--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/02/16 01:04:19	1.832
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/06/06 04:53:51	1.960
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.832 2007/02/16 01:04:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.960 2008/06/06 04:53:51 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -31,24 +31,21 @@ package Apache::lonnet;
 
 use strict;
 use LWP::UserAgent();
-use HTTP::Headers;
 use HTTP::Date;
 # use Date::Parse;
-use vars 
-qw(%perlvar %hostname %badServerCache %iphost %spareid %hostdom 
-   %libserv %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab 
-   %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 %domain_primary
-   $tmpdir $_64bit %env);
+use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
+            $_64bit %env);
+
+my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
+    %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
+    %coursenumbuf, %coursehombuf, %coursedescrbuf, %courseinstcodebuf,
+    %courseownerbuf, %coursetypebuf,$locknum);
 
 use IO::Socket;
 use GDBM_File;
 use HTML::LCParser;
-use HTML::Parser;
 use Fcntl qw(:flock);
-use Storable qw(lock_store lock_nstore lock_retrieve freeze thaw nfreeze);
+use Storable qw(thaw nfreeze);
 use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
 use Cache::Memcached;
 use Digest::MD5;
@@ -91,24 +88,26 @@ delayed.
 {
     my $logid;
     sub instructor_log {
-	my ($hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom)=@_;
+	my ($hash_name,$storehash,$delflag,$uname,$udom,$cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+        if (($cnum eq '') || ($cdom eq '')) {
+            $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        }
 	$logid++;
-	my $id=time().'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
+        my $now = time();
+	my $id=$now.'00000'.$$.'00000'.$logid;
 	return &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_'.$hash_name,
 				    { $id => {
 					'exe_uname' => $env{'user.name'},
 					'exe_udom'  => $env{'user.domain'},
-					'exe_time'  => time(),
+					'exe_time'  => $now,
 					'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'}
-				    );
+				  },$cdom,$cnum);
     }
 }
 
@@ -146,10 +145,24 @@ sub logperm {
     return 1;
 }
 
+sub create_connection {
+    my ($hostname,$lonid) = @_;
+    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'},
+				     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+				     Timeout => 10);
+    return 0 if (!$client);
+    print $client (join(':',$hostname,$lonid,&machine_ids($hostname))."\n");
+    my $result = <$client>;
+    chomp($result);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'done');
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------- Non-critical communication
 sub subreply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/".$hostname{$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
@@ -170,10 +183,12 @@ sub subreply {
 	$client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
 				      Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
 				      Timeout => 10);
-	if($client) {
+	if ($client) {
 	    last;		# Connected!
+	} else {
+	    &create_connection(&hostname($server),$server);
 	}
-	sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
+        sleep(1);		# Try again later if failed connection.
     }
     my $answer;
     if ($client) {
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ sub subreply {
 
 sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless (defined($hostname{$server})) { return 'no_such_host'; }
+    unless (defined(&hostname($server))) { return 'no_such_host'; }
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
@@ -201,8 +216,25 @@ sub reply {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc
 
 sub reconlonc {
-    my $peerfile=shift;
-    &logthis("Trying to reconnect for $peerfile");
+    my ($lonid) = @_;
+    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
+    if ($lonid) {
+	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
+	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
+	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
+	    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $peerfile,
+					     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+					     Timeout => 10);
+	    if ($client) {
+		print $client ("reset_retries\n");
+		my $answer=<$client>;
+		#reset just this one.
+	    }
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+
+    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
     if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {
 	my $loncpid=<$fh>;
@@ -211,19 +243,13 @@ sub reconlonc {
 	    &logthis("lonc at pid $loncpid responding, sending USR1");
             kill USR1 => $loncpid;
             sleep 1;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis("$peerfile still not there, give it another try");
-            sleep 5;
-            if (-e "$peerfile") { return; }
-            &logthis(
-  "<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: $peerfile still not there, giving up</font>");
-        } else {
+         } else {
 	    &logthis(
                "<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>');
     }
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +257,7 @@ sub reconlonc {
 
 sub critical {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
-    unless ($hostname{$server}) {
+    unless (&hostname($server)) {
         &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING:".
                " Critical message to unknown server ($server)</font>");
         return 'no_such_host';
@@ -296,7 +322,10 @@ sub convert_and_load_session_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
     my @profile;
     {
-	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	if (!$opened) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
 	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
 	@profile=<$idf>;
 	close($idf);
@@ -335,7 +364,10 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
     my $convert;
     {
-    	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    	my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	if (!$opened) {
+	    return;
+	}
 	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
 	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
 		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
@@ -367,6 +399,34 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     }
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------- Check for valid session 
+sub check_for_valid_session {
+    my ($r) = @_;
+    my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
+    my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
+    return undef if (!$lonid);
+
+    my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
+    my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    return undef if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+
+    my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+    return undef if (!$opened);
+
+    flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+    my %disk_env;
+    if (!tie(%disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id",
+	    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+	return undef;	
+    }
+
+    if (!defined($disk_env{'user.name'})
+	|| !defined($disk_env{'user.domain'})) {
+	return undef;
+    }
+    return $handle;
+}
+
 sub timed_flock {
     my ($file,$lock_type) = @_;
     my $failed=0;
@@ -390,26 +450,39 @@ sub timed_flock {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment
 
 sub appenv {
-    my %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($newenv{$key});
-        } else {
-            $env{$key}=$newenv{$key};
+    my ($newenv,$roles) = @_;
+    if (ref($newenv) eq 'HASH') {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$newenv})) {
+            my $refused = 0;
+	    if (($key =~ /^user\.role/) || ($key =~ /^user\.priv/)) {
+                $refused = 1;
+                if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    my ($type,$role) = ($key =~ /^user\.(role|priv)\.([^.]+)\./);
+                    if (grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                        $refused = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($refused) {
+                &logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
+                         "Attempt to modify environment ".$key." to ".$newenv->{$key}
+                         .'</font>');
+	        delete($newenv->{$key});
+            } else {
+                $env{$key}=$newenv->{$key};
+            }
+        }
+        my $opened = open(my $env_file,'+<',$env{'user.environment'});
+        if ($opened
+	    && &timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
+	    &&
+	    tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
+	        (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
+	    while (my ($key,$value) = each(%{$newenv})) {
+	        $disk_env{$key} = $value;
+	    }
+	    untie(%disk_env);
         }
-    }
-    open(my $env_file,$env{'user.environment'});
-    if (&timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
-	&&
-	tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
-	    (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
-	while (my ($key,$value) = each(%newenv)) {
-	    $disk_env{$key} = $value;
-	}
-	untie(%disk_env);
     }
     return 'ok';
 }
@@ -422,16 +495,17 @@ sub delenv {
                 "Attempt to delete from environment ".$delthis);
         return 'error';
     }
-    open(my $env_file,$env{'user.environment'});
-    if (&timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
+    my $opened = open(my $env_file,'+<',$env{'user.environment'});
+    if ($opened
+	&& &timed_flock($env_file,LOCK_EX)
 	&&
 	tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',$env{'user.environment'},
 	    (&GDBM_WRITER()|&GDBM_NOLOCK()),0640)) {
 	foreach my $key (keys(%disk_env)) {
 	    if ($key=~/^$delthis/) { 
-                delete($env{$key});
-                delete($disk_env{$key});
-            }
+		delete($env{$key});
+		delete($disk_env{$key});
+	    }
 	}
 	untie(%disk_env);
     }
@@ -452,8 +526,52 @@ sub get_env_multiple {
     return(@values);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------- Locking
+
+sub set_lock {
+    my ($text)=@_;
+    $locknum++;
+    my $id=$$.'-'.$locknum;
+    &appenv({'session.locks' => $env{'session.locks'}.','.$id,
+             'session.lock.'.$id => $text});
+    return $id;
+}
+
+sub get_locks {
+    my $num=0;
+    my %texts=();
+    foreach my $lock (split(/\,/,$env{'session.locks'})) {
+       if ($lock=~/\w/) {
+          $num++;
+          $texts{$lock}=$env{'session.lock.'.$lock};
+       }
+   }
+   return ($num,%texts);
+}
+
+sub remove_lock {
+    my ($id)=@_;
+    my $newlocks='';
+    foreach my $lock (split(/\,/,$env{'session.locks'})) {
+       if (($lock=~/\w/) && ($lock ne $id)) {
+          $newlocks.=','.$lock;
+       }
+    }
+    &appenv({'session.locks' => $newlocks});
+    &delenv('session.lock.'.$id);
+}
+
+sub remove_all_locks {
+    my $activelocks=$env{'session.locks'};
+    foreach my $lock (split(/\,/,$env{'session.locks'})) {
+       if ($lock=~/\w/) {
+          &remove_lock($lock);
+       }
+    }
+}
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------ Find out current server userload
-# there is a copy in lond
 sub userload {
     my $numusers=0;
     {
@@ -461,7 +579,8 @@ sub userload {
 	my $filename;
 	my $curtime=time;
 	while ($filename=readdir(LONIDS)) {
-	    if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..') {next;}
+	    next if ($filename eq '.' || $filename eq '..');
+	    next if ($filename =~ /publicuser_\d+\.id/);
 	    my ($mtime)=(stat($perlvar{'lonIDsDir'}.'/'.$filename))[9];
 	    if ($curtime-$mtime < 1800) { $numusers++; }
 	}
@@ -524,7 +643,7 @@ sub spareserver {
     }
 
     if (!$want_server_name) {
-	$spare_server="http://$hostname{$spare_server}";
+	$spare_server="http://".&hostname($spare_server);
     }
     return $spare_server;
 }
@@ -558,6 +677,27 @@ sub compare_server_load {
     }
     return ($spare_server,$lowest_load);
 }
+
+# --------------------------- ask offload servers if user already has a session
+sub find_existing_session {
+    my ($udom,$uname) = @_;
+    foreach my $try_server (@{ $spareid{'primary'} },
+			    @{ $spareid{'default'} }) {
+	return $try_server if (&has_user_session($try_server, $udom, $uname));
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+# -------------------------------- ask if server already has a session for user
+sub has_user_session {
+    my ($lonid,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my $result = &reply(join(':','userhassession',
+			     map {&escape($_)} ($udom,$uname)),$lonid);
+    return 1 if ($result eq 'ok');
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
 
 sub changepass {
@@ -612,18 +752,38 @@ sub queryauthenticate {
 # --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)
 
 sub authenticate {
-    my ($uname,$upass,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$upass,$udom,$checkdefauth)=@_;
     $upass=&escape($upass);
     $uname= &LONCAPA::clean_username($uname);
-    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
-    if (!$uhome) {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
-	return 'no_host';
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+    my $newhome;
+    if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+# Maybe the machine was offline and only re-appeared again recently?
+        &reconlonc();
+# One more
+	$uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,1);
+        if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && $checkdefauth) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $newhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+            if ($newhome ne '') {
+                $uhome = $newhome;
+            }
+        }
+	if ((!$uhome) || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
+	    &logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown in authenticate");
+	    return 'no_host';
+        }
     }
-    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass",$uhome);
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:auth:$udom:$uname:$upass:$checkdefauth",$uhome);
     if ($answer eq 'authorized') {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome"); 
-	return $uhome; 
+        if ($newhome) {
+            &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome, but needs account");
+            return 'no_account_on_host'; 
+        } else {
+            &logthis("User $uname at $udom authorized by $uhome");
+            return $uhome;
+        }
     }
     if ($answer eq 'non_authorized') {
 	&logthis("User $uname at $udom rejected by $uhome");
@@ -641,18 +801,19 @@ sub homeserver {
     my $index="$uname:$udom";
 
     if (exists($homecache{$index})) { return $homecache{$index}; }
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
         next if ($ignoreBadCache ne 'true' && 
 		 exists($badServerCache{$tryserver}));
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-           if ($answer eq 'found') { 
-	       return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
-           } elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
-	       $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
-           }
-       }
+
+	my $answer=reply("home:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
+	if ($answer eq 'found') {
+	    delete($badServerCache{$tryserver}); 
+	    return $homecache{$index}=$tryserver;
+	} elsif ($answer eq 'no_host') {
+	    $badServerCache{$tryserver}=1;
+	}
     }    
     return 'no_host';
 }
@@ -663,24 +824,22 @@ sub idget {
     my ($udom,@ids)=@_;
     my %returnhash=();
     
