--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/17 16:58:23	1.680
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/11/21 15:41:29	1.681
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.680 2005/11/17 16:58:23 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.681 2005/11/21 15:41:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2693,21 +2693,19 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     my $author=0;
     my $adv=0;
     my %grouproles = ();
-    my %groups_checked = ();
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
         foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
-            my ($trole,$area);
-            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)|) {
+            my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
+            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)|) {
                 $trole = $1;
                 $area = $2;
-                unless ($groups_checked{$area}) {
-                    $groups_checked{$area} = 1;
-                    if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
-                        foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
-                            my $spec = $trole.'.'.$area;
-                            $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
-                                                    $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
-                        }
+                $sec = $3;
+                $extendedarea = $area.$sec;
+                if (exists($$allgroups{$area})) {
+                    foreach my $group (keys(%{$$allgroups{$area}})) {
+                        my $spec = $trole.'.'.$extendedarea;
+                        $grouproles{$spec.'.'.$area.'/'.$group} = 
+                                                $$allgroups{$area}{$group};
                     }
                 }
             }