JDK-7042603 : TEST_BUG: test/java/io/IOException/LastErrorString.java touches system files
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.io
  • Affected Version: 1.2.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2011-05-06
  • Updated: 2020-07-22
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Description
See discussion at:
  http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2011-May/006832.html

We need to clean-up this test so that it doesn't touch /etc/shadow and other system files.

Comments
It seems like a reasonable test, but turning it into a shell test seems unwise.
06-08-2013

An alternative is to just remove this test, it's been @ignore'd for a long time so it's not running anyway.
06-08-2013