--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/10 19:12:55	1.585
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/01/11 21:43:33	1.586
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.585 2005/01/10 19:12:55 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.586 2005/01/11 21:43:33 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ sub privileged {
     my $now=time;
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+	    if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
 		my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
 		$area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
 		my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ sub rolesinit {
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
-	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef\&/) {
+	  if ($_!~/^rolesdef_/) {
             my ($area,$role)=split(/=/,$_);
             $area=~s/\_\w\w$//;
             my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$role);