Index: lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/web.xml
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diff -u -r3f3f34c22194aeaf302e1fd332925dffd35019aa -r95e29deb7ffaed6c44a37432c3e4f332630e7561
--- lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/web.xml	(.../web.xml)	(revision 3f3f34c22194aeaf302e1fd332925dffd35019aa)
+++ lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/web.xml	(.../web.xml)	(revision 95e29deb7ffaed6c44a37432c3e4f332630e7561)
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
 		</web-resource-collection>
 		<auth-constraint>
 			<role-name>SYSADMIN</role-name>
+			<role-name>APPADMIN</role-name>
 		</auth-constraint>
 	</security-constraint>
 	
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexController.java
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diff -u -re57933d5f4b215e037a34229c3d479f707cf5156 -r95e29deb7ffaed6c44a37432c3e4f332630e7561
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexController.java	(.../IndexController.java)	(revision e57933d5f4b215e037a34229c3d479f707cf5156)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexController.java	(.../IndexController.java)	(revision 95e29deb7ffaed6c44a37432c3e4f332630e7561)
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@
 	    adminLinks.add(new IndexLinkBean("index.courseman", "javascript:openOrgManagement("
 		    + userManagementService.getRootOrganisation().getOrganisationId() + ')'));
 	}
-	if (request.isUserInRole(Role.APPADMIN) || userManagementService.isUserGlobalGroupManager()) {
+	if (request.isUserInRole(Role.APPADMIN) || request.isUserInRole(Role.SYSADMIN)
+		|| userManagementService.isUserGlobalGroupManager()) {
 	    adminLinks.add(new IndexLinkBean("index.appadmin", "javascript:openAppadmin()"));
 	}