--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/02/16 19:31:14	1.1154
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/02/27 03:06:46	1.1155
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1154 2012/02/16 19:31:14 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1155 2012/02/27 03:06:46 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -595,13 +595,21 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Check for valid session 
 sub check_for_valid_session {
-    my ($r) = @_;
+    my ($r,$name) = @_;
     my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
-    my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
+    if ($name eq '') {
+        $name = 'lonID';
+    }
+    my $lonid=$cookies{$name};
     return undef if (!$lonid);
 
     my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
-    my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    my $lonidsdir;
+    if ($name eq 'lonDAV') {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonDAVsessDir');
+    } else {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    }
     return undef if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
 
     my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");