=== modified file 'test/unittest_fileutils.py'
--- test/unittest_fileutils.py	2007-05-14 21:26:45 +0000
+++ test/unittest_fileutils.py	2007-05-14 21:36:23 +0000
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
     def test_mode_change(self):
         """tests that mode is changed when needed"""
+        if not os.geteuid():
+            self.skip('this test fails with root privs')
         # test on non-writable file
         self.assert_(not os.access(self.rpath, os.W_OK))
         wp_file = ProtectedFile(self.rpath, 'w')
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@
 
     def test_restore_on_close(self):
         """tests original mode is restored on close"""
+        if not os.geteuid():
+            self.skip('this test fails with root privs')
         # test on non-writable file
         self.assert_(not os.access(self.rpath, os.W_OK))
         ProtectedFile(self.rpath, 'w').close()
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@
 
     def test_mode_change_on_append(self):
         """tests that mode is changed when file is opened in 'a' mode"""
+        if not os.geteuid():
+            self.skip('this test fails with root privs')
         self.assert_(not os.access(self.rpath, os.W_OK))
         wp_file = ProtectedFile(self.rpath, 'a')
         self.assert_(os.access(self.rpath, os.W_OK))