Index: branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/event_manager.php
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diff -u -N -r13545 -r13581
--- branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/event_manager.php	(.../event_manager.php)	(revision 13545)
+++ branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/event_manager.php	(.../event_manager.php)	(revision 13581)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: event_manager.php 13545 2010-05-11 19:19:58Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: event_manager.php 13581 2010-05-19 07:33:23Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 				}
 
 				$event->setEventParam('top_prefix', $this->Application->GetTopmostPrefix($event->Prefix, true));
-				if (($this->Application->RecallVar('user_id') == -1) || $event_handler->CheckPermission($event)) {
+				if (($this->Application->RecallVar('user_id') == USER_ROOT) || $event_handler->CheckPermission($event)) {
 					$this->HandleEvent($event);
 				}
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
 			$events_source = $agents[$event_type];
 
 			$user_id = $this->Application->RecallVar('user_id');
-			$this->Application->StoreVar('user_id', -1, true); // to prevent permission checking inside events, true for optional storage
+			$this->Application->StoreVar('user_id', USER_ROOT, true); // to prevent permission checking inside events, true for optional storage
 
 			foreach ($events_source as $short_name => $event_data) {
 				$next_run = $event_data['NextRunOn'];