--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/12/16 19:57:56	1.1275
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/12/21 16:26:36	1.1276
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1275 2014/12/16 19:57:56 musolffc Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1276 2014/12/21 16:26:36 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6040,6 +6040,9 @@ sub get_timebased_id {
     } else {
         $error = "error: could not obtain lockfile\n";
         $dellock = 'ok';
+        if (($prefix eq 'paste') && ($namespace eq 'courseeditor') && ($keyid eq 'num')) {
+            $dellock = 'nolock';
+        }
     }
     return ($newid,$dellock,$error);
 }