--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/03/07 02:46:03	1.719
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/03/08 21:47:15	1.720
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.719 2006/03/07 02:46:03 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.720 2006/03/08 21:47:15 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ sub critical {
 
 sub transfer_profile_to_env {
     my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
+    if (!defined($lonidsdir)) {
+	$lonidsdir = $perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($handle)) {
+        ($handle) = ($env{'user.environment'} =~m|/([^/]+)\.id$| );
+    }
+
     my @profile;
     {
 	open(my $idf,"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
@@ -5236,10 +5243,7 @@ sub check_group_parms {
 
 sub sort_course_groups { # Sort groups based on defined rankings. Default is sort().
     my ($grouplist,$courseid) = @_;
-    my @groups = split/:/,$grouplist;
-    if (@groups > 1) {
-        @groups = sort(@groups);
-    }
+    my @groups = sort(split(/:/,$grouplist));
     return @groups;
 }