--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/05/02 23:34:43	1.631
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/05/03 19:22:22	1.632
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.631 2005/05/02 23:34:43 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.632 2005/05/03 19:22:22 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3913,7 +3913,9 @@ sub unmark_as_readonly {
         my @del_keys;
         if (ref($current_locks) eq "ARRAY"){
             foreach my $locker (@{$current_locks}) {
-                if ($$locker[0].$$locker[1] eq $symb_crs) {
+                my $compare=$locker;
+                if (ref($locker)) { $compare=join('',@{$locker}) };
+                if ($compare eq $symb_crs) {
                     if (defined($file_name) && ($file_name ne $file)) {
                         push(@new_locks, $what);
                     }