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-	  my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
-          $idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
-	  my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
-          my @answer=();
-          if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
-	      @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
-          }                    ;
-          my $i;
-          for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
-              if ($answer[$i]) {
-		  $returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
-              } 
-          }
-       }
-    }    
+    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	my $idlist=join('&',@ids);
+	$idlist=~tr/A-Z/a-z/; 
+	my $reply=&reply("idget:$udom:".$idlist,$tryserver);
+	my @answer=();
+	if (($reply ne 'con_lost') && ($reply!~/^error\:/)) {
+	    @answer=split(/\&/,$reply);
+	}                    ;
+	my $i;
+	for ($i=0;$i<=$#ids;$i++) {
+	    if ($answer[$i]) {
+		$returnhash{$ids[$i]}=$answer[$i];
+	    } 
+	}
+    } 
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
@@ -722,21 +881,36 @@ sub idput {
 # ------------------------------------------- get items from domain db files   
 
 sub get_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
     my $items='';
     foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
         $items.=&escape($item).'&';
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
-    if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
+        my %returnhash;
+        if ($rep eq '' || $rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
+            return %returnhash;
+        }
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
         if ( $#pairs==0 && $pairs[0] =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
             return @pairs;
         }
-        my %returnhash=();
         my $i=0;
         foreach my $item (@$storearr) {
             $returnhash{$item}=&thaw_unescape($pairs[$i]);
@@ -744,17 +918,29 @@ sub get_dom {
         }
         return %returnhash;
     } else {
-        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain ($udom) ($uhome)");
     }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------- put items in domain db files 
 
 sub put_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom)=@_;
-    if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$udom})) {
-        my $uhome=$domain_primary{$udom};
+    my ($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome)=@_;
+    if (!$udom) {
+        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
+        if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+            $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        } else {
+            undef($uhome);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!$uhome) {
+            if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+                $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            }
+        }
+    } 
+    if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $items='';
         foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
             $items.=&escape($item).'='.&freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
@@ -762,8 +948,284 @@ sub put_dom {
         $items=~s/\&$//;
         return &reply("putdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
     } else {
-        &logthis("put_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+        &logthis("put_dom failed - no homeserver and/or domain");
+    }
+}
+
+sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my (%returnhash,@order);
+    if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
+        my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
+        if ($rep =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            &logthis("get_dom failed - $rep returned from $uhome in domain: $udom");
+            return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+        }
+        my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
+        my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+        foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+            my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+            $key = &unescape($key);
+            next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+            $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+        }
+        my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+        foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+            push(@order,&unescape($item));
+        }
+    } else {
+        &logthis("get_dom failed - no primary domain server for $udom");
+    }
+    return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+}
+
+sub is_domainimage {
+    my ($url) = @_;
+    if ($url=~m-^/+res/+($match_domain)/+\1\-domainconfig/+(img|logo|domlogo)/+-) {
+        if (&domain($1) ne '') {
+            return '1';
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub inst_directory_query {
+    my ($srch) = @_;
+    my $udom = $srch->{'srchdomain'};
+    my %results;
+    my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    my $outcome;
+    if ($homeserver ne '') {
+	my $queryid=&reply("querysend:instdirsearch:".
+			   &escape($srch->{'srchby'}).':'.
+			   &escape($srch->{'srchterm'}).':'.
+			   &escape($srch->{'srchtype'}),$homeserver);
+	my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+	if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+	    &logthis('instituional directory search invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+	    return;
+	}
+	my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+	my $maxtries = 5;
+	my $tries = 1;
+	while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+	    $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+	    $tries ++;
+	}
+
+        if (!&error($response) && $response ne 'refused') {
+            if ($response eq 'unavailable') {
+                $outcome = $response;
+            } else {
+                $outcome = 'ok';
+                my @matches = split(/\n/,$response);
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$match);
+                    $results{&unescape($key).':'.$udom} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($outcome,%results);
+}
+
+sub usersearch {
+    my ($srch) = @_;
+    my $dom = $srch->{'srchdomain'};
+    my %results;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    my $query = 'usersearch';
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if (&host_domain($tryserver) eq $dom) {
+            my $host=&hostname($tryserver);
+            my $queryid=
+                &reply("querysend:".&escape($query).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchby'}).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchtype'}).':'.
+                       &escape($srch->{'srchterm'}),$tryserver);
+            if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+                &logthis('usersearch: invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$host.'in domain '.$dom.' and server: '.$tryserver);
+                next;
+            }
+            my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            my $maxtries = 1;
+            my $tries = 1;
+            while (($reply=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+                $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+                $tries ++;
+            }
+            if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
+                &logthis('usersrch error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' - searching for : '.$srch->{'srchterm'}.' by '.$srch->{'srchby'}.' ('.$srch->{'srchtype'}.') -  maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
+            } else {
+                my @matches;
+                if ($reply =~ /\n/) {
+                    @matches = split(/\n/,$reply);
+                } else {
+                    @matches = split(/\&/,$reply);
+                }
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($uname,$udom,%userhash);
+                    foreach my $entry (split(/:/,$match)) {
+                        my ($key,$value) =
+                            map {&unescape($_);} split(/=/,$entry);
+                        $userhash{$key} = $value;
+                        if ($key eq 'username') {
+                            $uname = $value;
+                        } elsif ($key eq 'domain') {
+                            $udom = $value;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $results{$uname.':'.$udom} = \%userhash;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %results;
+}
+
+sub get_instuser {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$id) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    my ($outcome,%results);
+    if ($homeserver ne '') {
+        my $queryid=&reply("querysend:getinstuser:".&escape($uname).':'.
+                           &escape($id).':'.&escape($udom),$homeserver);
+        my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
+        if ($queryid !~/^\Q$host\E\_/) {
+            &logthis('get_instuser invalid queryid: '.$queryid.' for host: '.$homeserver.'in domain '.$udom);
+            return;
+        }
+        my $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+        my $maxtries = 5;
+        my $tries = 1;
+        while (($response=~/^timeout/) && ($tries < $maxtries)) {
+            $response = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+            $tries ++;
+        }
+        if (!&error($response) && $response ne 'refused') {
+            if ($response eq 'unavailable') {
+                $outcome = $response;
+            } else {
+                $outcome = 'ok';
+                my @matches = split(/\n/,$response);
+                foreach my $match (@matches) {
+                    my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$match);
+                    $results{&unescape($key)} = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    my %userinfo;
+    if (ref($results{$uname}) eq 'HASH') {
+        %userinfo = %{$results{$uname}};
+    } 
+    return ($outcome,%userinfo);
+}
+
+sub inst_rulecheck {
+    my ($udom,$uname,$id,$item,$rules) = @_;
+    my %returnhash;
+    if ($udom ne '') {
+        if (ref($rules) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            @{$rules} = map {&escape($_);} (@{$rules});
+            my $rulestr = join(':',@{$rules});
+            my $homeserver=&domain($udom,'primary');
+            if (($homeserver ne '') && ($homeserver ne 'no_host')) {
+                my $response;
+                if ($item eq 'username') {                
+                    $response=&unescape(&reply('instrulecheck:'.&escape($udom).
+                                              ':'.&escape($uname).':'.$rulestr,
+                                              $homeserver));
+                } elsif ($item eq 'id') {
+                    $response=&unescape(&reply('instidrulecheck:'.&escape($udom).
+                                              ':'.&escape($id).':'.$rulestr,
+                                              $homeserver));
+                } elsif ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
+                    $response=&unescape(&reply('instselfcreatecheck:'.
+                                               &escape($udom).':'.&escape($uname).
+                                              ':'.$rulestr,$homeserver));
+                }
+                if ($response ne 'refused') {
+                    my @pairs=split(/\&/,$response);
+                    foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                        my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                        $key = &unescape($key);
+                        next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                        $returnhash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+sub inst_userrules {
+    my ($udom,$check) = @_;
+    my (%ruleshash,@ruleorder);
+    if ($udom ne '') {
+        my $homeserver=&domain($udom,'primary');
+        if (($homeserver ne '') && ($homeserver ne 'no_host')) {
+            my $response;
+            if ($check eq 'id') {
+                $response=&reply('instidrules:'.&escape($udom),
+                                 $homeserver);
+            } elsif ($check eq 'email') {
+                $response=&reply('instemailrules:'.&escape($udom),
+                                 $homeserver);
+            } else {
+                $response=&reply('instuserrules:'.&escape($udom),
+                                 $homeserver);
+            }
+            if (($response ne 'refused') && ($response ne 'error') && 
+                ($response ne 'unknown_cmd') && 
+                ($response ne 'no_such_host')) {
+                my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$response);
+                my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
+                foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item,2);
+                    $key = &unescape($key);
+                    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                    $ruleshash{$key}=&thaw_unescape($value);
+                }
+                my @esc_order = split(/\&/,$orderitems);
+                foreach my $item (@esc_order) {
+                    push(@ruleorder,&unescape($item));
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
+    return (\%ruleshash,\@ruleorder);
+}
+
+# ------------------------- Get Authentication and Language Defaults for Domain
+
+sub get_domain_defaults {
+    my ($domain) = @_;
+    my $cachetime = 60*60*24;
+    my ($defauthtype,$defautharg,$deflang);
+    my ($result,$cached)=&is_cached_new('domdefaults',$domain);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+            return %{$result};
+        }
+    }
+    my %domdefaults;
+    my %domconfig =
+         &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['defaults'],$domain);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'defaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'lang_def'}; 
+        $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_arg_def'};
+    } else {
+        $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
+        $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');
+        $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_arg_def');
+    }
+    &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$domain,\%domdefaults,
+                                  $cachetime);
+    return %domdefaults;
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- Assign a key to a student
@@ -798,7 +1260,7 @@ sub assign_access_key {
 # key now belongs to user
 	    my $envkey='key.'.$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
             if (&put('environment',{$envkey => $ckey}) eq 'ok') {
-                &appenv('environment.'.$envkey => $ckey);
+                &appenv({'environment.'.$envkey => $ckey});
                 return 'ok';
             } else {
                 return 
@@ -990,10 +1452,19 @@ my %remembered;
 my %accessed;
 my $kicks=0;
 my $hits=0;
+sub make_key {
+    my ($name,$id) = @_;
+    if (length($id) > 65 
+	&& length(&escape($id)) > 200) {
+	$id=length($id).':'.&Digest::MD5::md5_hex($id);
+    }
+    return &escape($name.':'.$id);
+}
+
 sub devalidate_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("deleting $name:$id"); }
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     $memcache->delete($id);
     delete($remembered{$id});
     delete($accessed{$id});
@@ -1001,7 +1472,7 @@ sub devalidate_cache_new {
 
 sub is_cached_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     if (exists($remembered{$id})) {
 	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Earyl return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
 	$accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
@@ -1024,7 +1495,7 @@ sub is_cached_new {
 
 sub do_cache_new {
     my ($name,$id,$value,$time,$debug) = @_;
-    $id=&escape($name.':'.$id);
+    $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     my $setvalue=$value;
     if (!defined($setvalue)) {
 	$setvalue='__undef__';
@@ -1033,15 +1504,21 @@ sub do_cache_new {
 	$time=600;
     }
     if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Setting $id to $value"); }
-    $memcache->set($id,$setvalue,$time);
+    my $result = $memcache->set($id,$setvalue,$time);
+    if (! $result) {
+	&logthis("caching of id -> $id  failed");
+	$memcache->disconnect_all();
+    }
     # need to make a copy of $value
-    #&make_room($id,$value,$debug);
+    &make_room($id,$value,$debug);
     return $value;
 }
 
 sub make_room {
     my ($id,$value,$debug)=@_;
-    $remembered{$id}=$value;
+
+    $remembered{$id}= (ref($value)) ? &Storable::dclone($value)
+                                    : $value;
     if ($to_remember<0) { return; }
     $accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
     if (scalar(keys(%remembered)) <= $to_remember) { return; }
@@ -1267,12 +1744,21 @@ sub ssi_body {
     if (! exists($form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'})) {
         $form{'LONCAPA_INTERNAL_no_discussion'}='true';
     }
-    my $output=($filelink=~/^http\:/?&externalssi($filelink):
-                                     &ssi($filelink,%form));
+    my $output='';
+    my $response;
+    if ($filelink=~/^http\:/) {
+       ($output,$response)=&externalssi($filelink);
+    } else {
+       ($output,$response)=&ssi($filelink,%form);
+    }
     $output=~s|//(\s*<!--)? BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal.+?// END LON-CAPA Internal\s*(-->)?\s||gs;
     $output=~s/^.*?\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
-    $output=~s/(.*)\<\/body\s*\>.*?$/$1/si;
-    return $output;
+    $output=~s/\<\/body\s*\>.*?$//si;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($output, $response);
+    } else {
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Server Side Include
@@ -1286,16 +1772,24 @@ sub absolute_url {
     return $protocol.$host_name;
 }
 
+#
+#   Server side include.
+# Parameters:
+#  fn     Possibly encrypted resource name/id.
+#  form   Hash that describes how the rendering should be done
+#         and other things.
+# Returns:
+#   Scalar context: The content of the response.
+#   Array context:  2 element list of the content and the full response object.
+#     
 sub ssi {
 
     my ($fn,%form)=@_;
-
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-    
     my $request;
 
     $form{'no_update_last_known'}=1;
-
+    &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt(\$fn);
     if (%form) {
       $request=new HTTP::Request('POST',&absolute_url().$fn);
       $request->content(join('&',map { &escape($_).'='.&escape($form{$_}) } keys %form));
@@ -1306,7 +1800,11 @@ sub ssi {
     $request->header(Cookie => $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'});
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
 
-    return $response->content;
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return ($response->content, $response);
+    } else {
+	return $response->content;
+    }
 }
 
 sub externalssi {
@@ -1314,7 +1812,11 @@ sub externalssi {
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',$url);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
-    return $response->content;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($response->content, $response);
+    } else {
+        return $response->content;
+    }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------- Allow a /uploaded/ URI to be vouched for
@@ -1327,7 +1829,7 @@ sub allowuploaded {
     my %httpref=();
     my $httpurl=&hreflocation('',$url);
     $httpref{'httpref.'.$httpurl}=$srcurl;
-    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(%httpref);
+    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(\%httpref);
 }
 
