--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/06/13 03:00:59	1.890
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/06/18 22:49:57	1.891
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.890 2007/06/13 03:00:59 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.891 2007/06/18 22:49:57 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -214,6 +214,24 @@ sub reply {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Send USR1 to lonc
 
 sub reconlonc {
+    my ($lonid) = @_;
+    my $hostname = &hostname($lonid);
+    if ($lonid) {
+	my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$hostname";
+	if ($hostname && -e $peerfile) {
+	    &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc for $lonid ($hostname)");
+	    my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    => $peerfile,
+					     Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+					     Timeout => 10);
+	    if ($client) {
+		print $client ("reset_retries\n");
+		my $answer=<$client>;
+		#reset just this one.
+	    }
+	}
+	return;
+    }
+
     &logthis("Trying to reconnect lonc");
     my $loncfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/lonc.pid";
     if (open(my $fh,"<$loncfile")) {