--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2008/08/22 17:46:52	1.204
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2008/09/03 04:28:22	1.206
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.204 2008/08/22 17:46:52 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.206 2008/09/03 04:28:22 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -146,12 +146,35 @@ sub handler {
 # Is this an ad-hoc CA-role?
                 if (my ($domain,$user) =
 		    ($envkey =~ m-^form\.ca\./($match_domain)/($match_username)$-)) {
-                   # Check if author blocked ca-access
+                    if (($domain eq $env{'user.domain'}) && ($user eq $env{'user.name'})) {
+                        delete($env{$envkey});
+                        $env{'form.au./'.$domain.'/'} = 1;
+                        my ($server_status,$home) = &check_author_homeserver($user,$domain);
+                        if ($server_status eq 'switchserver') {
+                            my $trolecode = 'au./'.$domain.'/';
+                            my $switchserver = '/adm/switchserver?otherserver='.$home.'&role='.$trolecode;
+                            $r->internal_redirect($switchserver);
+                        }
+                        last;
+                    }
+                    if (my ($castart,$caend) = ($env{'user.role.ca./'.$domain.'/'.$user} =~ /^(\d*)\.(\d*)$/)) {
+                        if (((($castart) && ($castart < $now)) || !$castart) && 
+                            ((!$caend) || (($caend) && ($caend > $now)))) {
+                            my ($server_status,$home) = &check_author_homeserver($user,$domain);
+                            if ($server_status eq 'switchserver') {
+                                my $trolecode = 'ca./'.$domain.'/'.$user;
+                                my $switchserver = '/adm/switchserver?otherserver='.$home.'&role='.$trolecode;
+                                $r->internal_redirect($switchserver);
+                            }
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    # Check if author blocked ca-access
                     my %blocked=&Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['domcoord.author'],$domain,$user);
                     if ($blocked{'domcoord.author'} eq 'blocked') {
-                       delete($env{$envkey});
-                       $env{'user.error.msg'}=':::1:User '.$user.' in domain '.$domain.' blocked domain coordinator access';
-                       last;
+                        delete($env{$envkey});
+                        $env{'user.error.msg'}=':::1:User '.$user.' in domain '.$domain.' blocked domain coordinator access';
+                        last;
                     }
                     if ($dcroles{$domain}) {
                         my ($server_status,$home) = &check_author_homeserver($user,$domain);