 # --------- File operations in /home/httpd/html/userfiles/$domain/1/2/3/$course
@@ -1474,14 +1976,21 @@ sub clean_filename {
 #        $coursedoc - if true up to the current course
 #                     if false
 #        $subdir - directory in userfile to store the file into
-#        $parser, $allfiles, $codebase - unknown
-#
+#        $parser - instruction to parse file for objects ($parser = parse)    
+#        $allfiles - reference to hash for embedded objects
+#        $codebase - reference to hash for codebase of java objects
+#        $desuname - username for permanent storage of uploaded file
+#        $dsetudom - domain for permanaent storage of uploaded file
+#        $thumbwidth - width (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image 
+#        $thumbheight - height (pixels) of thumbnail to make for uploaded image
+# 
 # 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,$destuname,$destudom)=@_;
+    my ($formname,$coursedoc,$subdir,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,$destuname,
+        $destudom,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight)=@_;
     if (!defined($subdir)) { $subdir='unknown'; }
     my $fname=$env{'form.'.$formname.'.filename'};
     $fname=&clean_filename($fname);
@@ -1528,7 +2037,7 @@ sub userfileupload {
         if ($env{'form.folder'} =~ m/^(default|supplemental)/) {
             return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,
 					 $formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,
-					 $codebase);
+					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
         } else {
             $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
             return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,
@@ -1538,8 +2047,9 @@ sub userfileupload {
     } elsif (defined($destuname)) {
         my $docuname=$destuname;
         my $docudom=$destudom;
-	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
-				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
         
     } else {
         my $docuname=$env{'user.name'};
@@ -1548,16 +2058,18 @@ sub userfileupload {
             $docuname=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
             $docudom=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         }
-	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,
-				     $fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase);
+	return &finishuserfileupload($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,
+				     $parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+                                     $thumbwidth,$thumbheight);
     }
 }
 
 sub finishuserfileupload {
-    my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase) = @_;
+    my ($docuname,$docudom,$formname,$fname,$parser,$allfiles,$codebase,
+        $thumbwidth,$thumbheight) = @_;
     my $path=$docudom.'/'.$docuname.'/';
     my $filepath=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my ($fnamepath,$file);
+    my ($fnamepath,$file,$fetchthumb);
     $file=$fname;
     if ($fname=~m|/|) {
         ($fnamepath,$file) = ($fname =~ m|^(.*)/([^/]+)$|);
@@ -1593,11 +2105,28 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 		     ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
         }
     }
+    if (($thumbwidth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($thumbheight =~ /^\d+$/)) {
+        my $input = $filepath.'/'.$file;
+        my $output = $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file;
+        my $thumbsize = $thumbwidth.'x'.$thumbheight;
+        system("convert -sample $thumbsize $input $output");
+        if (-e $filepath.'/'.'tn-'.$file) {
+            $fetchthumb  = 1; 
+        }
+    }
+ 
 # Notify homeserver to grep it
 #
     my $docuhome=&homeserver($docuname,$docudom);
     my $fetchresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.$file,$docuhome);
     if ($fetchresult eq 'ok') {
+        if ($fetchthumb) {
+            my $thumbresult= &reply('fetchuserfile:'.$path.'tn-'.$file,$docuhome);
+            if ($thumbresult ne 'ok') {
+                &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.'tn-'.$file.' to host '.
+                         $docuhome.': '.$thumbresult);
+            }
+        }
 #
 # Return the URL to it
         return '/uploaded/'.$path.$file;
@@ -1605,7 +2134,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
         &logthis('Failed to transfer '.$path.$file.' to host '.$docuhome.
 		 ': '.$fetchresult);
         return '/adm/notfound.html';
-    }    
+    }
 }
 
 sub extract_embedded_items {
@@ -1629,13 +2158,16 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
     while (my $t=$p->get_token()) {
 	if ($t->[0] eq 'S') {
 	    my ($tagname, $attr) = ($t->[1],$t->[2]);
-	    push (@state, $tagname);
+	    push(@state, $tagname);
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'allow') {
                 &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
             }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'img') {
 		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
 	    }
+	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'a') {
+		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
+	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
                 if ($attr->{'archive'} =~ /\.jar$/i) {
                     &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'archive'},'archive');
@@ -1792,7 +2324,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 # times and course titles for all courseids
 #
     my %courseidbuffer=();
-    foreach my $crsid (keys %courselogs) {
+    foreach my $crsid (keys(%courselogs)) {
         if (&reply('log:'.$coursedombuf{$crsid}.':'.$coursenumbuf{$crsid}.':'.
 		          &escape($courselogs{$crsid}),
 		          $coursehombuf{$crsid}) eq 'ok') {
@@ -1805,22 +2337,21 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
                delete $courselogs{$crsid};
             }
         }
-        if ($courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}) {
-           $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}.='&'.
-			 &escape($crsid).'='.&escape($coursedescrbuf{$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($coursetypebuf{$crsid});
-        }
+        $courseidbuffer{$coursehombuf{$crsid}}{$crsid} = {
+            'description' => $coursedescrbuf{$crsid},
+            'inst_code'    => $courseinstcodebuf{$crsid},
+            'type'        => $coursetypebuf{$crsid},
+            'owner'       => $courseownerbuf{$crsid},
+        };
     }
 #
 # Write course id database (reverse lookup) to homeserver of courses 
 # Is used in pickcourse
 #
-    foreach my $crsid (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
-        &courseidput($hostdom{$crsid},$courseidbuffer{$crsid},$crsid);
+    foreach my $crs_home (keys(%courseidbuffer)) {
+        my $response = &courseidput(&host_domain($crs_home),
+                                    $courseidbuffer{$crs_home},
+                                    $crs_home,'timeonly');
     }
 #
 # File accesses
@@ -1876,7 +2407,7 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
 #
     my %domrolebuffer = ();
     foreach my $entry (keys %domainrolehash) {
-        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split/:/,$entry;
+        my ($role,$uname,$udom,$runame,$rudom,$rsec)=split(/:/,$entry);
         if ($domrolebuffer{$rudom}) {
             $domrolebuffer{$rudom}.='&'.&escape($entry).
                       '='.&escape($domainrolehash{$entry});
@@ -1887,13 +2418,12 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
         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  '.$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    unless (&reply('domroleput:'.$dom.':'.
+			   $domrolebuffer{$dom},$tryserver) eq 'ok') {
+		&logthis('Put of domain roles failed for '.$dom.' and  '.$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     }
     $dumpcount++;
@@ -1982,6 +2512,14 @@ sub userrolelog {
          {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$runame.':'.$rudom.':'.$rsec}
                     =$tend.':'.$tstart;
     }
+    if (($env{'request.role'} =~ /dc\./) &&
+	(($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^in/) ||
+	 ($trole=~/^cc/) || ($trole=~/^ep/) ||
+	 ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole=~/^ta/))) {
+       $userrolehash
+         {$trole.':'.$username.':'.$domain.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}.':'}
+                    =$tend.':'.$tstart;
+    }
     if (($trole=~/^dc/) || ($trole=~/^ad/) ||
         ($trole=~/^li/) || ($trole=~/^li/) ||
         ($trole=~/^au/) || ($trole=~/^dg/) ||
@@ -1993,13 +2531,47 @@ sub userrolelog {
     }
 }
 
+sub courserolelog {
+    my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend,$delflag,$selfenroll,$context)=@_;
+    if (($trole eq 'cc') || ($trole eq 'in') ||
+        ($trole eq 'ep') || ($trole eq 'ad') ||
+        ($trole eq 'ta') || ($trole eq 'st') ||
+        ($trole=~/^cr/) || ($trole eq 'gr')) {
+        if ($area =~ m-^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?([^/]*)-) {
+            my $cdom = $1;
+            my $cnum = $2;
+            my $sec = $3;
+            my $namespace = 'rolelog';
+            my %storehash = (
+                               role    => $trole,
+                               start   => $tstart,
+                               end     => $tend,
+                               selfenroll => $selfenroll,
+                               context    => $context,
+                            );
+            if ($trole eq 'gr') {
+                $namespace = 'groupslog';
+                $storehash{'group'} = $sec;
+            } else {
+                $storehash{'section'} = $sec;
+            }
+            &instructor_log($namespace,\%storehash,$delflag,$username,$domain,$cnum,$cdom);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub get_course_adv_roles {
-    my $cid=shift;
+    my ($cid,$codes) = @_;
     $cid=$env{'request.course.id'} unless (defined($cid));
     my %coursehash=&coursedescription($cid);
     my %nothide=();
     foreach my $user (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
-	$nothide{join(':',split(/[\@\:]/,$user))}=1;
+        if ($user !~ /:/) {
+	    $nothide{join(':',split(/[\@]/,$user))}=1;
+        } else {
+            $nothide{$user}=1;
+        }
     }
     my %returnhash=();
     my %dumphash=
@@ -2015,30 +2587,59 @@ sub get_course_adv_roles {
 	if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) && 
 	    (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { next; }
 	if ($role eq 'cr') { next; }
-        my $key=&plaintext($role);
-        if ($section) { $key.=' (Sec/Grp '.$section.')'; }
-        if ($returnhash{$key}) {
-	    $returnhash{$key}.=','.$username.':'.$domain;
+        if ($codes) {
+            if ($section) { $role .= ':'.$section; }
+            if ($returnhash{$role}) {
+                $returnhash{$role}.=','.$username.':'.$domain;
+            } else {
+                $returnhash{$role}=$username.':'.$domain;
+            }
         } else {
-            $returnhash{$key}=$username.':'.$domain;
+            my $key=&plaintext($role);
+            if ($section) { $key.=' (Section '.$section.')'; }
+            if ($returnhash{$key}) {
+	        $returnhash{$key}.=','.$username.':'.$domain;
+            } else {
+                $returnhash{$key}=$username.':'.$domain;
+            }
         }
-     }
+    }
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
 sub get_my_roles {
-    my ($uname,$udom,$types,$roles,$roledoms)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms,$withsec,$hidepriv)=@_;
     unless (defined($uname)) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
     unless (defined($udom)) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
-    my %dumphash=
+    my (%dumphash,%nothide);
+    if ($context eq 'userroles') { 
+        %dumphash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
+    } else {
+        %dumphash=
             &dump('nohist_userroles',$udom,$uname);
+        if ($hidepriv) {
+            my %coursehash=&coursedescription($udom.'_'.$uname);
+            foreach my $user (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$coursehash{'nothideprivileged'})) {
+                if ($user !~ /:/) {
+                    $nothide{join(':',split(/[\@]/,$user))} = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $nothide{$user} = 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     my %returnhash=();
     my $now=time;
     foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
-	my ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        my ($role,$tend,$tstart);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+	    ($role,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        } else {
+            ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
+        }
         if (($tstart) && ($tstart<0)) { next; }
         my $status = 'active';
-        if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) {
+        if (($tend) && ($tend<=$now)) {
             $status = 'previous';
         } 
         if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) {
@@ -2053,7 +2654,13 @@ sub get_my_roles {
                 next;
             }
         }
-        my ($role,$username,$domain,$section)=split(/\:/,$entry);
+        my ($rolecode,$username,$domain,$section,$area);
+        if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+            ($area,$rolecode) = split(/_/,$entry);
+            (undef,$domain,$username,$section) = split(/\//,$area);
+        } else {
+            ($role,$username,$domain,$section) = split(/\:/,$entry);
+        }
         if (ref($roledoms) eq 'ARRAY') {
             if (!grep(/^\Q$domain\E$/,@{$roledoms})) {
                 next;
@@ -2061,10 +2668,27 @@ sub get_my_roles {
         }
         if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
             if (!grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@{$roles})) {
+                if ($role =~ /^cr\//) {
+                    if (!grep(/^cr$/,@{$roles})) {
+                        next;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    next;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($hidepriv) {
+            if ((&privileged($username,$domain)) &&
+                (!$nothide{$username.':'.$domain})) { 
                 next;
             }
-        } 
-	$returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
+        }
+        if ($withsec) {
+            $returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role.':'.$section} =
+                $tstart.':'.$tend;
+        } else {
+            $returnhash{$username.':'.$domain.':'.$role}=$tstart.':'.$tend;
+        }
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
@@ -2075,7 +2699,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
 
 sub postannounce {
     my ($server,$text)=@_;
-    unless (&allowed('psa',$hostdom{$server})) { return 'refused'; }
+    unless (&allowed('psa',&host_domain($server))) { return 'refused'; }
     unless ($text=~/\w/) { $text=''; }
     return &reply('setannounce:'.&escape($text),$server);
 }
@@ -2103,26 +2727,79 @@ sub getannounce {
 #
 
 sub courseidput {
-    my ($domain,$what,$coursehome)=@_;
-    return &reply('courseidput:'.$domain.':'.$what,$coursehome);
+    my ($domain,$storehash,$coursehome,$caller) = @_;
+    my $outcome;
+    if ($caller eq 'timeonly') {
+        my $cids = '';
+        foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+            $cids.=&escape($item).'&';
+        }
+        $cids=~s/\&$//;
+        $outcome = &reply('courseidputhash:'.$domain.':'.$caller.':'.$cids,
+                          $coursehome);       
+    } else {
+        my $items = '';
+        foreach my $item (keys(%$storehash)) {
+            $items.= &escape($item).'='.
+                     &freeze_escape($$storehash{$item}).'&';
+        }
+        $items=~s/\&$//;
+        $outcome = &reply('courseidputhash:'.$domain.':'.$caller.':'.$items,
+                          $coursehome);
+    }
+    if ($outcome eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+        my $what;
+        foreach my $cid (keys(%$storehash)) {
+            $what .= &escape($cid).'=';
+            foreach my $item ('description','inst_code','owner','type') {
+                $what .= &escape($storehash->{$cid}{$item}).':';
+            }
+            $what =~ s/\:$/&/;
+        }
+        $what =~ s/\&$//;  
+        return &reply('courseidput:'.$domain.':'.$what,$coursehome);
+    } else {
+        return $outcome;
+    }
 }
 
