
+	    print STDERR ('Failed to create '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
+	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
+	}
+	if (!print FH ($env{'form.'.$formname})) {
+	    &logthis('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file);
+	    print STDERR ('Failed to write to '.$filepath.'/'.$file."\n");
+	    return '/adm/notfound.html';
+	}
 	close(FH);
     }
     if ($parser eq 'parse') {
@@ -1539,7 +1669,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         } else {
             &logthis('Failed to flush log buffer for '.$crsid);
             if (length($courselogs{$crsid})>40000) {
-               &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
+               &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: Buffer for ".$crsid.
                         " exceeded maximum size, deleting.</font>");
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
@@ -1547,11 +1677,11 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         if ($courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}) {
            $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}.='&'.
 			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
-                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid});
+                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
         } else {
            $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}=
 			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$crsid}).
-                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid});
+                         ':'.&escape($courseinstcodebuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($courseownerbuf{$crsid}).':'.&escape($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
         }
     }
 #
@@ -1610,6 +1740,31 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 	    delete $userrolehash{$entry};
         }
     }
+#
+# Reverse lookup of domain roles (dc, ad, li, sc, au)
+#
+    my %domrolebuffer = ();
+    foreach my $entry (keys %domainrolehash) {
+        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split/:/,$entry;
+        if ($domrolebuffer{$rudom}) {
+            $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.='&'.&escape($entry).
+                      '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
+        } else {
+            $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.=&escape($entry).
+                      '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
+        }
+        delete $domainrolehash{$entry};
+    }
+    foreach my $dom (keys(%domrolebuffer)) {
+        foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
+                unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+                  $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+                    &logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     $dumpcount++;
 }
 
@@ -1629,6 +1784,8 @@ sub courselog {
        $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.coursecode'};
     $courseownerbuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
        $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.internal.courseowner'};
+    $coursetypebuf{$env{'request.course.id'}}=
+       $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'};
     if (defined $courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}}) {
 	$courselogs{$env{'request.course.id'}}.='&'.$what;
     } else {
@@ -1643,7 +1800,7 @@ sub courseacclog {
     my $fnsymb=shift;
     unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
     my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
-    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|page)$/) {
+    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|task|page)$/) {
         $what.=':POST';
         # FIXME: Probably ought to escape things....
 	foreach (keys %env) {
@@ -1685,14 +1842,24 @@ sub linklog {
   
 sub userrolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
-    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^in/) || 
-        ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
-        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
+    if (($trole=~/^ca/) || ($trole=~/^aa/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^in/) || ($trole=~/^cc/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^ep/) || ($trole=~/^cr/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^ta/)) {
        my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
        $userrolehash
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
                     =$tend.':'.$tstart;
-   }
+    }
+    if (($trole=~/^dc/) || ($trole=~/^ad/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^li/) || ($trole=~/^li/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^dg/) ||
+        ($trole=~/^sc/)) {
+       my (undef,$rudom,$runame,$rsec)=split(/\//,$area);
+       $domainrolehash
+         {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
+                    = $tend.':'.$tstart;
+    }
 }
 
 sub get_course_adv_roles {
@@ -1716,7 +1883,11 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
 	if ($username eq '' || $domain eq '') { next; }
 	if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) && 
 	    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
+	if ($role eq 'cr') { next; }
         my $key=&plaintext($role);
+	if ($role =~ /^cr/) {
+	    $key=(split('/',$role))[3];
+	}
         if ($section) { $key.=' (Sec/Grp '.$section.')'; }
         if ($returnhash{$key}) {
 	    $returnhash{$key}.=','.$username.':'.$domain;
@@ -1785,7 +1956,7 @@ sub courseidput {
 }
 
 sub courseiddump {
-    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref)=@_;
+    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
     foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
@@ -1794,7 +1965,7 @@ sub courseiddump {
 	        foreach (
                  split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
 			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
-                               &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter),
+                               &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter),
                                $tryserver))) {
 		    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$_);
                     if (($key) && ($value)) {
@@ -1807,7 +1978,62 @@ sub courseiddump {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
-#
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- DC e-mail
+
+sub dcmailput {
+    my ($domain,$msgid,$message,$server)=@_;
+    my $status = &Apache::lonnet::critical(
+       'dcmailput:'.$domain.':'.&escape($msgid).'='.
+       &escape($message),$server);
+    return $status;
+}
+
+sub dcmaildump {
+    my ($dom,$startdate,$enddate,$senders) = @_;
+    my %returnhash=();
+    if (exists($domain_primary{$dom})) {
+        my $cmd='dcmaildump:'.$dom.':'.&escape($startdate).':'.
+                                                         &escape($enddate).':';
+	my @esc_senders=map { &escape($_)} @$senders;
+	$cmd.=&escape(join('&',@esc_senders));
+	foreach (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,$domain_primary{$dom}))) {
+            my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$_);
+            if (($key) && ($value)) {
+                $returnhash{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Domain roles
+
+sub get_domain_roles {
+    my ($dom,$roles,$startdate,$enddate)=@_;
+    if (undef($startdate) || $startdate eq '') {
+        $startdate = '.';
+    }
+    if (undef($enddate) || $enddate eq '') {
+        $enddate = '.';
+    }
+    my $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
+    my %personnel = ();
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
+            %{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
+            foreach (
+                split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
+                   &escape($startdate).':'.&escape($enddate).':'.
+                   &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
+                my($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$_);
+                if (($key) && ($value)) {
+                    $personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %personnel;
+}
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Check out an item
 
 sub get_first_access {
@@ -1853,7 +2079,7 @@ sub checkout {
 		 $now.'&'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
     my $token=&reply('tmpput:'.$infostr,$lonhost);
     if ($token=~/^error\:/) { 
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout tmpput failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
         return ''; 
@@ -1869,7 +2095,7 @@ sub checkout {
     unless (&cstore(\%infohash,$symb,$tcrsid,$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
        return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout cstore failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }    
@@ -1879,7 +2105,7 @@ sub checkout {
                                                  $token)) ne 'ok') {
 	return '';
     } else {
-        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
                 "Checkout log failed ".$tudom.' - '.$tuname.' - '.$symb.
                  "</font>");
     }
@@ -2405,7 +2631,7 @@ sub restore {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Course Description
 
 sub coursedescription {
-    my $courseid=shift;
+    my ($courseid,$args)=@_;
     $courseid=~s/^\///;
     $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
     my ($cdomain,$cnum)=split(/\//,$courseid);
@@ -2415,13 +2641,36 @@ sub coursedescription {
     # trying and trying and trying to get the course description.
     my %envhash=();
     my %returnhash=();
-    $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
+    
+    my $expiretime=600;
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'} eq $normalid) {
+	$expiretime=120;
+    }
+
+    my $prefix='course.'.$cdomain.'_'.$cnum.'.';
+    if (!$args->{'freshen_cache'}
+	&& ((time-$env{$prefix.'last_cache'}) < $expiretime) ) {
+	foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+	    next if ($key !~ /^\Q$prefix\E(.*)/);
+	    my ($setting) = $1;
+	    $returnhash{$setting} = $env{$key};
+	}
+	return %returnhash;
+    }
+
+    # get the data agin
+    if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
+	$envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.last_cache'}=time;
+    }
     if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
        %returnhash=&dump('environment',$cdomain,$cnum);
        if (!exists($returnhash{'con_lost'})) {
            $returnhash{'home'}= $chome;
 	   $returnhash{'domain'} = $cdomain;
 	   $returnhash{'num'} = $cnum;
+           if (!defined($returnhash{'type'})) {
+               $returnhash{'type'} = 'Course';
+           }
            while (my ($name,$value) = each %returnhash) {
                $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.'.$name}=$value;
            }
@@ -2433,7 +2682,9 @@ sub coursedescription {
            $envhash{'course.'.$normalid.'.num'}=$cnum;
        }
     }
-    &appenv(%envhash);
+    if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
+	&appenv(%envhash);
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -2474,23 +2725,34 @@ sub rolesinit {
     my $rolesdump=reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",$authhost);
     if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return ''; }
     my %allroles=();
+    my %allgroups=();   
     my $now=time;
-    my $userroles="user.login.time=$now\n";
+    my %userroles = ('user.login.time' => $now);
+    my $group_privs;
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
 	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
             my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
 	    $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
-	    
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart);
+            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart,$group_privs);
 	    if ($role=~/^cr/) { 
-		($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
-		($tend,$tstart)=split('_',$trest);
+		if ($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|) {
+		    ($trole,my $trest)=($role=~m|^(cr/\w+/\w+/[a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)$|);
+		    ($tend,$tstart)=split('_',$trest);
+		} else {
+		    $trole=$role;
+		}
+            } elsif ($role =~ m|^gr/|) {
+                ($trole,$tend,$tstart) = split(/_/,$role);
+                ($trole,$group_privs) = split(/\//,$trole);
+                $group_privs = &unescape($group_privs);
 	    } else {
 		($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
 	    }
-            $userroles.=&set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username);
+	    my %new_role = &set_arearole($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,
+					 $username);
+	    @userroles{keys(%new_role)} = @new_role{keys(%new_role)};
             if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $trole=''; }
             if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $trole=''; }
             if (($area ne '') && ($trole ne '')) {
@@ -2498,25 +2760,27 @@ sub rolesinit {
 		my ($tdummy,$tdomain,$trest)=split(/\//,$area);
 		if ($trole =~ /^cr\//) {
                     &custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area);
+                } elsif ($trole eq 'gr') {
+                    &group_roleprivs(\%allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart);
 		} else {
                     &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
 		}
             }
-          } 
+          }
         }
-        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\$userroles,\%allroles);
-        $userroles.='user.adv='.$adv."\n".
-	            'user.author='.$author."\n";
+        my ($author,$adv) = &set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles,\%allgroups);
+        $userroles{'user.adv'}    = $adv;
+	$userroles{'user.author'} = $author;
         $env{'user.adv'}=$adv;
     }
-    return $userroles;  
+    return \%userroles;  
 }
 
