--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/12/05 16:03:53	1.455
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/12/05 16:45:02	1.456
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.455 2003/12/05 16:03:53 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.456 2003/12/05 16:45:02 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -506,38 +506,16 @@ sub changepass {
 
 sub queryauthenticate {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    if (($perlvar{'lonRole'} eq 'library') && 
-        ($udom eq $perlvar{'lonDefDomain'})) {
-	my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",
-			 $perlvar{'lonHostID'});
-	unless ($answer eq 'unknown_user' or $answer eq 'refused') {
-	    if (length($answer)) {
-		return $answer;
-	    }
-	    else {
-	&logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");
-		return 'no_host';
-	    }
-	}
+    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom);
+    if (!$uhome) {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom is unknown when looking for authentication mechanism");
+	return 'no_host';
+    }
+    my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",$uhome);
+    if ($answer =~ /^(unknown_user|refused|con_lost)/) {
+	&logthis("User $uname at $udom threw error $answer when checking authentication mechanism");
     }
-
-    my $tryserver;
-    foreach $tryserver (keys %libserv) {
-	if ($hostdom{$tryserver} eq $udom) {
-           my $answer=reply("encrypt:currentauth:$udom:$uname",$tryserver);
-	   unless ($answer eq 'unknown_user' or $answer eq 'refused') {
-	       if (length($answer)) {
-		   return $answer;
-	       }
-	       else {
-	   &logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");
-		   return 'no_host';
-	       }
-	   }
-       }
-    }
-    &logthis("User $uname at $udom lacks an authentication mechanism");    
-    return 'no_host';
+    return $answer;
 }
 
 # --------- Try to authenticate user from domain's lib servers (first this one)