 sub courseiddump {
-    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,$coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok)=@_;
-    my %returnhash=();
-    unless ($domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-        if ( ($hostidflag == 1 && grep/^$tryserver$/,@{$hostidref}) || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
-	    if ((!$domfilter) || ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domfilter)) {
-	        foreach my $line (
-                 split(/\&/,&reply('courseiddump:'.$hostdom{$tryserver}.':'.
-			       $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
-                               &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).':'.&escape($regexp_ok),
-                               $tryserver))) {
-		    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$line,2);
-                    if (($key) && ($value)) {
-		        $returnhash{&unescape($key)}=$value;
-                    }
+    my ($domfilter,$descfilter,$sincefilter,$instcodefilter,$ownerfilter,
+        $coursefilter,$hostidflag,$hostidref,$typefilter,$regexp_ok,
+        $selfenrollonly,$catfilter)=@_;
+    my $as_hash = 1;
+    my %returnhash;
+    if (!$domfilter) { $domfilter=''; }
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
+        if ( (  $hostidflag == 1 
+	        && grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@{$hostidref}) ) 
+	     || (!defined($hostidflag)) ) {
+
+	    if (($domfilter eq '') ||
+		(&host_domain($tryserver) eq $domfilter)) {
+                my $rep = 
+                  &reply('courseiddump:'.&host_domain($tryserver).':'.
+                         $sincefilter.':'.&escape($descfilter).':'.
+                         &escape($instcodefilter).':'.&escape($ownerfilter).
+                         ':'.&escape($coursefilter).':'.&escape($typefilter).
+                         ':'.&escape($regexp_ok).':'.$as_hash.':'.
+                         &escape($selfenrollonly).':'.&escape($catfilter),$tryserver);
+                my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+                foreach my $item (@pairs) {
+                    my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$item,2);
+                    $key = &unescape($key);
+                    next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
+                    my $result = &thaw_unescape($value);
+                    if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+                        $returnhash{$key}=$result;
+                    } else {
+                        my @responses = split(/:/,$value);
+                        my @items = ('description','inst_code','owner','type');
+                        for (my $i=0; $i<@responses; $i++) {
+                            $returnhash{$key}{$items[$i]} = &unescape($responses[$i]);
+                        }
+                    } 
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2143,12 +2820,13 @@ sub dcmailput {
 sub dcmaildump {
     my ($dom,$startdate,$enddate,$senders) = @_;
     my %returnhash=();
-    if (exists($domain_primary{$dom})) {
+
+    if (defined(&domain($dom,'primary'))) {
         my $cmd='dcmaildump:'.$dom.':'.&escape($startdate).':'.
                                                          &escape($enddate).':';
 	my @esc_senders=map { &escape($_)} @$senders;
 	$cmd.=&escape(join('&',@esc_senders));
-	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,$domain_primary{$dom}))) {
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply($cmd,&domain($dom,'primary')))) {
             my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
             if (($key) && ($value)) {
                 $returnhash{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
@@ -2167,21 +2845,24 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
     if (undef($enddate) || $enddate eq '') {
         $enddate = '.';
     }
-    my $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
+    my $rolelist;
+    if (ref($roles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $rolelist = join(':',@{$roles});
+    }
     my %personnel = ();
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $dom) {
-            %{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
-            foreach my $line (
-                split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
-                   &escape($startdate).':'.&escape($enddate).':'.
-                   &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
-                my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
-                if (($key) && ($value)) {
-                    $personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($dom,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	%{$personnel{$tryserver}}=();
+	foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply('domrolesdump:'.$dom.':'.
+					    &escape($startdate).':'.
+					    &escape($enddate).':'.
+					    &escape($rolelist), $tryserver))) {
+	    my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$line,2);
+	    if (($key) && ($value)) {
+		$personnel{$tryserver}{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return %personnel;
 }
@@ -2193,7 +2874,9 @@ sub get_first_access {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    if ($type eq 'map') {
+    if ($type eq 'course') {
+	$res='course';
+    } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
 	$res=&symbread($map);
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
@@ -2206,7 +2889,9 @@ sub set_first_access {
     my ($type)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
-    if ($type eq 'map') {
+    if ($type eq 'course') {
+	$res='course';
+    } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
 	$res=&symbread($map);
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
@@ -2271,7 +2956,7 @@ sub checkin {
     my $now=time;
     my ($ta,$tb,$lonhost)=split(/\*/,$token);
     $lonhost=~tr/A-Z/a-z/;
-    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.$hostname{$lonhost}.'_'.$tb;
+    my $dtoken=$ta.'_'.&hostname($lonhost).'_'.$tb;
     $dtoken=~s/\W/\_/g;
     my ($dummy,$tuname,$tudom,$tcrsid,$symb,$chtim,$rmaddr)=
                  split(/\&/,&unescape(&reply('tmpget:'.$dtoken,$lonhost)));
@@ -2836,7 +3521,7 @@ sub coursedescription {
        }
     }
     if (!$args->{'one_time'}) {
-	&appenv(%envhash);
+	&appenv(\%envhash);
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }
@@ -2940,7 +3625,7 @@ sub custom_roleprivs {
     my ($allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$trest,$spec,$area) = @_;
     my ($rdummy,$rdomain,$rauthor,$rrole)=split(/\//,$trole);
     my $homsvr=homeserver($rauthor,$rdomain);
-    if ($hostname{$homsvr} ne '') {
+    if (&hostname($homsvr) ne '') {
         my ($rdummy,$roledef)=
             &get('roles',["rolesdef_$rrole"],$rdomain,$rauthor);
         if (($rdummy ne 'con_lost') && ($roledef ne '')) {
@@ -3001,7 +3686,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
         foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
             my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
-            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)-) {
+            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\.(/$match_domain/$match_courseid)(/?\w*)\.-) {
                 $trole = $1;
                 $area = $2;
                 $sec = $3;
@@ -3021,7 +3706,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     }
     foreach my $role (keys(%{$allroles})) {
         my %thesepriv;
-        if (($role=~/^au/) || ($role=~/^ca/)) { $author=1; }
+        if (($role=~/^au/) || ($role=~/^ca/) || ($role=~/^aa/)) { $author=1; }
         foreach my $item (split(/:/,$$allroles{$role})) {
             if ($item ne '') {
                 my ($privilege,$restrictions)=split(/&/,$item);
@@ -3385,6 +4070,7 @@ sub tmpget {
     my %returnhash;
     foreach my $item (split(/\&/,$rep)) {
 	my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$item);
+        next if ($key =~ /^error: 2 /);
 	$returnhash{&unescape($key)}=&thaw_unescape($value);
     }
     return %returnhash;
@@ -3482,9 +4168,16 @@ sub get_portfolio_access {
             }
             if (@users > 0) {
                 foreach my $userkey (@users) {
-                    if (exists($access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}{$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}})) {
-                        return 'ok';
-                    }
+                    if (ref($access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$access_hash->{$userkey}{'users'}}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if (($item->{'uname'} eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                                    ($item->{'udom'} eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+                                    return 'ok';
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } 
                 }
             }
             my %roleshash;
@@ -3644,26 +4337,40 @@ sub customaccess {
     $ucrs = &LONCAPA::clean_username($ucrs);
     my $access=0;
     foreach my $right (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&metadata($uri,'rule_rights'))) {
-	my ($effect,$realm,$role)=split(/\:/,$right);
-        if ($role) {
-	   if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
-        }
-        foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
-            my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$scope);
-            if ($tdom) {
-		if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
-            }
-            if ($tcrs) {
-		if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
-            }
-            if ($tsec) {
-		if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
-            }
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
-            last;
-        }
-	if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
-            $access=($effect eq 'allow');
+	my ($effect,$realm,$role,$type)=split(/\:/,$right);
+	if ($type eq 'user') {
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tuname)=split(m{/},$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $env{'user.domain'}) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tuname) {
+		    if ($tuname ne $env{'user.name'}) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    if ($role) {
+		if ($role ne $urole) { next; }
+	    }
+	    foreach my $scope (split(/\s*\,\s*/,$realm)) {
+		my ($tdom,$tcrs,$tsec)=split(/\_/,$scope);
+		if ($tdom) {
+		    if ($tdom ne $udom) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tcrs) {
+		    if ($tcrs ne $ucrs) { next; }
+		}
+		if ($tsec) {
+		    if ($tsec ne $usec) { next; }
+		}
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+		last;
+	    }
+	    if ($realm eq '' && $role eq '') {
+		$access=($effect eq 'allow');
+	    }
 	}
     }
     return $access;
@@ -3831,7 +4538,6 @@ sub allowed {
     }
     
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
-
     if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
 	return 'F';
     }
@@ -4148,6 +4854,7 @@ sub definerole {
 sub metadata_query {
     my ($query,$custom,$customshow,$server_array)=@_;
     my %rhash;
+    my %libserv = &all_library();
     my @server_list = (defined($server_array) ? @$server_array
                                               : keys(%libserv) );
     for my $server (@server_list) {
@@ -4171,7 +4878,7 @@ sub log_query {
     my ($uname,$udom,$query,%filters)=@_;
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
     if ($uhome eq 'no_host') { return 'error: no_host'; }
-    my $uhost=$hostname{$uhome};
+    my $uhost=&hostname($uhome);
     my $command=&escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$filters{$_}} keys(%filters)));
     my $queryid=&reply("querysend:".$query.':'.$udom.':'.$uname.':'.$command,
                        $uhome);
@@ -4191,6 +4898,23 @@ sub update_portfolio_table {
     return $reply;
 }
 
+# -------------------------- Update MySQL allusers table
+
+sub update_allusers_table {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$names) = @_;
+    my $homeserver = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    my $queryid=
+        &reply('querysend:allusers:'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom).':'.
+               'lastname='.&escape($names->{'lastname'}).'%%'.
+               'firstname='.&escape($names->{'firstname'}).'%%'.
+               'middlename='.&escape($names->{'middlename'}).'%%'.
+               'generation='.&escape($names->{'generation'}).'%%'.
+               'permanentemail='.&escape($names->{'permanentemail'}).'%%'.
+               'id='.&escape($names->{'id'}),$homeserver);
+    my $reply = &get_query_reply($queryid);
+    return $reply;
+}
+
 # ------- Request retrieval of institutional classlists for course(s)
 
 sub fetch_enrollment_query {
@@ -4203,7 +4927,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     } else {
         $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
     }
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     foreach my $affiliate (keys %{$affiliatesref}) {
         $cmd .= $affiliate.'='.join(",",@{$$affiliatesref{$affiliate}}).'%%';
@@ -4225,7 +4949,7 @@ sub fetch_enrollment_query {
     if ( ($reply =~/^timeout/) || ($reply =~/^error/) ) {
         &logthis('fetch_enrollment_query error: '.$reply.' for '.$dom.' '.$env{'user.name'}.' for '.$queryid.' context: '.$context.' '.$cnum.' maxtries: '.$maxtries.' tries: '.$tries);
     } else {
-        my @responses = split/:/,$reply;
+        my @responses = split(/:/,$reply);
         if ($homeserver eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
             foreach my $line (@responses) {
                 my ($key,$value) = split(/=/,$line,2);
@@ -4268,8 +4992,8 @@ sub get_query_reply {
 	sleep 2;
         if (-e $replyfile.'.end') {
 	    if (open(my $fh,$replyfile)) {
-               $reply.=<$fh>;
-               close($fh);
+		$reply = join('',<$fh>);
+		close($fh);
 	   } else { return 'error: reply_file_error'; }
            return &unescape($reply);
 	}
@@ -4300,6 +5024,12 @@ sub courselog_query {
 }
 
 sub userlog_query {
+#
+# possible filters:
+# action: log check role
+# start: timestamp
+# end: timestamp
+#
     my ($uname,$udom,%filters)=@_;
     return &log_query($uname,$udom,'userlog',%filters);
 }
@@ -4308,8 +5038,25 @@ sub userlog_query {
 
 sub auto_run {
     my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
-    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-    my $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+    my $response = 0;
+    my $settings;
+    my %domconfig = &get_dom('configuration',['autoenroll'],$cdom);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'autoenroll'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        $settings = $domconfig{'autoenroll'};
+        if ($settings->{'run'} eq '1') {
+            $response = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        my $homeserver;
+        if (&is_course($cdom,$cnum)) {
+            $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        } else {
+            $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
+        }
+        if ($homeserver ne 'no_host') {
+            $response = &reply('autorun:'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+        }
+    }
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -4319,7 +5066,7 @@ sub auto_get_sections {
     my @secs = ();
     my $response=&unescape(&reply('autogetsections:'.$inst_coursecode.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
     unless ($response eq 'refused') {
-        @secs = split/:/,$response;
+        @secs = split(/:/,$response);
     }
     return @secs;
 }
@@ -4339,15 +5086,27 @@ sub auto_validate_courseID {
 }
 