 sub set_arearole {
     my ($trole,$area,$tstart,$tend,$domain,$username) = @_;
 # log the associated role with the area
     &userrolelog($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend);
-    return 'user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area.'='.$tstart.'.'.$tend."\n";
+    return ('user.role.'.$trole.'.'.$area => $tstart.'.'.$tend);
 }
 
 sub custom_roleprivs {
@@ -2546,6 +2810,17 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     }
 }
 
+sub group_roleprivs {
+    my ($allgroups,$area,$group_privs,$tend,$tstart) = @_;
+    my $access = 1;
+    my $now = time;
+    if (($tend!=0) && ($tend<$now)) { $access = 0; }
+    if (($tstart!=0) && ($tstart>$now)) { $access=0; }
+    if ($access) {
+        my ($course,$group) = ($area =~ m|(/\w+/\w+)/([^/]+)$|);
+        $$allgroups{$course}{$group} .=':'.$group_privs;
+    }
+}
 
 sub standard_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area) = @_;
@@ -2566,9 +2841,31 @@ sub standard_roleprivs {
 }
 
 sub set_userprivs {
-    my ($userroles,$allroles) = @_; 
+    my ($userroles,$allroles,$allgroups) = @_; 
     my $author=0;
     my $adv=0;
+    my %grouproles = ();
+    if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
+        foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
+            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)|) {
+                $trole = $1;
+                $area = $2;
+                $sec = $3;
+                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+                                                $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach (keys(%grouproles)) {
+        $$allroles{$_} = $grouproles{$_};
+    }
     foreach (keys %{$allroles}) {
         my %thesepriv=();
         if (($_=~/^au/) || ($_=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
@@ -2585,7 +2882,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
         }
         my $thesestr='';
         foreach (keys %thesepriv) { $thesestr.=':'.$_.'&'.$thesepriv{$_}; }
-        $$userroles.='user.priv.'.$_.'='.$thesestr."\n";
+        $userroles->{'user.priv.'.$_} = $thesestr;
     }
     return ($author,$adv);
 }
@@ -2636,23 +2933,32 @@ sub del {
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- dump interface
 
 sub dump {
-   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp)=@_;
-   if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-   if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
-   my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
-   if ($regexp) {
-       $regexp=&escape($regexp);
-   } else {
-       $regexp='.';
-   }
-   my $rep=reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp",$uhome);
-   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
-   my %returnhash=();
-   foreach (@pairs) {
-      my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
-      $returnhash{unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
-   }
-   return %returnhash;
+    my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+    if ($regexp) {
+	$regexp=&escape($regexp);
+    } else {
+	$regexp='.';
+    }
+    my $rep=&reply("dump:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$regexp:$range",$uhome);
+    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+    my %returnhash=();
+    foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+	$key = &unescape($key);
+	next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+	$returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------- dumpstore interface
+
+sub dumpstore {
+   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range)=@_;
+   return &dump($namespace,$udomain,$uname,$regexp,$range);
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- keys interface
@@ -2796,25 +3102,53 @@ sub newput {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------  putstore interface
 
 sub putstore {
-   my ($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $items='';
-   my %allitems = ();
-   foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       if ($_ =~ m/^([^\:]+):([^\:]+):([^\:]+)$/) {
-           my $key = $1.':keys:'.$2;
-           $allitems{$key} .= $3.':';
-       }
-       $items.=$_.'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
-   }
-   foreach (keys %allitems) {
-       $allitems{$_} =~ s/\:$//;
-       $items.= $_.'='.$allitems{$_}.'&';
+   foreach my $key (keys(%$storehash)) {
+       $items.= &escape($key).'='.&freeze_escape($storehash->{$key}).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
-   return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+   my $esc_symb=&escape($symb);
+   my $esc_v=&escape($version);
+   my $reply =
+       &reply("putstore:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$esc_symb:$esc_v:$items",
+	      $uhome);
+   if ($reply eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+       # gfall back to way things use to be done
+       return &old_putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,
+			    $uname);
+   }
+   return $reply;
+}
+
+sub old_putstore {
+    my ($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+    if (!$udomain) { $udomain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+    my %newstorehash;
+    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
+	my $key = $version.':'.&escape($symb).':'.$_;
+	$newstorehash{$key} = $storehash->{$_};
+    }
+    my $items='';
+    my %allitems = ();
+    foreach (keys %newstorehash) {
+	if ($_ =~ m/^([^\:]+):([^\:]+):([^\:]+)$/) {
+	    my $key = $1.':keys:'.$2;
+	    $allitems{$key} .= $3.':';
+	}
+	$items.=$_.'='.&freeze_escape($newstorehash{$_}).'&';
+    }
+    foreach (keys %allitems) {
+	$allitems{$_} =~ s/\:$//;
+	$items.= $_.'='.$allitems{$_}.'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    return &reply("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ critical put interface
@@ -2826,7 +3160,7 @@ sub cput {
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udomain);
    my $items='';
    foreach (keys %$storehash) {
-       $items.=escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+       $items.=&escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
    }
    $items=~s/\&$//;
    return &critical("put:$udomain:$uname:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
@@ -2855,6 +3189,37 @@ sub eget {
    return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpput interface
+sub tmpput {
+    my ($storehash,$server)=@_;
+    my $items='';
+    foreach (keys(%$storehash)) {
+	$items.=&escape($_).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$_}).'&';
+    }
+    $items=~s/\&$//;
+    return &reply("tmpput:$items",$server);
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+sub tmpget {
+    my ($token,$server)=@_;
+    if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
+    my $rep=&reply("tmpget:$token",$server);
+    my %returnhash;
+    foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
+	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item);
+	$returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ tmpget interface
+sub tmpdel {
+    my ($token,$server)=@_;
+    if (!defined($server)) { $server = $perlvar{'lonHostID'}; }
+    return &reply("tmpdel:$token",$server);
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------- Custom access rule evaluation
 
 sub customaccess {
@@ -2893,12 +3258,11 @@ sub customaccess {
 
 sub allowed {
     my ($priv,$uri,$symb)=@_;
+    my $ver_orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&deversion($uri);
     my $orguri=$uri;
     $uri=&declutter($uri);
     
-    
-    
     if (defined($env{'allowed.'.$priv})) { return $env{'allowed.'.$priv}; }
 # Free bre access to adm and meta resources
     if (((($uri=~/^adm\//) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) 
@@ -2907,12 +3271,29 @@ sub allowed {
     }
 
 # Free bre access to user's own portfolio contents
-    my ($space,$domain,$name,$dir)=split('/',$uri);
+    my ($space,$domain,$name,@dir)=split('/',$uri);
     if (($space=~/^(uploaded|editupload)$/) && ($env{'user.name'} eq $name) && 
-	($env{'user.domain'} eq $domain) && ('portfolio' eq $dir)) {
+	($env{'user.domain'} eq $domain) && ('portfolio' eq $dir[0])) {
         return 'F';
     }
 
+# bre access to group if user has rgf priv for this group and course.
+    if (($space=~/^(uploaded|editupload)$/) && ($dir[0] eq 'groups') 
+         && ($dir[2] eq 'portfolio') && ($priv eq 'bre')) {
+        if (exists($env{'request.course.id'})) {
+            my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            if (($domain eq $cdom) && ($name eq $cnum)) {
+                my $courseprivid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+                $courseprivid=~s/\_/\//;
+                if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid
+                    .'/'.$dir[1]} =~/rgf\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                    return $1; 
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 # Free bre to public access
 
     if ($priv eq 'bre') {
@@ -2945,7 +3326,7 @@ sub allowed {
     if (($priv eq 'ccc') && ($env{'request.role'} =~ /^dc\./)) {
         # uri is the requested domain in this case.
         # comparison to 'request.role.domain' shows if the user has selected
-        # a role of dc for the domain in question. 
+        # a role of dc for the domain in question.
         return 'F' if ($uri eq $env{'request.role.domain'});
     }
 
