From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 22:50:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: tests: chmod: fix false failure in recent test
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tests: chmod: fix false failure in recent test

* tests/chmod/partial-fail.sh: Test readablility of mode 0 files
independently, to avoid false failure, e.g., when run as root.
Reported by Bruno Haible.
---

diff --git a/tests/chmod/partial-fail.sh b/tests/chmod/partial-fail.sh
index 97892d2570..104da95128 100755
--- a/tests/chmod/partial-fail.sh
+++ b/tests/chmod/partial-fail.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ print_ver_ chmod
 
 touch file || framework_failure_
 returns_ 1 chmod 0 missing_file file || fail=1
-test -r file && fail=1
+
+touch unreadable || framework_failure_
+chmod 0 unreadable || framework_failure_
+if ! test -r unreadable; then
+  test -r file && fail=1
+fi
 
 Exit $fail