 sub auto_create_password {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam) = @_;
-    my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom); 
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$authparam,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($homeserver,$response);
     my $create_passwd = 0;
     my $authchk = '';
-    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
-    if ($response eq 'refused') {
-        $authchk = 'refused';
+    if ($udom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
+        $homeserver = &domain($udom,'primary');
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        if (($cdom =~ /^$match_domain$/) && ($cnum =~ /^$match_courseid$/)) {
+            $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+        }
+    }
+    if ($homeserver eq '') {
+        $authchk = 'nodomain';
     } else {
-        ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split/:/,$response;
+        $response=&unescape(&reply('autocreatepassword:'.$authparam.':'.$cdom,$homeserver));
+        if ($response eq 'refused') {
+            $authchk = 'refused';
+        } else {
+            ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk) = split(/:/,$response);
+        }
     }
     return ($authparam,$create_passwd,$authchk);
 }
@@ -4394,7 +5153,7 @@ sub auto_photochoice {
 sub auto_photoupdate {
     my ($affiliatesref,$dom,$cnum,$photo) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$dom);
-    my $host=$hostname{$homeserver};
+    my $host=&hostname($homeserver);
     my $cmd = '';
     my $maxtries = 1;
     foreach my $affiliate (keys(%{$affiliatesref})) {
@@ -4434,12 +5193,11 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
     my $courses = '';
     my @homeservers;
     if ($caller eq 'global') {
-        foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $codedom) {
-                if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-                }
-            }
+	my %servers = &get_servers($codedom,'library');
+	foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	    if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+		push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	    }
         }
     } else {
         push(@homeservers,&homeserver($caller,$codedom));
@@ -4455,7 +5213,7 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
         $response=&reply('autoinstcodeformat:'.$codedom.':'.$courses,$server);
         if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
             my ($codes_str,$codetitles_str,$cat_titles_str,$cat_order_str) = 
-		split/:/,$response;
+		split(/:/,$response);
             %{$codes} = (%{$codes},&str2hash($codes_str));
             push(@{$codetitles},&str2array($codetitles_str));
             %{$cat_titles} = (%{$cat_titles},&str2hash($cat_titles_str));
@@ -4473,42 +5231,44 @@ sub auto_instcode_format {
 sub auto_instcode_defaults {
     my ($domain,$returnhash,$code_order) = @_;
     my @homeservers;
-    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-        if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $domain) {
-            if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
-                push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
-            }
-        }
+
+    my %servers = &get_servers($domain,'library');
+    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+	if (!grep(/^\Q$tryserver\E$/,@homeservers)) {
+	    push(@homeservers,$tryserver);
+	}
     }
-    my $ok_response = 0;
+
     my $response;
-    while (@homeservers > 0 && $ok_response == 0) {
-        my $server = shift(@homeservers);
+    foreach my $server (@homeservers) {
         $response=&reply('autoinstcodedefaults:'.$domain,$server);
-        if ($response !~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
-            foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
-                my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
-                if ($name eq 'code_order') {
-                    @{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
-                } else {
-                    $returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
-                }
-            }
-            $ok_response = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    if ($ok_response) {
-        return 'ok';
-    } else {
-        return $response;
+        next if ($response =~ /(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/);
+	
+	foreach my $pair (split(/\&/,$response)) {
+	    my ($name,$value)=split(/\=/,$pair);
+	    if ($name eq 'code_order') {
+		@{$code_order} = split(/\&/,&unescape($value));
+	    } else {
+		$returnhash->{&unescape($name)}=&unescape($value);
+	    }
+	}
+	return 'ok';
     }
+
+    return $response;
 } 
 
 sub auto_validate_class_sec {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owner,$inst_class) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$owners,$inst_class) = @_;
     my $homeserver = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
+    my $ownerlist;
+    if (ref($owners) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $ownerlist = join(',',@{$owners});
+    } else {
+        $ownerlist = $owners;
+    }
     my $response=&reply('autovalidateclass_sec:'.$inst_class.':'.
-                        &escape($owner).':'.$cdom,$homeserver);
+                        &escape($ownerlist).':'.$cdom,$homeserver);
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -4556,11 +5316,11 @@ sub toggle_coursegroup_status {
 }
 
 sub modify_group_roles {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$group_id,$user,$end,$start,$userprivs,$selfenroll,$context) = @_;
     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);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start,'',$selfenroll,$context);
     if ($result eq 'ok') {
         &devalidate_getgroups_cache($udom,$uname,$cdom,$cnum);
     }
@@ -4676,7 +5436,8 @@ sub plaintext {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Assign Role
 
 sub assignrole {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start,$deleteflag)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,
+        $context)=@_;
     my $mrole;
     if ($role =~ /^cr\//) {
         my $cwosec=$url;
@@ -4701,11 +5462,25 @@ sub assignrole {
     } else {
         my $cwosec=$url;
         $cwosec=~s/^\/($match_domain)\/($match_courseid)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
-        unless ((&allowed('c'.$role,$cwosec)) || &allowed('c'.$role,$udom)) { 
-           &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.
-             $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
-		    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
-           return 'refused'; 
+        if (!(&allowed('c'.$role,$cwosec)) && !(&allowed('c'.$role,$udom))) {
+            my $refused;
+            if (($env{'request.course.sec'}  ne '') && ($role eq 'st')) {
+                if (!(&allowed('c'.$role,$url))) {
+                    $refused = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $refused = 1;
+            }
+            if ($refused) {
+                if (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+                    $refused = '';
+                } else {
+                    &logthis('Refused assignrole: '.$udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.
+                             ' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
+	  	             $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
+                    return 'refused';
+                }
+            }
         }
         $mrole=$role;
     }
@@ -4721,6 +5496,7 @@ sub assignrole {
     }
     my $origstart = $start;
     my $origend = $end;
+    my $delflag;
 # actually delete
     if ($deleteflag) {
 	if ((&allowed('dro',$udom)) || (&allowed('dro',$url))) {
@@ -4731,6 +5507,7 @@ sub assignrole {
 # set start and finish to negative values for userrolelog
            $start=-1;
            $end=-1;
+           $delflag = 1;
         }
     }
 # send command
@@ -4739,9 +5516,10 @@ sub assignrole {
     if ($answer eq 'ok') {
 	&userrolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$start,$end);
 # for course roles, perform group memberships changes triggered by role change.
+        &courserolelog($role,$uname,$udom,$url,$origstart,$origend,$delflag,$selfenroll,$context);
         unless ($role =~ /^gr/) {
             &Apache::longroup::group_changes($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$origend,
-                                             $origstart);
+                                             $origstart,$selfenroll,$context);
         }
     }
     return $answer;
@@ -4794,21 +5572,19 @@ sub modifyuser {
     if (($uhome eq 'no_host') && 
 	(($umode && $upass) || ($umode eq 'localauth'))) {
         my $unhome='';
-        if (defined($desiredhome) && $hostdom{$desiredhome} eq $udom) { 
+        if (defined($desiredhome) && &host_domain($desiredhome) eq $udom) { 
             $unhome = $desiredhome;
 	} elsif($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'} eq $udom) {
 	    $unhome=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
         } else { # load balancing routine for determining $unhome
-            my $tryserver;
             my $loadm=10000000;
-            foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	       if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                  my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
-                  if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
-		      $loadm=$answer;
-                      $unhome=$tryserver;
-                  }
-	       }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+		my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
+		if (($answer=~/\d+/) && ($answer<$loadm)) {
+		    $loadm=$answer;
+		    $unhome=$tryserver;
+		}
 	    }
         }
         if (($unhome eq '') || ($unhome eq 'no_host')) {
@@ -4841,7 +5617,8 @@ sub modifyuser {
     }
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Add names, etc
     my @tmp=&get('environment',
-		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation'],
+		   ['firstname','middlename','lastname','generation','id',
+                    'permanentemail'],
 		   $udom,$uname);
     my %names;
     if ($tmp[0] =~ m/^error:.*/) { 
@@ -4863,8 +5640,10 @@ sub modifyuser {
 			   $names{'critnotification'} = $email;
 			   $names{'permanentemail'} = $email; }
     }
+    if ($uid) { $names{'id'}  = $uid; }
     my $reply = &put('environment', \%names, $udom,$uname);
     if ($reply ne 'ok') { return 'error: '.$reply; }
+    my $sqlresult = &update_allusers_table($uname,$udom,\%names);
     &devalidate_cache_new('namescache',$uname.':'.$udom);
     &logthis('Success modifying user '.$udom.', '.$uname.', '.$uid.', '.
              $umode.', '.$first.', '.$middle.', '.
@@ -4877,7 +5656,8 @@ sub modifyuser {
 
 sub modifystudent {
     my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$umode,$upass,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,
-        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$locktype,$cid)=@_;
+        $end,$start,$forceid,$desiredhome,$email,$type,$locktype,$cid,
+        $selfenroll,$context)=@_;
     if (!$cid) {
 	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    return 'not_in_class';
@@ -4892,12 +5672,12 @@ sub modifystudent {
     # students environment
     $uid = undef if (!$forceid);
     $reply = &modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,
-					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid);
+					$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid,$selfenroll,$context);
     return $reply;
 }
 
 sub modify_student_enrollment {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$uid,$first,$middle,$last,$gene,$usec,$end,$start,$type,$locktype,$cid,$selfenroll,$context) = @_;
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$chome);
     if (!$cid) {
 	unless ($cid=$env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -4955,7 +5735,7 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
     if ($usec) {
 	$uurl.='/'.$usec;
     }
-    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start);
+    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start,undef,$selfenroll,$context);
 }
 
 sub format_name {
@@ -5023,7 +5803,7 @@ sub createcourse {
    }
 # ------------------------------------------------ Check supplied server name
     $course_server = $env{'user.homeserver'} if (! defined($course_server));
-    if (! exists($libserv{$course_server})) {
+    if (! &is_library($course_server)) {
         return 'error:bad server name '.$course_server;
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Make the course
@@ -5036,10 +5816,15 @@ sub createcourse {
     }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Course made
 # log existence
-    &courseidput($udom,&escape($udom.'_'.$uname).'='.&escape($description).
-                 ':'.&escape($inst_code).':'.&escape($course_owner).':'.
-                  &escape($crstype),$uhome);
-    &flushcourselogs();
+    my $newcourse = {
+                    $udom.'_'.$uname => {
+                                     description => $description,
+                                     inst_code   => $inst_code,
+                                     owner       => $course_owner,
+                                     type        => $crstype,
+                                                },
+                    };
+    &courseidput($udom,$newcourse,$uhome,'notime');
 # set toplevel url
     my $topurl=$url;
     unless ($nonstandard) {
@@ -5079,33 +5864,41 @@ sub is_course {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Assign Custom Role
 
 sub assigncustomrole {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$end,$start,$deleteflag)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$end,$start,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context)=@_;
     return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,'cr/'.$rdom.'/'.$rnam.'/'.$rolename,
-                       $end,$start,$deleteflag);
+                       $end,$start,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context);
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Revoke Role
 
 sub revokerole {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$deleteflag)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context)=@_;
     my $now=time;
-    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$now,$deleteflag);
+    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$now,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context);
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Revoke Custom Role
 
 sub revokecustomrole {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$deleteflag)=@_;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context)=@_;
     my $now=time;
     return &assigncustomrole($udom,$uname,$url,$rdom,$rnam,$rolename,$now,
-           $deleteflag);
+           $deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Disk usage
 sub diskusage {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$directoryRoot)=@_;
-    $directoryRoot =~ s/\/$//;
-    my $listing=&reply('du:'.$directoryRoot,homeserver($uname,$udom));
+    my ($udom,$uname,$directorypath,$getpropath)=@_;
+    $directorypath =~ s/\/$//;
+    my $listing=&reply('du2:'.&escape($directorypath).':'
+                       .&escape($getpropath).':'.&escape($uname).':'
+                       .&escape($udom),homeserver($uname,$udom));
+    if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+        if ($getpropath) {
+            $directorypath = &propath($udom,$uname).'/'.$directorypath; 
+        }
+        $listing = &reply('du:'.$directorypath,homeserver($uname,$udom));
+    }
     return $listing;
 }
 
@@ -5134,9 +5927,7 @@ sub is_locked {
 
 sub declutter_portfile {
     my ($file) = @_;
-    &logthis("got $file");
-    $file =~ s-^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)-/-;
-    &logthis("ret $file");
+    $file =~ s{^(/portfolio/|portfolio/)}{/};
     return $file;
 }
 