@@ -2976,15 +3357,38 @@ sub allowed {
        $thisallowed.=$1;
     }
 
-# URI is an uploaded document for this course
+# Group: uri itself is a group
+    my $groupuri=$uri;
+    $groupuri=~s/^([^\/])/\/$1/;
+    if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$groupuri}
+       =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+       $thisallowed.=$1;
+    }
+
+# URI is an uploaded document for this course, default permissions don't matter
 # not allowing 'edit' access (editupload) to uploaded course docs
     if (($priv eq 'bre') && ($uri=~m|^uploaded/|)) {
-	my $refuri=$env{'httpref.'.$orguri};
-	if ($refuri) {
-	    if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
-		$thisallowed='F';
-	    }
-	}
+	$thisallowed='';
+        my ($match)=&is_on_map($uri);
+        if ($match) {
+            if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
+                  =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                $thisallowed.=$1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            my $refuri = $env{'httpref.'.$orguri} || $env{'httpref.'.$ver_orguri};
+            if ($refuri) {
+                if ($refuri =~ m|^/adm/|) {
+                    $thisallowed='F';
+                } else {
+                    $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
+                    my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
+                    if ($match) {
+                        $thisallowed='F';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
@@ -3104,7 +3508,7 @@ sub allowed {
 	       my ($cdom,$cnum,$csec)=split(/\//,$courseid);
                my $prefix='course.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum.'.';
                if ((time-$env{$prefix.'last_cache'})>$expiretime) {
-		   &coursedescription($courseid);
+		   &coursedescription($courseid,{'freshen_cache' => 1});
                }
                if (($env{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'}=~/\,\Q$csec\E\,/)
                 || ($env{$prefix.'res.'.$uri.'.lock.sections'} eq 'all')) {
@@ -3152,17 +3556,21 @@ sub allowed {
        my $unamedom=$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.roles.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-           &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
-                'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
-                $env{'request.course.id'});
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
+			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode.' in '.
+			$env{'request.course.id'});
+	   }
            return '';
        }
 
        if ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$priv.'.users.denied'}
 	   =~/\Q$unamedom\E/) {
-           &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
-                'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
-                $env{'request.course.id'});
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.
+			'Denied by user: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$unamedom.' in '.
+			$env{'request.course.id'});
+	   }
            return '';
        }
    }
@@ -3172,9 +3580,11 @@ sub allowed {
    if ($thisallowed=~/R/) {
        my $rolecode=(split(/\./,$env{'request.role'}))[0];
        if (&metadata($uri,'roledeny')=~/\Q$rolecode\E/) {
-	  &log($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.host'},
-                    'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
-          return '';
+	   if ($priv ne 'pch') { 
+	       &logthis($env{'user.domain'}.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.home'}.':'.
+			'Denied by role: '.$priv.' for '.$uri.' as '.$rolecode);
+	   }
+	   return '';
        }
    }
 
@@ -3197,16 +3607,17 @@ sub allowed {
    return 'F';
 }
 
+sub split_uri_for_cond {
+    my $uri=&deversion(&declutter(shift));
+    my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
+    my $filename=pop(@uriparts);
+    my $pathname=join('/',@uriparts);
+    return ($pathname,$filename);
+}
 # --------------------------------------------------- Is a resource on the map?
 
 sub is_on_map {
-    my $uri=&declutter(shift);
-    $uri=~s/\.\d+\.(\w+)$/\.$1/;
-    my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
-    my $filename=$uriparts[$#uriparts];
-    my $pathname=$uri;
-    $pathname=~s|/\Q$filename\E$||;
-    $pathname=~s/^adm\/wrapper\///;    
+    my ($pathname,$filename) = &split_uri_for_cond(shift);
     #Trying to find the conditional for the file
     my $match=($env{'acc.res.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$pathname}=~
 	       /\&\Q$filename\E\:([\d\|]+)\&/);
@@ -3479,6 +3890,82 @@ sub auto_create_password {
     return ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk);
 }
 
+sub auto_photo_permission {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$students) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions) = 
+	split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotopermission:'.$cdom,$homeserver)),3);
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$perm_reqd,$conditions);
+}
+
+sub auto_checkphotos {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$pid) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my ($result,$resulttype);
+    my $outcome = &unescape(&reply('autophotocheck:'.&escape($udom).':'.
+				   &escape($uname).':'.&escape($pid),
+				   $homeserver));
+    if ($outcome =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    if ($outcome) {
+        ($result,$resulttype) = split(/:/,$outcome);
+    } 
+    return ($result,$resulttype);
+}
+
+sub auto_photochoice {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my ($update,$comment) = split(/:/,&unescape(&reply('autophotochoice:'.
+						       &escape($cdom),
+						       $homeserver)));
+    if ($update =~ /^(con_lost|unknown_cmd|no_such_host)$/) {
+	return (undef,undef);
+    }
+    return ($update,$comment);
+}
+
+sub auto_photoupdate {
+    my ($affiliatesref,$dom,$cnum,$photo) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
+    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $cmd = '';
+    my $maxtries = 1;
+    foreach (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
+        $cmd .= $_.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$_}}).'%%';
+    }
+    $cmd =~ s/%%$//;
+    $cmd = &escape($cmd);
+    my $query = 'institutionalphotos';
+    my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$dom.':'.$cnum.':'.$cmd,$homeserver);
+    unless ($queryid=~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+        &logthis('institutionalphotos: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.' and homeserver: '.$homeserver.' and course: '.$cnum);
+        return 'error: '.$queryid;
+    }
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    my $tries = 1;
+    while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+        $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        $tries ++;
+    }
+    if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
+        &logthis('institutionalphotos error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' '.$env{'user.name'}.' for '.$queryid.' course: '.$cnum.' maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
+    } else {
+        my @responses = split(/:/,$reply);
+        my $outcome = shift(@responses); 
+        foreach my $item (@responses) {
+            my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$item);
+            $$photo{$key} = $value;
+        }
+        return $outcome;
+    }
+    return 'error';
+}
+
 sub auto_instcode_format {
     my ($caller,$codedom,$instcodes,$codes,$codetitles,$cat_titles,$cat_order) = @_;
     my $courses = '';
@@ -3512,11 +3999,138 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     return $response;
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------- Course Group routines
+
+sub get_coursegroups {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group) = @_;
+    return(&dump('coursegroups',$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$groupsettings) = @_;
+    return(&put('coursegroups',$groupsettings,$cdom,$cnum));
+}
+
+sub modify_group_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs) = @_;
+    my $url = '/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$group_id;
+    my $role = 'gr/'.&escape($userprivs);
+    my ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start);
+    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+        &devalidate_getgroups_cache($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum);
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub modify_coursegroup_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$membership) = @_;
+    my $result = &put('groupmembership',$membership,$cdom,$cnum);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub get_active_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my %groups = ();
+    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+        if ($key =~ m-user\.role\.gr\./([^/]+)/([^/]+)/(\w+)$-) {
+            my ($start,$end) = split(/\./,$env{$key});
+            if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) { next; }
+            if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+            if ($1 eq $cdom && $2 eq $cnum) {
+                $groups{$3} = $env{$key} ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %groups;
+}
+
+sub get_group_membership {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group) = @_;
+    return(&dump('groupmembership',$cdom,$cnum,$group));
+}
+
+sub get_users_groups {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$courseid) = @_;
+    my @usersgroups;
+    my $cachetime=1800;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    my ($grouplist,$cached)=&is_cached_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        @usersgroups = split(/:/,$grouplist);
+    } else {  
+        $grouplist = '';
+        my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseid);
+        my ($tmp) = keys(%roleshash);
+        if ($tmp=~/^error:/) {
+            &logthis('Error retrieving roles: '.$tmp.' for '.$uname.':'.$udom);
+        } else {
+            my $access_end = $env{'course.'.$courseid.
+                                  '.default_enrollment_end_date'};
+            my $now = time;
+            foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
+                if ($key =~ /^\Q$courseid\E\/(\w+)\_gr$/) {
+                    my $group = $1;
+                    if ($roleshash{$key} =~ /_(\d+)_(\d+)$/) {
+                        my $start = $2;
+                        my $end = $1;
+                        if ($start == -1) { next; } # deleted from group
+                        if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+                        if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) {
+                            if ($access_end && $access_end < $now) {
+                                if ($access_end - $end < 86400) {
+                                    push(@usersgroups,$group);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            next;
+                        }
+                        push(@usersgroups,$group);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            @usersgroups = &sort_course_groups($courseid,@usersgroups);
+            $grouplist = join(':',@usersgroups);
+            &do_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid,$grouplist,$cachetime);
+        }
+    }
+    return @usersgroups;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_getgroups_cache {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum)=@_;
+    my $courseid = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    $courseid=~s/\_/\//g;
+    $courseid=~s/^(\w)/\/$1/;
+    my $hashid="$udom:$uname:$courseid";
+    &devalidate_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Plain Text
 
