--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/10/31 19:32:19	1.673
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/01 15:07:29	1.674
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.673 2005/10/31 19:32:19 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.674 2005/11/01 15:07:29 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3974,7 +3974,9 @@ sub createcourse {
         return 'refused';
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
-   my $uname=substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
+   my $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+       ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
+       substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
        unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 # ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
    my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');