--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/09/03 21:23:36	1.1025
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/09/05 20:44:01	1.1026
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1025 2009/09/03 21:23:36 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1026 2009/09/05 20:44:01 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6058,10 +6058,27 @@ sub assignrole {
         my $cwosec=$url;
         $cwosec=~s/^\/($match_domain)\/($match_courseid)\/.*/$1\/$2/;
 	unless (&allowed('ccr',$cwosec)) {
-           &logthis('Refused custom assignrole: '.
-             $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.' by '.
-		    $env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
-           return 'refused'; 
+           my $refused = 1;
+           if ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
+               if (($env{'user.name'} ne '') && ($env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
+                   if ($role =~ m{^cr/($match_domain)/($match_username)/([^/]+)$}) {
+                       if (($1 eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($2 eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+                           my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($cwosec =~ m{^/?($match_domain)/($match_courseid)$});
+                           my %crsenv = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,('internal.courseowner'));
+                           if ($crsenv{'internal.courseowner'} eq
+                               $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}) {
+                               $refused = '';
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+           if ($refused) {
+               &logthis('Refused custom assignrole: '.
+                        $udom.' '.$uname.' '.$url.' '.$role.' '.$end.' '.$start.
+                        ' by '.$env{'user.name'}.' at '.$env{'user.domain'});
+               return 'refused';
+           }
         }
         $mrole='cr';
     } elsif ($role =~ /^gr\//) {
@@ -6090,8 +6107,9 @@ sub assignrole {
                 if (($selfenroll == 1) && ($role eq 'st') && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($uname eq $env{'user.name'})) {
                     $refused = '';
                 } elsif ($context eq 'requestcourses') {
-                    if (($role eq 'cc') && ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
-                        my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($cwosec =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_courseid)$});
+                    my @possroles = ('st','ta','ep','in','cc');
+                    if ((grep(/^\Q$role\E$/,@possroles)) && ($env{'user.name'} ne '' && $env{'user.domain'} ne '')) {
+                        my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($cwosec =~ m{^/?($match_domain)/($match_courseid)$});
                         my %crsenv = &userenvironment($cdom,$cnum,('internal.courseowner'));
                         if ($crsenv{'internal.courseowner'} eq 
                              $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}) {