@@ -5161,7 +5952,7 @@ sub save_selected_files {
     my ($user, $path, @files) = @_;
     my $filename = $user."savedfiles";
     my @other_files = &files_not_in_path($user, $path);
-    open (OUT, '>'.$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDaemons'}.'/tmp/'.$filename);
+    open (OUT, '>'.$tmpdir.$filename);
     foreach my $file (@files) {
         print (OUT $env{'form.currentpath'}.$file."\n");
     }
@@ -5524,30 +6315,49 @@ sub unmark_as_readonly {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Directory lister
 
 sub dirlist {
-    my ($uri,$userdomain,$username,$alternateDirectoryRoot)=@_;
-
+    my ($uri,$userdomain,$username,$getpropath,$getuserdir,$alternateRoot)=@_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
     $uri=~s/\/$//;
     my ($udom, $uname);
-    (undef,$udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$uri);
-    if(defined($userdomain)) {
+    if ($getuserdir) {
         $udom = $userdomain;
-    }
-    if(defined($username)) {
         $uname = $username;
+    } else {
+        (undef,$udom,$uname)=split(/\//,$uri);
+        if(defined($userdomain)) {
+            $udom = $userdomain;
+        }
+        if(defined($username)) {
+            $uname = $username;
+        }
     }
+    my ($dirRoot,$listing,@listing_results);
 
-    my $dirRoot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    if(defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-        $dirRoot = $alternateDirectoryRoot;
+    $dirRoot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if (defined($getpropath)) {
+        $dirRoot = &propath($udom,$uname);
         $dirRoot =~ s/\/$//;
+    } elsif (defined($getuserdir)) {
+        my $subdir=$uname.'__';
+        $subdir =~ s/(.)(.)(.).*/$1\/$2\/$3/;
+        $dirRoot = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}
+                   ."/$udom/$subdir/$uname";
+    } elsif (defined($alternateRoot)) {
+        $dirRoot = $alternateRoot;
     }
 
     if($udom) {
         if($uname) {
-            my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-				 &homeserver($uname,$udom));
-            my @listing_results;
+            $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape('/'.$uri).':'.$getpropath.':'
+                              .$getuserdir.':'.&escape($dirRoot)
+                              .':'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom),
+                              &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+            if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+                $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
+                                  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+            } else {
+                @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
+            }
             if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
                 $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
 				  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
@@ -5556,30 +6366,34 @@ sub dirlist {
                 @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
             }
             return @listing_results;
-        } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
+        } elsif(!$alternateRoot) {
             my %allusers;
-            foreach my $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-                if($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-                    my $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					 $udom, $tryserver);
-                    my @listing_results;
-                    if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                        $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
-					  $udom, $tryserver);
-                        @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
-                    } else {
-                        @listing_results =
-                            map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
-                    }
-                    if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
-                        $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
-                        $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
-                        foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
-                            my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
-                            $allusers{$entry} = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
+	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
+ 	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
+                $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape("/res/$udom").':::::'.
+                                  &escape($udom),$tryserver);
+                if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+		    $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				      $udom, $tryserver);
+                } else {
+                    @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
                 }
+		if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
+		    $listing = &reply('ls:'.$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.
+				      $udom, $tryserver);
+		    @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
+		} else {
+		    @listing_results =
+			map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
+		}
+		if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
+		    $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
+		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
+			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
+			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
+		    }
+		}
             }
             my $alluserstr='';
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
@@ -5590,18 +6404,12 @@ sub dirlist {
         } else {
             return ('missing user name');
         }
-    } elsif(!defined($alternateDirectoryRoot)) {
-        my $tryserver;
-        my %alldom=();
-        foreach $tryserver (keys(%libserv)) {
-            $alldom{$hostdom{$tryserver}}=1;
-        }
-        my $alldomstr='';
-        foreach my $domain (sort(keys(%alldom))) {
-            $alldomstr.=$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain:';
+    } elsif(!defined($getpropath)) {
+        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
+        foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
+            $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
         }
-        $alldomstr=~s/:$//;
-        return split(/:/,$alldomstr);       
+        return @all_domains;
     } else {
         return ('missing domain');
     }
@@ -5612,23 +6420,13 @@ sub dirlist {
 # when it was last modified.  It will also return an error of -1
 # if an error occurs
 
-##
-## FIXME: This subroutine assumes its caller knows something about the
-## directory structure of the home server for the student ($root).
-## Not a good assumption to make.  Since this is for looking up files
-## in user directories, the full path should be constructed by lond, not
-## whatever machine we request data from.
-##
 sub GetFileTimestamp {
-    my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$root)=@_;
+    my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$getuserdir)=@_;
     $studentDomain = &LONCAPA::clean_domain($studentDomain);
     $studentName   = &LONCAPA::clean_username($studentName);
-    my $subdir=$studentName.'__';
-    $subdir =~ s/(.)(.)(.).*/$1\/$2\/$3/;
-    my $proname="$studentDomain/$subdir/$studentName";
-    $proname .= '/'.$filename;
-    my ($fileStat) = &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($proname, $studentDomain, 
-                                              $studentName, $root);
+    my ($fileStat) = 
+        &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($filename,$studentDomain,$studentName, 
+                                 undef,$getuserdir);
     my @stats = split('&', $fileStat);
     if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
         # @stats contains first the filename, then the stat output
@@ -5642,12 +6440,11 @@ sub stat_file {
     my ($uri) = @_;
     $uri = &clutter_with_no_wrapper($uri);
 
-    my ($udom,$uname,$file,$dir);
+    my ($udom,$uname,$file);
     if ($uri =~ m-^/(uploaded|editupload)/-) {
 	($udom,$uname,$file) =
 	    ($uri =~ m-/(?:uploaded|editupload)/?($match_domain)/?($match_name)/?(.*)-);
 	$file = 'userfiles/'.$file;
-	$dir = &propath($udom,$uname);
     }
     if ($uri =~ m-^/res/-) {
 	($udom,$uname) = 
@@ -5659,8 +6456,11 @@ sub stat_file {
 	# unable to handle the uri
 	return ();
     }
-
-    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$dir);
+    my $getpropath;
+    if ($file =~ /^userfiles\//) {
+        $getpropath = 1;
+    }
+    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$getpropath);
     my @stats = split('&', $result);
     
     if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
@@ -5693,7 +6493,7 @@ sub directcondval {
 	    untie(%bighash);
 	}
 	my $value = &docondval($sub_condition);
-	&appenv('user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number" => $value);
+	&appenv({'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.".$number" => $value});
 	return $value;
     }
     if ($env{'user.state.'.$env{'request.course.id'}}) {
@@ -5760,6 +6560,13 @@ sub devalidatecourseresdata {
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- Course Resourcedata Query
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#      $coursenum    - Number of the course.
+#      $coursedomain - Domain at which the course was created.
+#  Returns:
+#     A hash of the course parameters along (I think) with timestamps
+#     and version info.
 
 sub get_courseresdata {
     my ($coursenum,$coursedomain)=@_;
@@ -5818,7 +6625,21 @@ sub get_userresdata {
     }
     return $tmp;
 }
-
+#----------------------------------------------- resdata - return resource data
+#  Purpose:
+#    Return resource data for either users or for a course.
+#  Parameters:
+#     $name      - Course/user name.
+#     $domain    - Name of the domain the user/course is registered on.
+#     $type      - Type of thing $name is (must be 'course' or 'user'
+#     @which     - Array of names of resources desired.
+#  Returns:
+#     The value of the first reasource in @which that is found in the
+#     resource hash.
+#  Exceptional Conditions:
+#     If the $type passed in is not valid (not the string 'course' or 
+#     'user', an undefined  reference is returned.
+#     If none of the resources are found, an undef is returned
 sub resdata {
     my ($name,$domain,$type,@which)=@_;
     my $result;
@@ -5829,8 +6650,8 @@ sub resdata {
     }
     if (!ref($result)) { return $result; }    
     foreach my $item (@which) {
-	if (defined($result->{$item})) {
-	    return $result->{$item};
+	if (defined($result->{$item->[0]})) {
+	    return [$result->{$item->[0]},$item->[1]];
 	}
     }
     return undef;
@@ -5858,7 +6679,7 @@ sub EXT_cache_status {
 sub EXT_cache_set {
     my ($target_domain,$target_user) = @_;
     my $cachename = 'cache.EXT.'.$target_user.'.'.$target_domain;
-    #&appenv($cachename => time);
+    #&appenv({$cachename => time});
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
@@ -5996,6 +6817,12 @@ sub EXT {
 	    my ($map) = &decode_symb($symbparm);
 	    return &symbread($map);
 	}
+	if ($space eq 'filename') {
+	    if ($symbparm) {
+		return &clutter((&decode_symb($symbparm))[2]);
+	    }
+	    return &hreflocation('',$env{'request.filename'});
+	}
 
 	my ($section, $group, @groups);
 	my ($courselevelm,$courselevel);
@@ -6036,24 +6863,27 @@ sub EXT {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
 
 	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',
-				       ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,
-					$courselevel));
-	    if (defined($userreply)) { return $userreply; }
+				       ([$courselevelr,'resource'],
+					[$courselevelm,'map'     ],
+					[$courselevel, 'course'  ]));
+	    if (defined($userreply)) { return &get_reply($userreply); }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------ second, check some of course
             my $coursereply;
             if (@groups > 0) {
                 $coursereply = &check_group_parms($courseid,\@groups,$symbparm,
                                        $mapparm,$spacequalifierrest);
-                if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
             }
 
 	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
-				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-				     'course',
-				     ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
-				      $courselevelr));
-	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+				  $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+				  'course',
+				  ([$seclevelr,   'resource'],
+				   [$seclevelm,   'map'     ],
+				   [$seclevel,    'course'  ],
+				   [$courselevelr,'resource']));
+	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
 	    my %parmhash=();
@@ -6064,7 +6894,7 @@ sub EXT {
 		$thisparm=$parmhash{$symbparm};
 		untie(%parmhash);
 	    }
-	    if ($thisparm) { return $thisparm; }
+	    if ($thisparm) { return &get_reply([$thisparm,'resource']); }
 	}
 # ------------------------------------------ fourth, look in resource metadata
 
@@ -6077,18 +6907,19 @@ sub EXT {
 	    $filename=$env{'request.filename'};
 	}
 	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
-	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
+	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
 	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
-	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
+	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest pf course
+# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest of course
 	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
 	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
 				     'course',
-				     ($courselevelm,$courselevel));
-	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+				     ([$courselevelm,'map'   ],
+				      [$courselevel, 'course']));
+	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
 	}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
 	unless ($space eq '0') {
@@ -6096,14 +6927,13 @@ sub EXT {
 	    my $id=pop(@parts);
 	    my $part=join('_',@parts);
 	    if ($part eq '') { $part='0'; }
-	    my $partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
+	    my @partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
 				 $symbparm,$udom,$uname,$section,1);
-	    if (defined($partgeneral)) { return $partgeneral; }
+	    if (defined($partgeneral[0])) { return &get_reply(\@partgeneral); }
 	}
 	if ($recurse) { return undef; }
 	my $pack_def=&packages_tab_default($filename,$varname);
-	if (defined($pack_def)) { return $pack_def; }
-
+	if (defined($pack_def)) { return &get_reply([$pack_def,'resource']); }
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
@@ -6131,15 +6961,27 @@ sub EXT {
     return '';
 }
 