 sub plaintext {
-    my $short=shift;
-    return &mt($prp{$short});
+    my ($short,$type,$cid) = @_;
+    if (!defined($cid)) {
+        $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
+    }
+    if (defined($cid) && defined($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.'.plaintext'})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($env{'course.'.$cid.'.'.$short.
+                                          '.plaintext'});
+    }
+    my %rolenames = (
+                      Course => 'std',
+                      Group => 'alt1',
+                    );
+    if (defined($type) && 
+         defined($rolenames{$type}) && 
+         defined($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}})) {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{$rolenames{$type}});
+    } else {
+        return &Apache::lonlocal::mt($prp{$short}{'std'});
+    }
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role
@@ -3534,6 +4148,16 @@ sub assignrole {
            return 'refused'; 
         }
         $mrole='cr';
+    } elsif ($role =~ /^gr\//) {
+        my $cwogrp=$url;
+        $cwogrp=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
+        unless (&allowed('mdg',$cwogrp)) {
+            &logthis('Refused group assignrole: '.
+              $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
+                    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
+            return 'refused';
+        }
+        $mrole='gr';
     } else {
         my $cwosec=$url;
         $cwosec=~s/^\/(\w+)\/(\w+)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
@@ -3555,6 +4179,8 @@ sub assignrole {
            $command.='_0_'.$start;
         }
     }
+    my $origstart = $start;
+    my $origend = $end;
 # actually delete
     if ($deleteflag) {
 	if ((&allowed('dro',$udom)) || (&allowed('dro',$url))) {
@@ -3571,7 +4197,12 @@ sub assignrole {
     my $answer=&reply($command,&homeserver($uname,$udom));
 # log new user role if status is ok
     if ($answer eq 'ok') {
-	&userrolelog($mrole,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
+	&userrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
+# for course roles, perform group memberships changes triggered by role change.
+        unless ($role =~ /^gr/) {
+            &Apache::longroup::group_changes($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$origend,
+                                             $origstart);
+        }
     }
     return $answer;
 }
@@ -3694,6 +4325,7 @@ sub modifyuser {
     }
     my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
     if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
+    &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
     &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
 	     $last.', '.$gene.' by '.
@@ -3827,14 +4459,17 @@ sub writecoursepref {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Make/modify course
 
 sub createcourse {
-    my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard,$inst_code,$course_owner)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$description,$url,$course_server,$nonstandard,$inst_code,
+        $course_owner,$crstype)=@_;
     $url=&declutter($url);
     my $cid='';
     unless (&allowed('ccc',$udom)) {
         return 'refused';
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
-   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+   my $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+       ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
+       substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 # ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
@@ -3862,7 +4497,8 @@ sub createcourse {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Course made
 # log existence
     &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description).
-                 ':'.&escape($inst_code).':'.&escape($course_owner),$uhome);
+                 ':'.&escape($inst_code).':'.&escape($course_owner).':'.
+                  &escape($crstype),$uhome);
     &flushcourselogs();
 # set toplevel url
     my $topurl=$url;
@@ -3932,9 +4568,15 @@ sub is_locked {
 		      $env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'});
     my ($tmp)=keys(%locked);
     if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%locked); }
-
+    
     if (ref($locked{$file_name}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        $is_locked = 'true';
+        $is_locked = 'false';
+        foreach my $entry (@{$locked{$file_name}}) {
+           if (ref($entry) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+               $is_locked = 'true';
+               last;
+           }
+       }
     } else {
         $is_locked = 'false';
     }
@@ -4023,49 +4665,254 @@ sub files_not_in_path {
     return (@return_files);
 }
 
-#--------------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only
+#----------------------------------------------Get portfolio file permissions
 
-
-sub get_marked_as_readonly {
-    my ($domain,$user,$what) = @_;
+sub get_portfile_permissions {
+    my ($domain,$user) = @_;
     my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user);
     my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
     if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
+    return \%current_permissions;
+}
+
+#---------------------------------------------Get portfolio file access controls
+
+sub get_access_controls {
+    my ($current_permissions,$group,$file) = @_;
+    my %access; 
+    if (defined($file)) {
+        if (ref($$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $control (keys(%{$$current_permissions{$file."\0".'accesscontrol'}})) {
+                $access{$file}{$control} = $$current_permissions{$file."\0".$control};
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$current_permissions})) {
+            if ($key =~ /\0accesscontrol$/) {
+                if (defined($group)) {
+                    if ($key !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                        next;
+                    }
+                }
+                my ($fullpath) = split(/\0/,$key);
+                if (ref($$current_permissions{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $control (keys(%{$$current_permissions{$key}})) {
+                        $access{$fullpath}{$control}=$$current_permissions{$fullpath."\0".$control};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %access;
+}
+
+sub parse_access_controls {
+    my ($access_item) = @_;
+    my %content;
+    my $role_id;
+    my $user;
+    my $usercount;
+    my $token;
+    my $parser=HTML::TokeParser->new(\$access_item);
+    while ($token=$parser->get_token) {
+        if ($token->[0] eq 'S')  {
+            my $entry=$token->[1];
+            if ($entry eq 'scope') {
+                my $type = $token->[2]{'type'};
+                if (($type eq 'course') || ($type eq 'group')) {
+                    $content{'roles'} = {};
+                }
+            } elsif ($entry eq 'roles') {
+                $role_id = $token->[2]{id};
+		$content{$entry}{$role_id} = {
+		                                 role => [],
+                                                 access => [],
+                                                 section => [],
+                                                 group => [],
+                                             };
+            } elsif ($entry eq 'users') {
+                $content{'users'} = {};
+                $usercount = 0;
+            } elsif ($entry eq 'user') {
+                $user = '';
+            } else {
+                my $value=$parser->get_text('/'.$entry);
+                if ($entry eq 'uname') {
+                    $user = $value;
+                } elsif ($entry eq 'udom') {
+                    $user .= ':'.$value;
+                    $content{'users'}{$user} = $usercount;
+                } elsif ($entry eq 'role' ||
+                    $entry eq 'access' ||
+                    $entry eq 'section' ||
+                    $entry eq 'group') {
+                    if ($role_id ne '') {
+                        push(@{$content{'roles'}{$role_id}{$entry}},$value);
+                    }
+                } elsif ($entry eq 'dom') {
+                    push(@{$content{$entry}},$value);
+                } else {
+                    $content{$entry}=$value;
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($token->[0] eq 'E') {
+            if ($token->[1] eq 'user') {
+                $user = '';
+                $usercount ++;
+            } elsif ($token->[1] eq 'roles') {
+                $role_id = '';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %content;
+}
+
+sub modify_access_controls {
+    my ($file_name,$changes,$domain,$user)=@_;
+    my ($outcome,$deloutcome);
+    my %store_permissions;
+    my %new_values;
+    my %new_control;
+    my %translation;
+    my @deletions = ();
+    my $now = time;
+    if (exists($$changes{'activate'})) {
+        if (ref($$changes{'activate'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            my @newitems = sort(keys(%{$$changes{'activate'}}));
+            my $numnew = scalar(@newitems);
+            for (my $i=0; $i<$numnew; $i++) {
+                my $newkey = $newitems[$i];
+                my $newid = &Apache::loncommon::get_cgi_id();
+                $newkey =~ s/^(\d+)/$newid/;
+                $translation{$1} = $newid;
+                $new_values{$file_name."\0".$newkey} = 
+                                          $$changes{'activate'}{$newitems[$i]};
+                $new_control{$newkey} = $now;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    my %todelete;
+    my %changed_items;
+    foreach my $action ('delete','update') {
+        if (exists($$changes{$action})) {
+            if (ref($$changes{$action}) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $key (keys(%{$$changes{$action}})) {
+                    my ($itemnum) = ($key =~ /^([^:]+):/);
+                    if ($action eq 'delete') { 
+                        $todelete{$itemnum} = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        $changed_items{$itemnum} = $key;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    # get lock on access controls for file.
+    my $lockhash = {
+                  $file_name."\0".'locked_access_records' => $env{'user.name'}.
+                                                       ':'.$env{'user.domain'},
+                   }; 
+    my $tries = 0;
+    my $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
+   
+    while (($gotlock ne 'ok') && $tries <3) {
+        $tries ++;
+        sleep 1;
+        $gotlock = &newput('file_permissions',$lockhash,$domain,$user);
+    }
+    if ($gotlock eq 'ok') {
+        my %curr_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user,$file_name);
+        my ($tmp)=keys(%curr_permissions);
+        if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%curr_permissions); }
+        if (exists($curr_permissions{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'})) {
+            my $curr_controls = $curr_permissions{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'};
+            if (ref($curr_controls) eq 'HASH') {
+                foreach my $control_item (keys(%{$curr_controls})) {
+                    my ($itemnum) = ($control_item =~ /^([^:]+):/);
+                    if (defined($todelete{$itemnum})) {
+                        push(@deletions,$file_name."\0".$control_item);
+                    } else {
+                        if (defined($changed_items{$itemnum})) {
+                            $new_control{$changed_items{$itemnum}} = $now;
+                            push(@deletions,$file_name."\0".$control_item);
+                            $new_values{$file_name."\0".$changed_items{$itemnum}} = $$changes{'update'}{$changed_items{$itemnum}};
+                        } else {
+                            $new_control{$control_item} = $$curr_controls{$control_item};
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $deloutcome = &del('file_permissions',\@deletions,$domain,$user);
+        $new_values{$file_name."\0".'accesscontrol'} = \%new_control;
+        $outcome = &put('file_permissions',\%new_values,$domain,$user);
+        #  remove lock
+        my @del_lock = ($file_name."\0".'locked_access_records');
+        my $dellockoutcome = &del('file_permissions',\@del_lock,$domain,$user);
+    } else {
+        $outcome = "error: could not obtain lockfile\n";  
+    }
+    return ($outcome,$deloutcome,\%new_values,\%translation);
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only
+
+sub get_marked_as_readonly {
+    my ($domain,$user,$what,$group) = @_;
+    my $current_permissions = &get_portfile_permissions($domain,$user);
     my @readonly_files;
     my $cmp1=$what;
     if (ref($what)) { $cmp1=join('',@{$what}) };
-    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%current_permissions)) {
+    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%{$current_permissions})) {
+        if (defined($group)) {
+            if ($file_name !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
         if (ref($value) eq "ARRAY"){
             foreach my $stored_what (@{$value}) {
                 my $cmp2=$stored_what;
-                if (ref($stored_what)) { $cmp2=join('',@{$stored_what}) };
+                if (ref($stored_what eq 'ARRAY')) {
+                    $cmp2=join('',@{$stored_what});
+                }
                 if ($cmp1 eq $cmp2) {
                     push(@readonly_files, $file_name);
+                    last;
                 } elsif (!defined($what)) {
                     push(@readonly_files, $file_name);
+                    last;
                 }
             }
-        } 
+        }
     }
     return @readonly_files;
 }
 #-----------------------------------------------------------Get Marked as Read Only Hash
 
