--- loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/07/03 10:26:22	1.12
+++ loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/08/11 20:07:18	1.13
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Base routines
 #
-# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.12 2006/07/03 10:26:22 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.13 2006/08/11 20:07:18 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -297,7 +297,12 @@ sub _do_hash_untie {
 # Change access mode to non-blocking
        $how=$how|&GDBM_NOLOCK();
 # Go ahead and tie the hash
-       return &_do_hash_tie($file_prefix,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$what);
+      	my $result = 
+	    &_do_hash_tie($file_prefix,$namespace,$how,$loghead,$what);
+	if (!$result) {
+	    &clean_sym();
+	}
+	return $result;
     }
 
     sub flock_sym {