Index: index.php
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--- index.php	(revision 645)
+++ index.php	(working copy)
@@ -218,11 +218,17 @@
             break;
 
             case FRONTPAGECOURSELIST:
-
-                if (isloggedin() and !has_capability('moodle/site:config', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM)) and !isguest() and empty($CFG->disablemycourses)) {
+                echo 'Course list limit:'.FRONTPAGECOURSELIMIT;
+                if (isloggedin() and !has_capability('moodle/site:hidecourselist', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM)) and !isguest() and empty($CFG->disablemycourses)) {
                     print_heading_block(get_string('mycourses'));
                     print_my_moodle();
-                } else if ((!has_capability('moodle/site:config', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM)) and !isguest()) or (count_records('course') <= FRONTPAGECOURSELIMIT)) {
+                } else if (
+                (
+                !has_capability('moodle/site:hidecourselist', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM)) 
+                and 
+                !isguest()
+                ) 
+                or (count_records('course') <= FRONTPAGECOURSELIMIT)) {
                     // admin should not see list of courses when there are too many of them
                     print_heading_block(get_string('availablecourses'));
                     print_courses(0);