 sub get_marked_as_readonly_hash {
-    my ($domain,$user,$what) = @_;
-    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user);
-    my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
-    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
-
+    my ($current_permissions,$group,$what) = @_;
     my %readonly_files;
-    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%current_permissions)) {
+    while (my ($file_name,$value) = each(%{$current_permissions})) {
+        if (defined($group)) {
+            if ($file_name !~ m-^\Q$group\E/-) {
+                next;
+            }
+        }
         if (ref($value) eq "ARRAY"){
             foreach my $stored_what (@{$value}) {
-                if ($stored_what eq $what) {
-                    $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'locked';
-                } elsif (!defined($what)) {
-                    $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'locked';
-                }
+                if (ref($stored_what) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    foreach my $lock_descriptor(@{$stored_what}) {
+                        if ($lock_descriptor eq 'graded') {
+                            $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'graded';
+                        } elsif ($lock_descriptor eq 'handback') {
+                            $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'handback';
+                        } else {
+                            if (!exists($readonly_files{$file_name})) {
+                                $readonly_files{$file_name} = 'locked';
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } 
             }
         } 
     }
@@ -4076,13 +4923,13 @@ sub get_marked_as_readonly_hash {
 sub unmark_as_readonly {
     # unmarks $file_name (if $file_name is defined), or all files locked by $what 
     # for portfolio submissions, $what contains [$symb,$crsid] 
-    my ($domain,$user,$what,$file_name) = @_;
+    my ($domain,$user,$what,$file_name,$group) = @_;
     my $symb_crs = $what;
     if (ref($what)) { $symb_crs=join('',@$what); }
-    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user);
+    my %current_permissions = &dump('file_permissions',$domain,$user,$group);
     my ($tmp)=keys(%current_permissions);
     if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { undef(%current_permissions); }
-    my @readonly_files = &get_marked_as_readonly($domain,$user,$what);
+    my @readonly_files = &get_marked_as_readonly($domain,$user,$what,$group);
     foreach my $file (@readonly_files) {
 	if (defined($file_name) && ($file_name ne $file)) { next; }
 	my $current_locks = $current_permissions{$file};
@@ -4091,9 +4938,11 @@ sub unmark_as_readonly {
         if (ref($current_locks) eq "ARRAY"){
             foreach my $locker (@{$current_locks}) {
                 my $compare=$locker;
-                if (ref($locker)) { $compare=join('',@{$locker}) };
-                if ($compare ne $symb_crs) {
-                    push(@new_locks, $locker);
+                if (ref($locker) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    $compare=join('',@{$locker});
+                    if ($compare ne $symb_crs) {
+                        push(@new_locks, $locker);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (scalar(@new_locks) > 0) {
@@ -4231,13 +5080,69 @@ sub GetFileTimestamp {
     }
 }
 
+sub stat_file {
+    my ($uri) = @_;
+    $uri = &clutter($uri);
+
+    # we want just the url part without the unneeded accessor url bits
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$uri=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$uri=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
+    my ($udom,$uname,$file,$dir);
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/(uploaded|editupload)/-) {
+	($udom,$uname,$file) =
+	    ($uri =~ m-/(?:uploaded|editupload)/?([^/]*)/?([^/]*)/?(.*)-);
+	$file = 'userfiles/'.$file;
+	$dir = &propath($udom,$uname);
+    }
+    if ($uri =~ m-^/res/-) {
+	($udom,$uname) = 
+	    ($uri =~ m-/(?:res)/?([^/]*)/?([^/]*)/-);
+	$file = $uri;
+    }
+
+    if (!$udom || !$uname || !$file) {
+	# unable to handle the uri
+	return ();
+    }
+
+    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$dir);
+    my @stats = split('&', $result);
+    
+    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
+	shift(@stats); #filename is first
+	return @stats;
+    }
+    return ();
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Condition
 
+# gets the value of a specific preevaluated condition
+#    stored in the string  $env{user.state.<cid>}
+# or looks up a condition reference in the bighash and if if hasn't
+# already been evaluated recurses into docondval to get the value of
+# the condition, then memoizing it to 
+#   $env{user.state.<cid>.<condition>}
 sub directcondval {
     my $number=shift;
     if (!defined($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}})) {
 	&Apache::lonuserstate::evalstate();
     }
+    if (exists($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number"})) {
+	return $env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number"};
+    } elsif ($number =~ /^_/) {
+	my $sub_condition;
+	if (tie(my %bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	    $sub_condition=$bighash{'conditions'.$number};
+	    untie(%bighash);
+	}
+	my $value = &docondval($sub_condition);
+	&appenv('user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number" => $value);
+	return $value;
+    }
     if ($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}}) {
        return substr($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}},$number,1);
     } else {
@@ -4245,43 +5150,49 @@ sub directcondval {
     }
 }
 
+# get the collection of conditions for this resource
 sub condval {
     my $condidx=shift;
-    my $result=0;
     my $allpathcond='';
-    foreach (split(/\|/,$condidx)) {
-       if (defined($env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_})) {
-	   $allpathcond.=
-               '('.$env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$_}.')|';
-       }
+    foreach my $cond (split(/\|/,$condidx)) {
+	if (defined($env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$cond})) {
+	    $allpathcond.=
+		'('.$env{'acc.cond.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$cond}.')|';
+	}
     }
     $allpathcond=~s/\|$//;
-    if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
-       if ($allpathcond) {
-          my $operand='|';
-	  my @stack;
-           foreach ($allpathcond=~/(\d+|\(|\)|\&|\|)/g) {
-              if ($_ eq '(') {
-                 push @stack,($operand,$result)
-              } elsif ($_ eq ')') {
-                  my $before=pop @stack;
-		  if (pop @stack eq '&') {
-		      $result=$result>$before?$before:$result;
-                  } else {
-                      $result=$result>$before?$result:$before;
-                  }
-              } elsif (($_ eq '&') || ($_ eq '|')) {
-                  $operand=$_;
-              } else {
-                  my $new=directcondval($_);
-                  if ($operand eq '&') {
-                     $result=$result>$new?$new:$result;
-                  } else {
-                     $result=$result>$new?$result:$new;
-                  }
-              }
-          }
-       }
+    return &docondval($allpathcond);
+}
+
+#evaluates an expression of conditions
+sub docondval {
+    my ($allpathcond) = @_;
+    my $result=0;
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'}
+	&& defined($allpathcond)) {
+	my $operand='|';
+	my @stack;
+	foreach my $chunk ($allpathcond=~/(\d+|_\d+\.\d+|\(|\)|\&|\|)/g) {
+	    if ($chunk eq '(') {
+		push @stack,($operand,$result);
+	    } elsif ($chunk eq ')') {
+		my $before=pop @stack;
+		if (pop @stack eq '&') {
+		    $result=$result>$before?$before:$result;
+		} else {
+		    $result=$result>$before?$result:$before;
+		}
+	    } elsif (($chunk eq '&') || ($chunk eq '|')) {
+		$operand=$chunk;
+	    } else {
+		my $new=directcondval($chunk);
+		if ($operand eq '&') {
+		    $result=$result>$new?$new:$result;
+		} else {
+		    $result=$result>$new?$result:$new;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -4342,7 +5253,7 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     #error 2 occurs when the .db doesn't exist
     if ($tmp!~/error: 2 /) {
-	&logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+	&logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
 		 " Trying to get resource data for ".
 		 $uname." at ".$udom.": ".
 		 $tmp."</font>");
@@ -4398,8 +5309,8 @@ sub EXT_cache_set {
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
 sub EXT {
-    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;
 
