diff --git a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
--- a/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class AnnouncementsController < ApplicationController
 
-  before_filter :authenticate
-  before_filter { |controller| controller.authorization_by_roles(['admin'])}
+  before_filter :admin_authorization
 
   in_place_edit_for :announcement, :published
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/application.rb b/app/controllers/application.rb
--- a/app/controllers/application.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
   SINGLE_USER_MODE_CONF_KEY = 'system.single_user_mode'
 
+  def admin_authorization
+    return false unless authenticate
+    user = User.find(session[:user_id], :include => ['roles'])
+    redirect_to :controller => 'main', :action => 'login' unless user.admin?
+  end
+
   def authorization_by_roles(allowed_roles)
     return false unless authenticate
     user = User.find(session[:user_id])
@@ -18,13 +24,14 @@
   end
 
   protected
+
   def authenticate
     unless session[:user_id]
       redirect_to :controller => 'main', :action => 'login'
       return false
     end
 
-    Configuration.reload
+    #Configuration.reload
     # check if run in single user mode
     if (Configuration[SINGLE_USER_MODE_CONF_KEY])
       user = User.find(session[:user_id])
diff --git a/app/controllers/login_controller.rb b/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
--- a/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
     if user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params[:password])
       session[:user_id] = user.id
       redirect_to :controller => 'main', :action => 'list'
+      if user.admin?
+        session[:admin] = true
+      else
+        session[:admin] = false
+      end
     else
       flash[:notice] = 'Wrong password'
       redirect_to :controller => 'main', :action => 'login'
diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
--- a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
   verify :method => :post, :only => ['create'],
          :redirect_to => { :action => 'list' }
 
-  before_filter :only => ['console','show'] do |controller| 
-    controller.authorization_by_roles(['admin'])
-  end
+  before_filter :admin_authorization, :only => ['console','show','reply']
 
   def list
     @user = User.find(session[:user_id])
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     menu_items = ''
     user = User.find(session[:user_id])
 
-    if (user!=nil) and (user.admin?) 
+    if (user!=nil) and (session[:admin]) 
       # admin menu
       menu_items << "<b>Administrative task:</b> "
       append_to menu_items, '[Announcements]', 'announcements', 'index'
diff --git a/app/views/configurations/index.html.haml b/app/views/configurations/index.html.haml
--- a/app/views/configurations/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/configurations/index.html.haml
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
         = in_place_editor_field :configuration, :value, {}, :rows=>1
 
 %br/
-= link_to '[Reload configuration]', :action => 'reload'
+Your config is saved, but it does not automatically take effect.
 %br/
-Your config is saved, but it does not automatically take effect.
-You must reload.
+If you have one mongrel process running, you can
+= link_to '[click]', :action => 'reload'
+here to reload.
+%br/
+If you have more than one process running, you should restart 
+them manually.