--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/01/12 19:53:54	1.460
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/01/13 16:29:41	1.461
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.460 2004/01/12 19:53:54 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.461 2004/01/13 16:29:41 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2127,6 +2127,36 @@ sub coursedescription {
     return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# -------------------------------------------------See if a user is privileged
+
+sub privileged {
+    my ($username,$domain)=@_;
+    my $rolesdump=&reply("dump:$domain:$username:roles",
+			&homeserver($username,$domain));
+    if (($rolesdump eq 'con_lost') || ($rolesdump eq '')) { return 0; }
+    my $now=time;
+    if ($rolesdump ne '') {
+        foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
+	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
+		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
+		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
+		if (($trole eq 'dc') || ($trole eq 'su')) {
+		    my $active=1;
+		    if ($tend) {
+			if ($tend<$now) { $active=0; }
+		    }
+		    if ($tstart) {
+			if ($tstart>$now) { $active=0; }
+		    }
+		    if ($active) { return 1; }
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Get user privileges
 
 sub rolesinit {