Hi, I am wondering if it may be more reliable to attempt creation of a new file in the read only directory rather than checking for the "root" user name? Paul.
On May 27, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Vladimir Ivanov <[email protected]> wrote: > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8035186 > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vlivanov/8035186/webrev.00/ > > LogGeneratedClassesTest.testDumpDirNotWritable is not applicable when it is > run by super user on Linux/Solaris. The test checks that it's forbidden to > create files in read-only directory, but super user is allowed to do so. > > The fix is to skip the test in such configuration. > > Testing: ran the test by super user on Solaris/Linux. > > Best regards, > Vladimir Ivanov