+sub get_reply {
+    my ($reply_value) = @_;
+    if (ref($reply_value) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        if (wantarray) {
+	    return @$reply_value;
+        }
+        return $reply_value->[0];
+    } else {
+        return $reply_value;
+    }
+}
+
 sub check_group_parms {
     my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what) = @_;
     my @groupitems = ();
     my $resultitem;
-    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$what);
+    my @levels = ([$symbparm,'resource'],[$mapparm,'map'],[$what,'course']);
     foreach my $group (@{$groups}) {
         foreach my $level (@levels) {
-             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level;
-             push(@groupitems,$item);
+             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level->[0];
+             push(@groupitems,[$item,$level->[1]]);
         }
     }
     my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
@@ -6165,7 +7007,8 @@ sub packages_tab_default {
 	    $do_default=1;
 	} elsif ($pack_type eq 'extension') {
 	    push(@extension,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
-	} else {
+	} elsif ($pack_part eq $part || $pack_type eq 'part') {
+	    # only look at packages defaults for packages that this id is
 	    push(@specifics,[$package,$pack_type,$pack_part]);
 	}
     }
@@ -6231,8 +7074,11 @@ sub metadata {
     if (($uri eq '') || 
 	(($uri =~ m|^/*adm/|) && 
 	     ($uri !~ m|^adm/includes|) && ($uri !~ m|/bulletinboard$|)) ||
-        ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ /^~/) ||
-	($uri =~ m|home/$match_username/public_html/|)) {
+        ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) ) {
+	return undef;
+    }
+    if (($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) 
+	&& &Apache::lonxml::get_state('target') =~ /^(|meta)$/) {
 	return undef;
     }
     my $filename=$uri;
@@ -6253,6 +7099,7 @@ sub metadata {
 #	if (! exists($metacache{$uri})) {
 #	    $metacache{$uri}={};
 #	}
+	my $cachetime = 60*60;
         if ($liburi) {
 	    $liburi=&declutter($liburi);
             $filename=$liburi;
@@ -6263,7 +7110,13 @@ sub metadata {
         my %metathesekeys=();
         unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
 	my $metastring;
-	if ($uri !~ m -^(editupload)/-) {
+	if ($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
+	    my $which = &hreflocation('','/'.($liburi || $uri));
+	    $metastring = 
+		&Apache::lonnet::ssi_body($which,
+					  ('grade_target' => 'meta'));
+	    $cachetime = 1; # only want this cached in the child not long term
+	} elsif ($uri !~ m -^(editupload)/-) {
 	    my $file=&filelocation('',&clutter($filename));
 	    #push(@{$metaentry{$uri.'.file'}},$file);
 	    $metastring=&getfile($file);
@@ -6368,10 +7221,11 @@ sub metadata {
 		 # only ws inside the tag, and not in default, so use default
 		 # as value
 			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$default;
-			} else {
-		  # either something interesting inside the tag or default
-                  # uninteresting
+			} elsif ( $internaltext =~ /\S/ ) {
+		  # something interesting inside the tag
 			    $metaentry{':'.$unikey}=$internaltext;
+			} else {
+		  # no interesting values, don't set a default
 			}
 # end of not-a-package not-a-library import
 		    }
@@ -6381,13 +7235,18 @@ sub metadata {
 	    }
 	}
 	my ($extension) = ($uri =~ /\.(\w+)$/);
+	$extension = lc($extension);
+	if ($extension eq 'htm') { $extension='html'; }
+
 	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($metaentry{':packages'})) {
+
+	if (!exists($metaentry{':packages'})
+	    || $packagetab{"import_defaults&extension_$extension"}) {
 	    foreach my $key (keys(%packagetab)) {
 		#no specific packages well let's get default then
 		if ($key!~/^default&/) { next; }
@@ -6424,7 +7283,7 @@ sub metadata {
 	$metaentry{':keys'} = join(',',keys(%metathesekeys));
 	&metadata_generate_part0(\%metathesekeys,\%metaentry,$uri);
 	$metaentry{':allpossiblekeys'}=join(',',keys %metathesekeys);
-	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,60*60);
+	&do_cache_new('meta',$uri,\%metaentry,$cachetime);
 # this is the end of "was not already recently cached
     }
     return $metaentry{':'.$what};
@@ -6506,12 +7365,15 @@ sub gettitle {
 	}
 	my ($map,$resid,$url)=&decode_symb($symb);
 	my $title='';
-	my %bighash;
-	if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
-		&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-	    my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
-	    $title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
-	    untie %bighash;
+	if (!$map && $resid == 0 && $url =~/default\.sequence$/) {
+	    $title = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
+	} else {
+	    if (tie(my %bighash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
+		    &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+		my $mapid=$bighash{'map_pc_'.&clutter($map)};
+		$title=$bighash{'title_'.$mapid.'.'.$resid};
+		untie(%bighash);
+	    }
 	}
 	$title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
 	if ($title) {
@@ -6719,7 +7581,7 @@ sub symbread {
         if ($syval) {
 	    #unless ($syval=~/\_\d+$/) {
 		#unless ($env{'form.request.prefix'}=~/\.(\d+)\_$/) {
-		    #&appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
+		    #&appenv({'request.ambiguous' => $thisfn});
 		    #return $env{$cache_str}='';
 		#}    
 		#$syval.=$1;
@@ -6771,7 +7633,7 @@ sub symbread {
 	    return $env{$cache_str}=$syval;
         }
     }
-    &appenv('request.ambiguous' => $thisfn);
+    &appenv({'request.ambiguous' => $thisfn});
     return $env{$cache_str}='';
 }
 
@@ -6883,9 +7745,8 @@ sub getCODE {
 
 sub rndseed {
     my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
-
     my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
-    if (!$symb) {
+    if (!defined($symb)) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
     if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
@@ -7087,13 +7948,14 @@ sub setup_random_from_rndseed {
 }
 
 sub latest_receipt_algorithm_id {
-    return 'receipt2';
+    return 'receipt3';
 }
 
 sub recunique {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $unique;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$unique=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encseed"};
     } else {
 	$unique=$perlvar{'lonReceipt'};
@@ -7104,7 +7966,8 @@ sub recunique {
 sub recprefix {
     my $fucourseid=shift;
     my $prefix;
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2'||
+	$env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ) {
 	$prefix=$env{"course.$fucourseid.internal.encpref"};
     } else {
 	$prefix=$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
@@ -7114,15 +7977,23 @@ sub recprefix {
 
 sub ireceipt {
     my ($funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part)=@_;
+
+    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
+
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt3' ||
+	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+	$return .= (&digest("$funame,$fudom,$fucourseid,$fusymb,$part")%10000);
+	return $return;
+    }
+
     my $cuname=unpack("%32C*",$funame);
     my $cudom=unpack("%32C*",$fudom);
     my $cucourseid=unpack("%32C*",$fucourseid);
     my $cusymb=unpack("%32C*",$fusymb);
     my $cunique=&recunique($fucourseid);
     my $cpart=unpack("%32S*",$part);
-    my $return =&recprefix($fucourseid).'-';
-    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2' ||
-	$env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {
+    if ($env{"course.$fucourseid.receiptalg"} eq 'receipt2') {
+
 	#&logthis("doing receipt2  using parts $cpart, uname $cuname and udom $cudom gets  ".($cpart%$cuname)." and ".($cpart%$cudom));
 			       
 	$return.= ($cunique%$cuname+
@@ -7254,7 +8125,7 @@ sub repcopy_userfile {
     if (-e $transferfile) { return 'ok'; }
     my $request;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
-    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET','http://'.$hostname{&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri);
+    $request=new HTTP::Request('GET','http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request,$transferfile);
 # did it work?
     if ($response->is_error()) {
@@ -7276,8 +8147,8 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
     my (undef,$udom,$uname,$file)=split('/',$uri,4);
     if ($udom && $uname && $file) {
 	$file=~s|(\?\.*)*$||;
-        &appenv("userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'});
-        return 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($uname,$udom)}.'/'.$uri.
+        &appenv({"userfile.$udom/$uname/$file" => $env{'request.course.id'}});
+        return 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($uname,$udom)).'/'.$uri.
                (($uri=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'token='.$token.
                                '&tokenissued='.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
     } else {
@@ -7292,7 +8163,7 @@ sub tokenwrapper {
 sub getuploaded {
     my ($reqtype,$uri,$cdom,$cnum,$info,$rtncode) = @_;
     $uri=~s/^\///;
-    $uri = 'http://'.$hostname{ &homeserver($cnum,$cdom)}.'/raw/'.$uri;
+    $uri = 'http://'.&hostname(&homeserver($cnum,$cdom)).'/raw/'.$uri;
     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
     my $request=new HTTP::Request($reqtype,$uri);
     my $response=$ua->request($request);
@@ -7327,12 +8198,15 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$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/$2:;
     } elsif ($file=~m{^/home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
 	# is a correct contruction space reference
         $location = $file;
+    } elsif ($file =~ m-^\Q$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}\E/-) {
+        $location = $file;
     } elsif ($file=~/^\/*(uploaded|editupload)/) { # is an uploaded file
         my ($udom,$uname,$filename)=
   	    ($file=~m -^/+(?:uploaded|editupload)/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)$-);
@@ -7341,12 +8215,13 @@ sub filelocation {
         my @ids=&current_machine_ids();
         foreach my $id (@ids) { if ($id eq $home) { $is_me=1; } }
         if ($is_me) {
-  	    $location=&propath($udom,$uname).
-  	      '/userfiles/'.$filename;
+  	    $location=&propath($udom,$uname).'/userfiles/'.$filename;
         } else {
   	  $location=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/userfiles/'.
   	      $udom.'/'.$uname.'/'.$filename;
         }
+    } elsif ($file =~ m-^/adm/-) {
+	$location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$file;
     } else {
         $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
         $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
@@ -7357,7 +8232,13 @@ sub filelocation {
         }
     }
     $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
-    while ($location=~m:/\.\./:) {$location=~ s:/[^/]+/\.\./:/:g;} #remove dir/..
+    while ($location=~m{/\.\./}) {
+	if ($location =~ m{/[^/]+/\.\./}) {
+	    $location=~ s{/[^/]+/\.\./}{/}g;
+	} else {
+	    $location=~ s{/\.\./}{/}g;
+	}
+    } #remove dir/..
     while ($location=~m:/\./:) {$location=~ s:/\./:/:g;} #remove /./
     return $location;
 }
@@ -7378,31 +8259,42 @@ sub hreflocation {
 	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/
 	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
     }
+    if ($file=~ m{^/userfiles/}) {
+	$file =~ s{^/userfiles/}{/uploaded/};
+    }
     return $file;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_domains {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_domains {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
     my @domains;
+    my %hostname = &all_hostnames();
     while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
 #	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
 	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@domains,$hostdom{$id});
+	    push(@domains,&host_domain($id));
 	}
     }
     return @domains;
 }
 
 sub current_machine_ids {
-    my $hostname=$hostname{$perlvar{'lonHostID'}};
+    return &machine_ids(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
+}
+
+sub machine_ids {
+    my ($hostname) = @_;
+    $hostname ||= &hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'});
     my @ids;
-    while( my($id, $name) = each(%hostname)) {
-#	&logthis("-$id-$name-$hostname-");
-	if ($hostname eq $name) {
-	    push(@ids,$id);
-	}
+    my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+    if (ref($name_to_host{$hostname}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	return @{ $name_to_host{$hostname} };
     }
-    return @ids;
+    return;
 }
 
 sub additional_machine_domains {
@@ -7446,7 +8338,8 @@ sub declutter {
 
 sub clutter {
     my $thisfn='/'.&declutter(shift);
-    unless ($thisfn=~/^\/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)\//) { 
+    if ($thisfn !~ m{^/(uploaded|editupload|adm|userfiles|ext|raw|priv|public)/}
+	|| $thisfn =~ m{^/adm/(includes|pages)} ) { 
        $thisfn='/res'.$thisfn; 
     }
     if ($thisfn !~m|/adm|) {
@@ -7515,104 +8408,332 @@ sub correct_line_ends {
 sub goodbye {
    &logthis("Starting Shut down");
 #not converted to using infrastruture and probably shouldn't be
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',length(&freeze(\%badServerCache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%badServerCache',length(&nfreeze(\%badServerCache))));
 #converted
 #   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%metacache',scalar(%metacache)));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',length(&freeze(\%homecache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',length(&freeze(\%titlecache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',length(&freeze(\%courseresdatacache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%homecache',length(&nfreeze(\%homecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%titlecache',length(&nfreeze(\%titlecache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresdatacache))));
 #1.1 only
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',length(&freeze(\%userresdatacache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%getsectioncache',length(&freeze(\%getsectioncache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',length(&freeze(\%courseresversioncache))));
-#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',length(&freeze(\%resversioncache))));
-   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&freeze(\%remembered))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%userresdatacache',length(&nfreeze(\%userresdatacache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%getsectioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%getsectioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%courseresversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%courseresversioncache))));
+#   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%resversioncache',length(&nfreeze(\%resversioncache))));
+   &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'%remembered',length(&nfreeze(\%remembered))));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'kicks',$kicks));
    &logthis(sprintf("%-20s is %s",'hits',$hits));
    &flushcourselogs();
    &logthis("Shutting down");
 }
 
-BEGIN {
-# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
-    unless ($readit) {
-{
-    my $configvars = LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
-    %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
-}
+sub get_dns {
+    my ($url,$func,$ignore_cache) = @_;
+    if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	my ($content,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('dns',$url);
+	if ($cached) {
+	    &$func($content);
+	    return;
+	}
+    }
 
+    my %alldns;
+    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    foreach my $dns (<$config>) {
+	next if ($dns !~ /^\^(\S*)/x);
+	$alldns{$1} = 1;
+    }
+    while (%alldns) {
+	my ($dns) = keys(%alldns);
+	delete($alldns{$dns});
+	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"http://$dns$url");
+	my $response=$ua->request($request);
+	next if ($response->is_error());
+	my @content = split("\n",$response->content);
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('dns',$url,\@content,30*24*60*60);
+	&$func(\@content);
+	return;
+    }
+    close($config);
+    my $which = (split('/',$url))[3];
+    &logthis("unable to contact DNS defaulting to on disk file dns_$which.tab\n");
+    open($config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/dns_$which.tab");
+    my @content = <$config>;
+    &$func(\@content);
+    return;
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Read domain file
 {
-    %domaindescription = ();
-    %domain_auth_def = ();
-    %domain_auth_arg_def = ();
-    my $fh;
-    if (open($fh,"<".$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
-	while (my $line = <$fh>) {
-           next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-#           next if /^\#/;
-           chomp $line;
-           my ($domain, $domain_description, $def_auth, $def_auth_arg,
-	       $def_lang, $city, $longi, $lati, $primary) = split(/:/,$line,9);
-	   $domain_auth_def{$domain}=$def_auth;
-           $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain}=$def_auth_arg;
-	   $domaindescription{$domain}=$domain_description;
-	   $domain_lang_def{$domain}=$def_lang;
-	   $domain_city{$domain}=$city;
-	   $domain_longi{$domain}=$longi;
-	   $domain_lati{$domain}=$lati;
-           $domain_primary{$domain}=$primary;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %domain;
 
