--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/05/29 05:44:53	1.959
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2008/06/06 04:53:51	1.960
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.959 2008/05/29 05:44:53 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.960 2008/06/06 04:53:51 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -958,6 +958,10 @@ sub retrieve_inst_usertypes {
     if (defined(&domain($udom,'primary'))) {
         my $uhome=&domain($udom,'primary');
         my $rep=&reply("inst_usertypes:$udom",$uhome);
+        if ($rep =~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host|refused)/) {
+            &logthis("get_dom failed - $rep returned from $uhome in domain: $udom");
+            return (\%returnhash,\@order);
+        }
         my ($hashitems,$orderitems) = split(/:/,$rep); 
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$hashitems);
         foreach my $item (@pairs) {
@@ -4534,7 +4538,6 @@ sub allowed {
     }
     
 # Full access at system, domain or course-wide level? Exit.
-
     if ($thisallowed=~/F/) {
 	return 'F';
     }