--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/12/28 19:59:48	1.816
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/12/28 20:09:10	1.817
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.816 2006/12/28 19:59:48 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.817 2006/12/28 20:09:10 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -920,14 +920,12 @@ sub getsection {
     # If there is a role which has expired, return it.
     #
     $courseid = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
-    foreach my $line (split(/\&/,&reply('dump:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':roles',
-					&homeserver($unam,$udom)))) {
-        my ($key,$value)=split(/\=/,$line,2);
-        $key=&unescape($key);
+    my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$unam,$courseid);
+    foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
         next if ($key !~/^\Q$courseid\E(?:\/)*(\w+)*\_st$/);
         my $section=$1;
         if ($key eq $courseid.'_st') { $section=''; }
-        my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($value));
+        my ($dummy,$end,$start)=split(/\_/,&unescape($roleshash{$key}));
         my $now=time;
         if (defined($end) && $end && ($now > $end)) {
             $Expired{$end}=$section;
@@ -4515,37 +4513,32 @@ sub get_users_groups {
         $grouplist = '';
         my $courseurl = &courseid_to_courseurl($courseid);
         my %roleshash = &dump('roles',$udom,$uname,$courseurl);
-        my ($tmp) = keys(%roleshash);
-        if ($tmp=~/^error:/) {
-            &logthis('Error retrieving roles: '.$tmp.' for '.$uname.':'.$udom);
-        } else {
-            my $access_end = $env{'course.'.$courseid.
-                                  '.default_enrollment_end_date'};
-            my $now = time;
-            foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
-                if ($key =~ /^\Q$courseurl\E\/(\w+)\_gr$/) {
-                    my $group = $1;
-                    if ($roleshash{$key} =~ /_(\d+)_(\d+)$/) {
-                        my $start = $2;
-                        my $end = $1;
-                        if ($start == -1) { next; } # deleted from group
-                        if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
-                        if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) {
-                            if ($access_end && $access_end < $now) {
-                                if ($access_end - $end < 86400) {
-                                    push(@usersgroups,$group);
-                                }
+        my $access_end = $env{'course.'.$courseid.
+                              '.default_enrollment_end_date'};
+        my $now = time;
+        foreach my $key (keys(%roleshash)) {
+            if ($key =~ /^\Q$courseurl\E\/(\w+)\_gr$/) {
+                my $group = $1;
+                if ($roleshash{$key} =~ /_(\d+)_(\d+)$/) {
+                    my $start = $2;
+                    my $end = $1;
+                    if ($start == -1) { next; } # deleted from group
+                    if (($start!=0) && ($start>$now)) { next; }
+                    if (($end!=0) && ($end<$now)) {
+                        if ($access_end && $access_end < $now) {
+                            if ($access_end - $end < 86400) {
+                                push(@usersgroups,$group);
                             }
-                            next;
                         }
-                        push(@usersgroups,$group);
+                        next;
                     }
+                    push(@usersgroups,$group);
                 }
             }
-            @usersgroups = &sort_course_groups($courseid,@usersgroups);
-            $grouplist = join(':',@usersgroups);
-            &do_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid,$grouplist,$cachetime);
         }
+        @usersgroups = &sort_course_groups($courseid,@usersgroups);
+        $grouplist = join(':',@usersgroups);
+        &do_cache_new('getgroups',$hashid,$grouplist,$cachetime);
     }
     return @usersgroups;
 }