- #         &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain, $domain_auth_def{$domain}, $domain_auth_arg_def{$domain},$domaindescription{$domain}");
-#          &logthis("Domain.tab: $domain ".$domaindescription{$domain} );
+    sub parse_domain_tab {
+	my ($lines) = @_;
+	foreach my $line (@$lines) {
+	    next if ($line =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+
+	    chomp($line);
+	    my ($name,@elements) = split(/:/,$line,9);
+	    my %this_domain;
+	    foreach my $field ('description', 'auth_def', 'auth_arg_def',
+			       'lang_def', 'city', 'longi', 'lati',
+			       'primary') {
+		$this_domain{$field} = shift(@elements);
+	    }
+	    $domain{$name} = \%this_domain;
 	}
     }
-    close ($fh);
+
+    sub reset_domain_info {
+	undef($loaded);
+	undef(%domain);
+    }
+
+    sub load_domain_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/domain',\&parse_domain_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	my $fh;
+	if (open($fh,"<".$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/domain.tab')) {
+	    my @lines = <$fh>;
+	    &parse_domain_tab(\@lines);
+	}
+	close($fh);
+	$loaded = 1;
+    }
+
+    sub domain {
+	&load_domain_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($name,$what) = @_;
+	return if ( !exists($domain{$name}) );
+
+	if (!$what) {
+	    return $domain{$name}{'description'};
+	}
+	return $domain{$name}{$what};
+    }
 }
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Read hosts file
 {
-    open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+    my %hostname;
+    my %hostdom;
+    my %libserv;
+    my $loaded;
+    my %name_to_host;
+
+    sub parse_hosts_tab {
+	my ($file) = @_;
+	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
+	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
+	    chomp($configline);
+	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
+	    $name=~s/\s//g;
+	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
+		$hostname{$id}=$name;
+		push(@{$name_to_host{$name}}, $id);
+		$hostdom{$id}=$domain;
+		if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_info {
+	&purge_remembered();
+	&reset_domain_info();
+	&reset_hosts_ip_info();
+	undef(%name_to_host);
+	undef(%hostname);
+	undef(%hostdom);
+	undef(%libserv);
+	undef($loaded);
+    }
 
-    while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-       next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$)/);
-       chomp($configline);
-       my ($id,$domain,$role,$name)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       $name=~s/\s//g;
-       if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
-	 $hostname{$id}=$name;
-	 $hostdom{$id}=$domain;
-	 if ($role eq 'library') { $libserv{$id}=$name; }
-       }
+    sub load_hosts_tab {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+	&get_dns('/adm/dns/hosts',\&parse_hosts_tab,$ignore_cache);
+	open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/hosts.tab");
+	my @config = <$config>;
+	&parse_hosts_tab(\@config);
+	close($config);
+	$loaded=1;
+    }
+
+    sub hostname {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostname{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_hostnames {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %hostname;
+    }
+
+    sub all_names {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %name_to_host;
+    }
+
+    sub is_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return exists($libserv{$_[0]});
+    }
+
+    sub all_library {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	return %libserv;
+    }
+
+    sub get_servers {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($domain,$type) = @_;
+	my %possible_hosts = ($type eq 'library') ? %libserv
+	                                          : %hostname;
+	my %result;
+	if (ref($domain) eq 'ARRAY') {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if (grep(/^\Q$hostdom{$host}\E$/,@$domain)) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    while ( my ($host,$hostname) = each(%possible_hosts)) {
+		if ($hostdom{$host} eq $domain) {
+		    $result{$host} = $hostname;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return %result;
+    }
+
+    sub host_domain {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	return $hostdom{$lonid};
+    }
+
+    sub all_domains {
+	&load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+	my %seen;
+	my @uniq = grep(!$seen{$_}++, values(%hostdom));
+	return @uniq;
     }
-    close($config);
-    # FIXME: dev server don't want this, production servers _do_ want this
-    #&get_iphost();
 }
 
-sub get_iphost {
-    if (%iphost) { return %iphost; }
+{ 
+    my %iphost;
     my %name_to_ip;
-    foreach my $id (keys(%hostname)) {
-	my $name=$hostname{$id};
-	my $ip;
-	if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
-	    $ip = gethostbyname($name);
-	    if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
-		&logthis("Skipping host $id name $name no IP found");
-		next;
+    my %lonid_to_ip;
+
+    sub get_hosts_from_ip {
+	my ($ip) = @_;
+	my %iphosts = &get_iphost();
+	if (ref($iphosts{$ip})) {
+	    return @{$iphosts{$ip}};
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+    
+    sub reset_hosts_ip_info {
+	undef(%iphost);
+	undef(%name_to_ip);
+	undef(%lonid_to_ip);
+    }
+
+    sub get_host_ip {
+	my ($lonid) = @_;
+	if (exists($lonid_to_ip{$lonid})) {
+	    return $lonid_to_ip{$lonid};
+	}
+	my $name=&hostname($lonid);
+   	my $ip = gethostbyname($name);
+	return if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4);
+	$ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+	$name_to_ip{$name}   = $ip;
+	$lonid_to_ip{$lonid} = $ip;
+	return $ip;
+    }
+    
+    sub get_iphost {
+	my ($ignore_cache) = @_;
+
+	if (!$ignore_cache) {
+	    if (%iphost) {
+		return %iphost;
 	    }
-	    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
-	    $name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
-	} else {
-	    $ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
+	    my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+		&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	    if ($cached) {
+		%iphost      = %{$ip_info->[0]};
+		%name_to_ip  = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+		%lonid_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[2]};
+		return %iphost;
+	    }
+	}
+
+	# get yesterday's info for fallback
+	my %old_name_to_ip;
+	my ($ip_info,$cached)=
+	    &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('iphost','iphost');
+	if ($cached) {
+	    %old_name_to_ip = %{$ip_info->[1]};
+	}
+
+	my %name_to_host = &all_names();
+	foreach my $name (keys(%name_to_host)) {
+	    my $ip;
+	    if (!exists($name_to_ip{$name})) {
+		$ip = gethostbyname($name);
+		if (!$ip || length($ip) ne 4) {
+		    if (defined($old_name_to_ip{$name})) {
+			$ip = $old_name_to_ip{$name};
+			&logthis("Can't find $name defaulting to old $ip");
+		    } else {
+			&logthis("Name $name no IP found");
+			next;
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    $ip=inet_ntoa($ip);
+		}
+		$name_to_ip{$name} = $ip;
+	    } else {
+		$ip = $name_to_ip{$name};
+	    }
+	    foreach my $id (@{ $name_to_host{$name} }) {
+		$lonid_to_ip{$id} = $ip;
+	    }
+	    push(@{$iphost{$ip}},@{$name_to_host{$name}});
 	}
-	push(@{$iphost{$ip}},$id);
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('iphost','iphost',
+				      [\%iphost,\%name_to_ip,\%lonid_to_ip],
+				      48*60*60);
+
+	return %iphost;
     }
-    return %iphost;
 }
 
+BEGIN {
+
+# ----------------------------------- Read loncapa.conf and loncapa_apache.conf
+    unless ($readit) {
+{
+    my $configvars = LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
+    %perlvar = (%perlvar,%{$configvars});
+}
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Read spare server file
 {
     open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/spare.tab");
@@ -7690,6 +8811,7 @@ $memcache=new Cache::Memcached({'servers
 
 $processmarker='_'.time.'_'.$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 $dumpcount=0;
+$locknum=0;
 
 &logtouch();
 &logthis('<font color="yellow">INFO: Read configuration</font>');
@@ -7872,10 +8994,12 @@ that was requested
 
 =item * 
 X<appenv()>
-B<appenv(%hash)>: the value of %hash is written to
+B<appenv($hashref,$rolesarrayref)>: the value of %{$hashref} is written to
 the user envirnoment file, and will be restored for each access this
 user makes during this session, also modifies the %env for the current
-process
+process. Optional rolesarrayref - if defined contains a reference to an array
+of roles which are exempt from the restriction on modifying user.role entries 
+in the user's environment.db and in %env.    
 
 =item *
 X<delenv()>
@@ -7944,6 +9068,16 @@ X<userenvironment()>
 B<userenvironment($udom,$uname,@what)>: gets the values of the keys
 passed in @what from the requested user's environment, returns a hash
 
+=item * 
+X<userlog_query()>
+B<userlog_query($uname,$udom,%filters)>: retrieves data from a user's
+activity.log file. %filters defines filters applied when parsing the
+log file. These can be start or end timestamps, or the type of action
+- log to look for Login or Logout events, check for Checkin or
+Checkout, role for role selection. The response is in the form
+timestamp1:hostid1:event1&timestamp2:hostid2:event2 where events are
+escaped strings of the action recorded in the activity.log file.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Roles
@@ -7973,7 +9107,20 @@ explanation of a user role term
 
 =item *
 
-get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$types,$roles,$roledoms) : All arguments are optional.  Returns a hash of a user's roles, with keys set to colon-sparated $uname,$udom,and $role, and value set to colon-separated start and end times for the role. If no username and domain are specified, will default to current user/domain. Types, roles, and roledoms are references to arrays, of role statuses (active, future or previous), roles (e.g., cc,in, st etc.) and domains of the roles which can be used to restrict the list if roles reported. If no array ref is provided for types, will default to return only active roles.  
+get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$context,$types,$roles,$roledoms,$withsec) :
+All arguments are optional. Returns a hash of a roles, either for
+co-author/assistant author roles for a user's Construction Space
+(default), or if $context is 'userroles', roles for the user himself,
+In the hash, keys are set to colon-separated $uname,$udom,$role, and
+(optionally) if $withsec is true, a fourth colon-separated item - $section.
+For each key, value is set to colon-separated start and end times for
+the role.  If no username and domain are specified, will default to
+current user/domain. Types, roles, and roledoms are references to arrays
+of role statuses (active, future or previous), roles 
+(e.g., cc,in, st etc.) and domains of the roles which can be used
+to restrict the list of roles reported. If no array ref is 
+provided for types, will default to return only active roles.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 User Modification
@@ -7982,7 +9129,7 @@ get_my_roles($uname,$udom,$types,$roles,
 
 =item *
 
-assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start) : assign role; give a role to a
+assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$role,$end,$start,$deleteflag,$selfenroll,$context) : assign role; give a role to a
 user for the level given by URL.  Optional start and end dates (leave empty
 string or zero for "no date")
 
@@ -8006,7 +9153,7 @@ modify user
 
 modifystudent
 
-modify a students enrollment and identification information.
+modify a student's enrollment and identification information.
 The course id is resolved based on the current users environment.  
 This means the envoking user must be a course coordinator or otherwise
 associated with a course.
@@ -8018,25 +9165,25 @@ Inputs:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item B<$udom> Students loncapa domain
+=item B<$udom> Student's loncapa domain
 
-=item B<$uname> Students loncapa login name
+=item B<$uname> Student's loncapa login name
 
-=item B<$uid> Students id/student number
+=item B<$uid> Student's id/student number
 
-=item B<$umode> Students authentication mode
+=item B<$umode> Student's authentication mode
 
-=item B<$upass> Students password
+=item B<$upass> Student's password
 
-=item B<$first> Students first name
+=item B<$first> Student's first name
 
-=item B<$middle> Students middle name
+=item B<$middle> Student's middle name
 
-=item B<$last> Students last name
+=item B<$last> Student's last name
 
-=item B<$gene> Students generation
+=item B<$gene> Student's generation
 
-=item B<$usec> Students section in course
+=item B<$usec> Student's section in course
 
 =item B<$end> Unix time of the roles expiration
 
@@ -8046,6 +9193,18 @@ Inputs:
 
 =item B<$desiredhome> server to use as home server for student
 
+=item B<$email> Student's permanent e-mail address
+
+=item B<$type> Type of enrollment (auto or manual)
+
+=item B<$locktype>
+
+=item B<$cid>
+
+=item B<$selfenroll>
+
+=item B<$context>
+
 =back
 
 =item *
@@ -8079,6 +9238,16 @@ Inputs:
 
 =item $start
 
+=item $type
+
+=item $locktype
+
+=item $cid
+
+=item $selfenroll
+
+=item $context
+
 =back
 
 
@@ -8116,6 +9285,14 @@ setting for a specific $type, where $typ
 @what should be a list of parameters to ask about. This routine caches
 answers for 5 minutes.
 
+=item *
+
+get_courseresdata($courseid, $domain) : dump the entire course resource
+data base, returning a hash that is keyed by the resource name and has
+values that are the resource value.  I believe that the timestamps and
+versions are also returned.
+
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Course Modification
@@ -8397,12 +9574,27 @@ critical subroutine
 
 =item *
 
-get_dom($namespace,$storearr,$udomain) : returns hash with keys from array
-reference filled in from namespace found in domain level on primary domain server ($udomain is optional)
+get_dom($namespace,$storearr,$udom,$uhome) : returns hash with keys from
+array reference filled in from namespace found in domain level on either
+specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain server ($udom and $uhome are optional).
 
 =item *
 
-put_dom($namespace,$storehash,$udomain) :  stores hash in namespace at domain level on primary domain server ($udomain is optional)
+put_dom($namespace,$storehash,$udom,$uhome) :  stores hash in namespace at 
+domain level either on specified domain server ($uhome) or primary domain 
+server ($udom and $uhome are optional)
+
+=item * 
+
+get_domain_defaults($target_domain) : returns hash with defaults for
+authentication and language in the domain. Keys are: auth_def, auth_arg_def,
+lang_def; corresponsing values are authentication type (internal, krb4, krb5,
+or localauth), initial password or a kerberos realm, language (e.g., en-us).
+Values are retrieved from cache (if current), or from domain's configuration.db
+(if available), or lastly from values in lonTabs/dns_domain,tab, 
+or lonTabs/domain.tab. 
+
+%domdefaults = &get_auth_defaults($target_domain);
 
 =back
 
@@ -8795,3 +9987,4 @@ symblist($mapname,%newhash) : update sym
 =back
 
 =cut
+