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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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.