+    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection,$recurse)=@_;
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
     #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
     my $courseid;
@@ -4432,8 +5343,14 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if ( (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)
 		  || defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task))
 		 &&
-		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {
-		return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {	
+		# if we are in the middle of processing the resource the
+		# get the value we are planning on committing
+                if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest})) {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest};
+                } else {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+                }
 	    } else {
 		my %restored;
 		if ($publicuser || $env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
@@ -4496,7 +5413,7 @@ sub EXT {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
         if ($space eq 'browser') {
 	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
-		if (&mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
+		if (&Apache::lonlocal::mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
 		    return 1;
 		} else {
 		    return 0;
@@ -4513,10 +5430,21 @@ sub EXT {
         return $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.'.$spacequalifierrest};
     } elsif ($realm eq 'resource') {
 
-	my $section;
 	if (defined($courseid) && $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
 	}
+
+	if ($space eq 'title') {
+	    if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm = $env{'request.filename'}; }
+	    return &gettitle($symbparm);
+	}
+	
+	if ($space eq 'map') {
+	    my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
+	    return &symbread($map);
+	}
+
+	my ($section, $group, @groups);
 	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
 	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
 	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -4525,7 +5453,7 @@ sub EXT {
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Cascading lookup scheme
 	    my $symbp=$symbparm;
-	    my $mapp=(&decode_symb($symbp))[0];
+	    my $mapp=&deversion((&decode_symb($symbp))[0]);
 
 	    my $symbparm=$symbp.'.'.$spacequalifierrest;
 	    my $mapparm=$mapp.'___(all).'.$spacequalifierrest;
@@ -4533,12 +5461,15 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if (($env{'user.name'} eq $uname) &&
 		($env{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
 		$section=$env{'request.course.sec'};
+                @groups = split(/:/,$env{'request.course.groups'});  
+                @groups=&sort_course_groups($courseid,@groups); 
 	    } else {
 		if (! defined($usection)) {
 		    $section=&getsection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
 		} else {
 		    $section = $usection;
 		}
+                @groups = &get_users_groups($udom,$uname,$courseid);
 	    }
 
 	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;
@@ -4554,12 +5485,17 @@ sub EXT {
 	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',
 				       ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,
 					$courselevel));
-
 	    if (defined($userreply)) { return $userreply; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------ second, check some of course
+            my $coursereply;
+            if (@groups > 0) {
+                $coursereply = &check_group_parms($courseid,\@groups,$symbparm,
+                                       $mapparm,$spacequalifierrest);
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+            }
 
-	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
 				     'course',
 				     ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
@@ -4630,16 +5566,64 @@ sub EXT {
 	if ($space eq 'time') {
 	    return time;
         }
+    } elsif ($realm eq 'server') {
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- system.time
+	if ($space eq 'name') {
+	    return $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
+        }
     }
     return '';
 }
 
+sub check_group_parms {
+    my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what) = @_;
+    my @groupitems = ();
+    my $resultitem;
+    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$what);
+    foreach my $group (@{$groups}) {
+        foreach my $level (@levels) {
+             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level;
+             push(@groupitems,$item);
+        }
+    }
+    my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
+                            $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+                                     'course',@groupitems);
+    return $coursereply;
+}
+
+sub sort_course_groups { # Sort groups based on defined rankings. Default is sort().
+    my ($courseid,@groups) = @_;
+    @groups = sort(@groups);
+    return @groups;
+}
+
 sub packages_tab_default {
     my ($uri,$varname)=@_;
     my (undef,$part,$name)=split(/\./,$varname);
-    my $packages=&metadata($uri,'packages');
-    foreach my $package (split(/,/,$packages)) {
+
+    my (@extension,@specifics,$do_default);
+    foreach my $package (split(/,/,&metadata($uri,'packages'))) {
 	my ($pack_type,$pack_part)=split(/_/,$package,2);
+	if ($pack_type eq 'default') {
+	    $do_default=1;
+	} elsif ($pack_type eq 'extension') {
+	    push(@extension,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
+	} else {
+	    push(@specifics,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
+	}
+    }
+    # first look for a package that matches the requested part id
+    foreach my $package (@specifics) {
+	my (undef,$pack_type,$pack_part)=@{$package};
+	next if ($pack_part ne $part);
+	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
+	}
+    }
+    # look for any possible matching non extension_ package
+    foreach my $package (@specifics) {
+	my (undef,$pack_type,$pack_part)=@{$package};
 	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
 	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
 	}
@@ -4648,6 +5632,20 @@ sub packages_tab_default {
 	    return $packagetab{$pack_type."_".$pack_part."&$name&default"};
 	}
     }
+    # look for any posible extension_ match
+    foreach my $package (@extension) {
+	my ($package,$pack_type)=@{$package};
+	if (defined($packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{"$pack_type&$name&default"};
+	}
+	if (defined($packagetab{$package."&$name&default"})) {
+	    return $packagetab{$package."&$name&default"};
+	}
+    }
+    # look for a global default setting
+    if ($do_default && defined($packagetab{"default&$name&default"})) {
+	return $packagetab{"default&$name&default"};
+    }
     return undef;
 }
 
