Index: lams_bb_integration/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT
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diff -u -r43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8 -r75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2
--- lams_bb_integration/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT	(.../RELEASE_NOTES.TXT)	(revision 43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8)
+++ lams_bb_integration/RELEASE_NOTES.TXT	(.../RELEASE_NOTES.TXT)	(revision 75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2)
@@ -106,5 +106,6 @@
 * LDEV-3456: Adding further POST support.
 
 1.2.15 Release Fixes
+1.2.16 Release Fixes
 ====================
 * LDEV-3456: Adding new parameters to LAMSLearningDesign and StartLesson calls
Index: lams_bb_integration/WEB-INF/bb-manifest.xml
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diff -u -r43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8 -r75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2
--- lams_bb_integration/WEB-INF/bb-manifest.xml	(.../bb-manifest.xml)	(revision 43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8)
+++ lams_bb_integration/WEB-INF/bb-manifest.xml	(.../bb-manifest.xml)	(revision 75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2)
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <name value= "LAMS Integration Module"/>
     <handle value= "lamscontent"/>
     <description value= "LAMS and Blackboard integration allows LAMS leaning designs to be managed and views in a Blackboard Environment."/>
-    <version value= "1.2.15"/>
+    <version value= "1.2.16"/>
     <requires>
       <bbversion value="9.1.0"/>
     </requires>
Index: lams_bb_integration/build.xml
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diff -u -r43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8 -r75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2
--- lams_bb_integration/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision 43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8)
+++ lams_bb_integration/build.xml	(.../build.xml)	(revision 75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project default="package" name="LAMS/Blackboard Plugin" basedir="./">
 	<property name="project" value="BlackboardPlugin"/>
 	<property name="product" value="lams2-bb-plugin"/>
-	<property name="version" value="1.2.15"/>
+	<property name="version" value="1.2.16"/>
 
 	<property name="build" value="${basedir}/build"/>
 	<property name="build.classes" value="${build}/classes"/>
Index: lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/StartLessonServlet.java
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diff -u -r43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8 -r75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2
--- lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/StartLessonServlet.java	(.../StartLessonServlet.java)	(revision 43d07bd0fe24199a988b13dae99c31e6b2dad6d8)
+++ lams_bb_integration/src/org/lamsfoundation/ld/integration/blackboard/StartLessonServlet.java	(.../StartLessonServlet.java)	(revision 75d2ded94027d995db66aec15219f187367968b2)
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 import blackboard.portal.servlet.PortalUtil;
 
 /**
- * Starts a lesson, returning the BB Content Id in JSON. Does exactly the same things (code is copied!) as start_lesson_proc.
- * Had tried wrapping the jsp but encountered too many problems.
+ * Starts a lesson, returning the BB Content Id in JSON. Based on start_lesson_proc but uses the username
+ * parameter as a basis for identifying the user. 
  * Return a server error rather than throw an exception as this will be consumed by AJAX call or the like. 
  */
 public class StartLessonServlet extends HttpServlet {
@@ -79,14 +79,6 @@
 	    // Set the new LAMS Lesson Content Object
 	    CourseDocument bbContent = new blackboard.data.content.CourseDocument();
 
-	    // Authorise current user for Course Control Panel (automatic redirect)
-	    try {
-		if (!PlugInUtil.authorizeForCourseControlPanel(request, response))
-		    return;
-	    } catch (PlugInException e) {
-		throw new RuntimeException(e);
-	    }
-
 	    // Retrieve the Db persistence manager from the persistence service
 	    BbPersistenceManager bbPm = BbServiceManager.getPersistenceService().getDbPersistenceManager();
 
@@ -226,6 +218,7 @@
 	    }
 	    
 	} catch (Exception e) {
+	    logger.error("Unable to start lesson "+e.getMessage(), e);
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Unable to start lesson "+e.getMessage());
 	} finally {
 	    // make sure context is released