diff --git a/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
index 2a5792e36..94717a4ce 100644
--- a/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class WelcomeController < ApplicationController
 
       return 0
     elsif url.include?(Setting.host_user.gsub('/',''))
-      redirect_to(:controller => "users", :action => "index")
+      #redirect_to(:controller => "users", :action => "index")
     end
       
     
diff --git a/app/views/welcome/_more_course.html.erb b/app/views/welcome/_more_course.html.erb
index 8d0f1564c..2c8d92719 100644
--- a/app/views/welcome/_more_course.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/welcome/_more_course.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <% if User.current.logged?%>
-    <% if User.current.user_extensions.identity == 0 %>
         <%= link_to(l(:label_course_new), {:controller => 'courses', :action => 'new'},
                     :class => 'icon icon-add') if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_course,nil, :global => true) %>
-    <% end %>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     <%= link_to l(:label_course_join_student), join_private_courses_courses_path ,:remote => true, :class => 'icon icon-add' %>
     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;