@@ -4733,16 +5731,16 @@ sub metadata {
 		    } else {
 			$metaentry{':packages'}=$package.$keyroot;
 		    }
-		    foreach (sort keys %packagetab) {
+		    foreach my $pack_entry (keys(%packagetab)) {
 			my $part=$keyroot;
 			$part=~s/^\_//;
-			if ($_=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
-			    $_=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
-			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$_);
+			if ($pack_entry=~/^\Q$package\E\&/ || 
+			    $pack_entry=~/^\Q$package\E_0\&/) {
+			    my ($pack,$name,$subp)=split(/\&/,$pack_entry);
 			    # ignore package.tab specified default values
                             # here &package_tab_default() will fetch those
 			    if ($subp eq 'default') { next; }
-			    my $value=$packagetab{$_};
+			    my $value=$packagetab{$pack_entry};
 			    my $unikey;
 			    if ($pack =~ /_0$/) {
 				$unikey='parameter_0_'.$name;
@@ -4790,11 +5788,12 @@ sub metadata {
 			    my $dir=$filename;
 			    $dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 			    $location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
-			    foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
-							       $location,$unikey,
-							       $depthcount+1)))) {
-				$metaentry{':'.$_}=$metaentry{':'.$_};
-				$metathesekeys{$_}=1;
+			    my $metadata = 
+				&metadata($uri,'keys', $location,$unikey,
+					  $depthcount+1);
+			    foreach my $meta (split(',',$metadata)) {
+				$metaentry{':'.$meta}=$metaentry{':'.$meta};
+				$metathesekeys{$meta}=1;
 			    }
 			}
 		    } else { 
@@ -4803,8 +5802,9 @@ sub metadata {
 			    $unikey.='_'.$token->[2]->{'name'}; 
 			}
 			$metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
-			foreach (@{$token->[3]}) {
-			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$_}=$token->[2]->{$_};
+			foreach my $param (@{$token->[3]}) {
+			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.'.$param} =
+				$token->[2]->{$param};
 			}
 			my $internaltext=&HTML::Entities::decode($parser->get_text('/'.$entry));
 			my $default=$metaentry{':'.$unikey.'.default'};
@@ -4825,14 +5825,14 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 	my ($extension) = ($uri =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
-	foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
+	foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 	    #no specific packages #how's our extension
 	    if ($key!~/^extension_\Q$extension\E&/) { next; }
 	    &metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'extension_'.$extension,
 					 \%metathesekeys);
 	}
 	if (!exists($metaentry{':packages'})) {
-	    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%packagetab))) {
+	    foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 		#no specific packages well let's get default then
 		if ($key!~/^default&/) { next; }
 		&metadata_create_package_def($uri,$key,'default',
@@ -4850,18 +5850,25 @@ sub metadata {
 		my $dir=$filename;
 		$dir=~s|[^/]*$||;
 		$location=&filelocation($dir,$location);
-		foreach (sort(split(/\,/,&metadata($uri,'keys',
-						   $location,'_rights',
-						   $depthcount+1)))) {
-		    #$metaentry{':'.$_}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$_};
-		    $metathesekeys{$_}=1;
+		my $rights_metadata =
+		    &metadata($uri,'keys',$location,'_rights',
+			      $depthcount+1);
+		foreach my $rights (split(',',$rights_metadata)) {
+		    #$metaentry{':'.$rights}=$metacache{$uri}->{':'.$rights};
+		    $metathesekeys{$rights}=1;
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	$metaentry{':keys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
+	# uniqifiy package listing
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq_packages =
+	    grep { ! $seen{$_} ++ } (split(',',$metaentry{':packages'}));
+	$metaentry{':packages'} = join(',',@uniq_packages);
+
+	$metaentry{':keys'} = join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
 	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%metaentry,$uri);
 	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,60*60*24);
+	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,60*60);
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
     return $metaentry{':'.$what};
@@ -4894,7 +5901,7 @@ sub metadata_create_package_def {
 sub metadata_generate_part0 {
     my ($metadata,$metacache,$uri) = @_;
     my %allnames;
-    foreach my $metakey (sort keys %$metadata) {
+    foreach my $metakey (keys(%$metadata)) {
 	if ($metakey=~/^parameter\_(.*)/) {
 	  my $part=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.part'};
 	  my $name=$$metacache{':'.$metakey.'.name'};
@@ -4957,10 +5964,17 @@ sub get_slot {
 	$cdom=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'};
 	$cnum=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'};
     }
-    my %slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
-    &Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
-    my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
-    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+    my $key=join("\0",'slots',$cdom,$cnum,$which);
+    my %slotinfo;
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+	$slotinfo{$which} = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+	%slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
+	&Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
+	my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
+	if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+	$remembered{$key} = $slotinfo{$which};
+    }
     if (ref($slotinfo{$which}) eq 'HASH') {
 	return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
     }
@@ -4975,9 +5989,12 @@ sub symblist {
     if (($env{'request.course.fn'}) && (%newhash)) {
         if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
-	    foreach (keys %newhash) {
-                $hash{declutter($_)}=&encode_symb($mapname,$newhash{$_}->[1],
-						  $newhash{$_}->[0]);
+	    foreach my $url (keys %newhash) {
+		next if ($url eq 'last_known'
+			 && $env{'form.no_update_last_known'});
+		$hash{declutter($url)}=&encode_symb($mapname,
+						    $newhash{$url}->[1],
+						    $newhash{$url}->[0]);
             }
             if (untie(%hash)) {
 		return 'ok';
@@ -4994,6 +6011,7 @@ sub symbverify {
     my $thisfn=$thisurl;
 # wrapper not part of symbs
     $thisfn=~s/^\/adm\/wrapper//;
+    $thisfn=~s/^\/adm\/coursedocs\/showdoc\///;
     $thisfn=&declutter($thisfn);
 # direct jump to resource in page or to a sequence - will construct own symbs
     if ($thisfn=~/\.(page|sequence)$/) { return 1; }
@@ -5048,6 +6066,7 @@ sub symbclean {
 # remove wrapper
 
     $symb=~s/(\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_)adm\/wrapper\/(res\/)*/$1/;
+    $symb=~s/(\_\_\_\d+\_\_\_)adm\/coursedocs\/showdoc\/(res\/)*/$1/;
     return $symb;
 }
 
@@ -5124,6 +6143,9 @@ sub symbread {
         if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^(uploaded|editupload)\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
             $targetfn = 'adm/wrapper/'.$thisfn;
         }
+	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
+	    $targetfn=$1;
+	}
         if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 	    $syval=$hash{$targetfn};
@@ -5237,8 +6259,37 @@ sub numval3 {
     return $total;
 }
 
+sub digest {
+    my ($data)=@_;
+    my $digest=&Digest::MD5::md5($data);
+    my ($a,$b,$c,$d)=unpack("iiii",$digest);
+    my ($e,$f);
+    {
+        use integer;
+        $e=($a+$b);
+        $f=($c+$d);
+        if ($_64bit) {
+            $e=(($e<<32)>>32);
+            $f=(($f<<32)>>32);
+        }
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($e,$f);
+    } else {
+	my $g;
+	{
+	    use integer;
+	    $g=($e+$f);
+	    if ($_64bit) {
+		$g=(($g<<32)>>32);
+	    }
+	}
+	return $g;
+    }
+}
+
 sub latest_rnd_algorithm_id {
-    return '64bit4';
+    return '64bit5';
 }
 
 sub get_rand_alg {
@@ -5278,11 +6329,15 @@ sub rndseed {
     if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
     my $which=&get_rand_alg();
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
-	if ($which eq '64bit4') {
+	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
+	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	} else {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	}
+    } elsif ($which eq '64bit5') {
+	return &rndseed_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
 	return &rndseed_64bit4($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
     } elsif ($which eq '64bit3') {
@@ -5405,6 +6460,12 @@ sub rndseed_64bit4 {
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$domain,$username");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub rndseed_CODE_64bit {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
     {
@@ -5443,6 +6504,13 @@ sub rndseed_CODE_64bit4 {
     }
 }
 
+sub rndseed_CODE_64bit5 {
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my $code = &getCODE();
+    my ($num1,$num2)=&digest("$symb,$courseid,$code");
+    return "$num1:$num2";
+}
+
 sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
     my ($rndseed)=@_;
     if ($rndseed =~/([,:])/) {
@@ -5649,6 +6717,11 @@ sub filelocation {
     my ($dir,$file) = @_;
     my $location;
     $file=~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/; ## strip off leading and trailing spaces
+
+    if ($file =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$file=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
     if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
         $location = $file;
         $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
@@ -5663,7 +6736,7 @@ sub filelocation {
         my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
         foreach my $id (@ids) { if ($id eq $home) { $is_me=1; } }
         if ($is_me) {
-  	    $location=&Apache::loncommon::propath($udom,$uname).
+  	    $location=&propath($udom,$uname).
   	      '/userfiles/'.$filename;
         } else {
   	  $location=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles/'.
@@ -5687,14 +6760,18 @@ sub filelocation {
 sub hreflocation {
     my ($dir,$file)=@_;
     unless (($file=~m-^http://-i) || ($file=~m-^/-)) {
-	my $finalpath=filelocation($dir,$file);
-	$finalpath=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
-	$finalpath=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-	return $finalpath;
-    } elsif ($file=~m-^/home-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/html--;
+	$file=filelocation($dir,$file);
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^/adm/-) {
+	$file=~s-^/adm/wrapper/-/-;
+	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
+    }
+    if ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E-) {
+	$file=~s-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E--;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-/home/(\w+)/public_html/-) {
 	$file=~s-^/home/(\w+)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
-	return $file;
+    } elsif ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}\E-) {
+	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/([^/]*)/./././([^/]*)/userfiles/
+	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
     }
     return $file;
 }
@@ -5730,6 +6807,8 @@ sub declutter {
     if ($thisfn=~m|^/enc/|) { $thisfn=&Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($thisfn); }
     $thisfn=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
     $thisfn=~s/^\///;
+    $thisfn=~s|^adm/wrapper/||;
+    $thisfn=~s|^adm/coursedocs/showdoc/||;
     $thisfn=~s/^res\///;
     $thisfn=~s/\?.+$//;
     return $thisfn;
@@ -5742,6 +6821,30 @@ sub clutter {
     unless ($thisfn=~/^\/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)\//) { 
        $thisfn='/res'.$thisfn; 
     }
+    if ($thisfn !~m|/adm|) {
+	if ($thisfn =~ m|/ext/|) {
+	    $thisfn='/adm/wrapper'.$thisfn;
+	} else {
+	    my ($ext) = ($thisfn =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
+	    my $embstyle=&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($ext);
+	    if ($embstyle eq 'ssi'
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'hdn')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'rat')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'prv')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'ign')) {
+		#do nothing with these
+	    } elsif (($embstyle eq 'img') 
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'emb')
+		|| ($embstyle eq 'wrp')) {
+		$thisfn='/adm/wrapper'.$thisfn;
+	    } elsif ($embstyle eq 'unk'
+		     && $thisfn!~/\.(sequence|page)$/) {
+		$thisfn='/adm/coursedocs/showdoc'.$thisfn;
+	    } else {
+#		&logthis("Got a blank emb style");
+	    }
+	}
+    }
     return $thisfn;
 }
 
@@ -5754,21 +6857,6 @@ sub freeze_escape {
     return &escape($value);
 }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------- Escape Special Chars
-
-sub escape {
-    my $str=shift;
-    $str =~ s/(\W)/"%".unpack('H2',$1)/eg;
-    return $str;
-}
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------- Un-Escape Special Chars
-
-sub unescape {
-    my $str=shift;
-    $str =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C",hex($1))/eg;
-    return $str;
-}
 
 sub thaw_unescape {
     my ($value)=@_;
@@ -5780,13 +6868,6 @@ sub thaw_unescape {
     return &unescape($value);
 }
 
