Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/ProfileSaveAction.java
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diff -u -r570bcc3eaf789d638c08cb96e0fec3e4a9ba6167 -r76a9b4c94f060a09a53527be9a2a06875f53afe3
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/ProfileSaveAction.java	(.../ProfileSaveAction.java)	(revision 570bcc3eaf789d638c08cb96e0fec3e4a9ba6167)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/ProfileSaveAction.java	(.../ProfileSaveAction.java)	(revision 76a9b4c94f060a09a53527be9a2a06875f53afe3)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.SupportedLocale;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.service.IUserManagementService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;
 
@@ -114,6 +117,11 @@
 		getService().save(requestor);
 		log.debug("profile edited: "+requestor);
 		
+		// replace UserDTO in the shared session
+		HttpSession ss = SessionManager.getSession();
+		ss.removeAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
+		ss.setAttribute(AttributeNames.USER, requestor.getUserDTO());
+		
 		return mapping.findForward("profile");
 	}