--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/16 20:27:30	1.770
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/08/18 23:04:01	1.771
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.770 2006/08/16 20:27:30 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.771 2006/08/18 23:04:01 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ sub set_userprivs {
     if (keys(%{$allgroups}) > 0) {
         foreach my $role (keys %{$allroles}) {
             my ($trole,$area,$sec,$extendedarea);
-            if ($role =~ m|^(\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)|) {
+            if ($role =~ m-^(\w+|cr/\w+/\w+/\w+)\.(/\w+/\w+)(/?\w*)-) {
                 $trole = $1;
                 $area = $2;
                 $sec = $3;