Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java
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diff -u -ra2e9316b26f3b48a9d98a4d23f6b909c7c294a6c -r7f889fb32c17c3d360197361b35d077dff038f13
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java	(.../LoginRequestServlet.java)	(revision a2e9316b26f3b48a9d98a4d23f6b909c7c294a6c)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java	(.../LoginRequestServlet.java)	(revision 7f889fb32c17c3d360197361b35d077dff038f13)
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@
 	    String login = user.getLogin();
 	    UserDTO loggedInUserDTO = (UserDTO) hses.getAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
 	    String loggedInLogin = loggedInUserDTO == null ? null : loggedInUserDTO.getLogin();
-	    if ((loggedInLogin != null) && loggedInLogin.equals(login)) {
+	    // for checking if requested role is the same as already assigned
+	    String role = method.equals(LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_LEARNER_STRICT_AUTHENTICATION)
+		    ? LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_LEARNER : method;
+	    if ((loggedInLogin != null) && loggedInLogin.equals(login) && request.isUserInRole(role)) {
 		String url = LoginRequestDispatcher.getRequestURL(request);
 		response.sendRedirect(response.encodeRedirectURL(url));
 		return;