--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2018/09/21 03:38:44	1.1385
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2018/10/19 16:54:58	1.1386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1385 2018/09/21 03:38:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1386 2018/10/19 16:54:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5241,7 +5241,12 @@ sub set_first_access {
     }
     $cachedkey='';
     my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb,$map);
-    if (!$firstaccess) {
+    if ($firstaccess) {
+        &logthis("First access time already set ($firstaccess) when attempting ".
+                 "to set new value (type: $type, extent: $res) for $uname:$udom ". 
+                 "in $courseid"); 
+        return 'already_set';
+    } else {
         my $start = time;
 	my $putres = &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>$start},
                           $udom,$uname);
@@ -5257,6 +5262,9 @@ sub set_first_access {
             if (($cachedtime) && (abs($start-$cachedtime) < 5)) {
                 $cachedtimes{"$courseid\0$res"} = $start;
             }
+        } elsif ($putres ne 'refused') {
+            &logthis("Result: $putres when attempting to set first access time ".
+                     "(type: $type, extent: $res) for $uname:$udom in $courseid");
         }
         return $putres;
     }