--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/03/08 14:48:41	1.1172.2.140.2.1
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/11/09 20:51:53	1.1172.2.140.2.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.140.2.1 2021/03/08 14:48:41 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.140.2.2 2021/11/09 20:51:53 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8481,7 +8481,11 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
     my ($blocks) = @_;
     my %blockers = ();
     return %blockers unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
-    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($env{'request.course.id'});
+    if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
+        $courseurl .= '/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
+    }
+    return %blockers if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseurl} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     my %commblocks;
     if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
         %commblocks = %{$blocks};
@@ -8605,8 +8609,12 @@ sub has_comm_blocking {
     my @blockers;
     return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
     return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
-    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     return if ($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct');
+    my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($env{'request.course.id'});
+    if ($env{'request.course.sec'}) {
+        $courseurl .= '/'.$env{'request.course.sec'};
+    }
+    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'.'.$courseurl} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
     my %blockinfo;
     if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
         %blockinfo = &get_commblock_resources($blocks);