-sub mod_perl_version {
-    return 1;
-    if (defined($perlvar{'MODPERL2'})) {
-	return 2;
-    }
-}
-
 sub correct_line_ends {
     my ($result)=@_;
     $$result =~s/\r\n/\n/mg;
@@ -5813,7 +6894,6 @@ sub goodbye {
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'hits',$hits));
    &flushcourselogs();
    &logthis("Shutting down");
-   return DONE;
 }
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -5857,7 +6937,7 @@ BEGIN {
 #           next if /^\#/;
            chomp;
            my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
-	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati) = split(/:/,$_);
+	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati, $primary) = split(/:/,$_);
 	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;
            $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain}=$def_auth_arg;
 	   $domaindescription{$domain}=$domain_description;
@@ -5865,6 +6945,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	   $domain_city{$domain}=$city;
 	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
 	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
+           $domain_primary{$domain}=$primary;
 
  #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
 #          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
@@ -5896,14 +6977,21 @@ BEGIN {
 
 sub get_iphost {
     if (%iphost) { return %iphost; }
+    my %name_to_ip;
     foreach my $id (keys(%hostname)) {
 	my $name=$hostname{$id};
-	my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
-	if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
-	    &logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found\n");
-	    next;
+	my $ip;
+	if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
+	    $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+	    if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
+		&logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found\n");
+		next;
+	    }
+	    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+	    $name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
+	} else {
+	    $ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
 	}
-	$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
 	push(@{$iphost{$ip}},$id);
     }
     return %iphost;
@@ -5942,8 +7030,14 @@ sub get_iphost {
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
 	chomp($configline);
 	if ($configline) {
-	    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-	    if ($plain ne '') { $prp{$short}=$plain; }
+	    my ($short,@plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+            %{$prp{$short}} = ();
+	    if (@plain > 0) {
+                $prp{$short}{'std'} = $plain[0];
+                for (my $i=1; $i<@plain; $i++) {
+                    $prp{$short}{'alt'.$i} = $plain[$i];  
+                }
+            }
 	}
     }
     close($config);
@@ -5978,7 +7072,7 @@ $processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lo
 $dumpcount=0;
 
 &logtouch();
-&logthis('<font color=yellow>INFO: Read configuration</font>');
+&logthis('<font color="yellow">INFO: Read configuration</font>');
 $readit=1;
     {
 	use integer;
@@ -6558,6 +7652,27 @@ all args are optional
 
 =item *
 
+dumpstore($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range) : 
+dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
+($udom, $uname, $regexp, $range are optional) for a namespace that is
+normally &store()ed into
+
+$range should be either an integer '100' (give me the first 100
+                                           matching records)
+              or be  two integers sperated by a - with no spaces
+                 '30-50' (give me the 30th through the 50th matching
+                          records)
+
+
+=item *
+
+putstore($namespace,$symb,$version,$storehash,$udomain,$uname) :
+replaces a &store() version of data with a replacement set of data
+for a particular resource in a namespace passed in the $storehash hash 
+reference
+
+=item *
+
 tmpstore($storehash,$symb,$namespace,$udom,$uname) : storage that
 works very similar to store/cstore, but all data is stored in a
 temporary location and can be reset using tmpreset, $storehash should
@@ -6587,10 +7702,15 @@ namesp ($udom and $uname are optional)
 
 =item *
 
-dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp) : 
+dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range) : 
 dumps the complete (or key matching regexp) namespace into a hash
-($udom, $uname and $regexp are optional)
+($udom, $uname, $regexp, $range are optional)
 
+$range should be either an integer '100' (give me the first 100
+                                           matching records)
+              or be  two integers sperated by a - with no spaces
+                 '30-50' (give me the 30th through the 50th matching
+                          records)
 =item *
 
 inc($namespace,$store,$udom,$uname) : increments $store in $namespace.
@@ -6606,19 +7726,33 @@ put($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname)
 
 =item *
 
-putstore($namespace,$storehash,$udomain,$uname) : stores hash in namesp
-keys used in storehash include version information (e.g., 1:$symb:message etc.) as
-used in records written by &store and retrieved by &restore.  This function 
-was created for use in editing discussion posts, without incrementing the
-version number included in the key for a particular post. The colon 
-separated list of attribute names (e.g., the value associated with the key 
-1:keys:$symb) is also generated and passed in the ampersand separated 
-items sent to lonnet::reply().  
+cput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) : critical put
+($udom and $uname are optional)
 
 =item *
 
-cput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) : critical put
-($udom and $uname are optional)
+newput($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uname) :
+
+Attempts to store the items in the $storehash, but only if they don't
+currently exist, if this succeeds you can be certain that you have 
+successfully created a new key value pair in the $namespace db.
+
+
+Args:
+ $namespace: name of database to store values to
+ $storehash: hashref to store to the db
+ $udom: (optional) domain of user containing the db
+ $uname: (optional) name of user caontaining the db
+
+Returns:
+ 'ok' -> succeeded in storing all keys of $storehash
+ 'key_exists: <key>' -> failed to anything out of $storehash, as at
+                        least <key> already existed in the db (other
+                        requested keys may also already exist)
+ 'error: <msg>' -> unable to tie the DB or other erorr occured
+ 'con_lost' -> unable to contact request server
+ 'refused' -> action was not allowed by remote machine
+
 
 =item *
 
@@ -6746,6 +7880,16 @@ getfile($file,$caller) : two cases - req
    - returns the entire contents of a file or -1; 
    it properly subscribes to and replicates the file if neccessary.
 
+
+=item *
+
+stat_file($url) : $url is expected to be a /res/ or /uploaded/ style file
+                  reference
+
+returns either a stat() list of data about the file or an empty list
+if the file doesn't exist or couldn't find out about it (connection
+problems or user unknown)
+
 =item *
 
 filelocation($dir,$file) : returns file system location of a file
@@ -6846,6 +7990,103 @@ removeuploadedurl(): convience function
   Args:
    url:  a full /uploaded/... url to delete
 
+=item * 
+
+get_portfile_permissions():
+  Args:
+    domain: domain of user or course contain the portfolio files
+    user: name of user or num of course contain the portfolio files
+  Returns:
+    hashref of a dump of the proper file_permissions.db
+   
+
+=item * 
+
+get_access_controls():
+
+Args:
+  current_permissions: the hash ref returned from get_portfile_permissions()
+  group: (optional) the group you want the files associated with
+  file: (optional) the file you want access info on
+
+Returns:
+    a hash (keys are file names) of hashes containing
+        keys are: path to file/file_name\0uniqueID:scope_end_start (see below)
+        values are XML containing access control settings (see below) 
+
+Internal notes:
+
+ access controls are stored in file_permissions.db as key=value pairs.
+    key -> path to file/file_name\0uniqueID:scope_end_start
+        where scope -> public,guest,course,group,domains or users.
+              end -> UNIX time for end of access (0 -> no end date)
+              start -> UNIX time for start of access
+
+    value -> XML description of access control
+           <scope type=""> (type =1 of: public,guest,course,group,domains,users">
+            <start></start>
+            <end></end>
+
+            <password></password>  for scope type = guest
+
+            <domain></domain>     for scope type = course or group
+            <number></number>
+            <roles id="">
+             <role></role>
+             <access></access>
+             <section></section>
+             <group></group>
+            </roles>
+
+            <dom></dom>         for scope type = domains
+
+            <users>             for scope type = users
+             <user>
+              <uname></uname>
+              <udom></udom>
+             </user>
+            </users>
+           </scope> 
+              
+ Access data is also aggregated for each file in an additional key=value pair:
+ key -> path to file/file_name\0accesscontrol 
+ value -> reference to hash
+          hash contains key = value pairs
+          where key = uniqueID:scope_end_start
+                value = UNIX time record was last updated
+
+          Used to improve speed of look-ups of access controls for each file.  
+ 
+ Locks on files (resulting from submission of portfolio file to a homework problem stored in array of arrays.
+
+parse_access_controls():
+
+Parses XML of an access control record
+Args
+1. Text string (XML) of access comtrol record
+
+Returns:
+1. Hash of access control settings. 
+
+modify_access_controls():
+
+Modifies access controls for a portfolio file
+Args
+1. file name
+2. reference to hash of required changes,
+3. domain
+4. username
+  where domain,username are the domain of the portfolio owner 
+  (either a user or a course) 
+
+Returns:
+1. result of additions or updates ('ok' or 'error', with error message). 
+2. result of deletions ('ok' or 'error', with error message).
+3. reference to hash of any new or updated access controls.
+4. reference to hash used to map incoming IDs to uniqueIDs assigned to control.
+   key = integer (inbound ID)
+   value = uniqueID  
+
 =back
 
 =head2 HTTP Helper Routines