--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/04/18 02:08:47	1.1447
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/04/18 02:24:05	1.1448
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1447 2021/04/18 02:08:47 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1448 2021/04/18 02:24:05 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -740,6 +740,9 @@ sub check_for_valid_session {
     if (ref($userhashref) eq 'HASH') {
         $userhashref->{'name'} = $disk_env{'user.name'};
         $userhashref->{'domain'} = $disk_env{'user.domain'};
+        if ($disk_env{'request.role'}) {
+            $userhashref->{'role'} = $disk_env{'request.role'};
+        }
         $userhashref->{'lti'} = $disk_env{'request.lti.login'};
         if ($userhashref->{'lti'}) {
             $userhashref->{'ltitarget'} = $disk_env{'request.lti.target'};