--- perl/trunk/test/mknod.t	2005/01/07 23:38:41	9
+++ perl/trunk/test/mknod.t	2005/03/20 00:36:05	10
@@ -2,36 +2,57 @@
 use test::helper qw($_real $_point);
 use Test::More;
 plan tests => 24;
+use English;
+
 my (@stat);
+
 chdir($_point);
 ok(!(system("touch reg"      )>>8),"create normal file");
-ok(!(system("mknod chr c 2 3")>>8),"create chrdev");
-ok(!(system("mknod blk b 2 3")>>8),"create blkdev");
 ok(!(system("mknod fifo p"   )>>8),"create fifo");
+
 chdir($_real);
 ok(-e "reg" ,"normal file exists");
-ok(-e "chr" ,"chrdev exists");
-ok(-e "blk" ,"blkdev exists");
 ok(-e "fifo","fifo exists");
 ok(-f "reg" ,"normal file is normal file");
-ok(-c "chr" ,"chrdev is chrdev");
-ok(-b "blk" ,"blkdev is blkdev");
 ok(-p "fifo","fifo is fifo");
-@stat = stat("chr");
-is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"chrdev has right major,minor");
-@stat = stat("blk");
-is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"blkdev has right major,minor");
+
+SKIP: {
+	skip('Need root to mknod devices', 8) unless ($UID == 0);
+
+	chdir($_point);
+	ok(!(system("mknod chr c 2 3")>>8),"create chrdev");
+	ok(!(system("mknod blk b 2 3")>>8),"create blkdev");
+
+	chdir($_real);
+	ok(-e "chr" ,"chrdev exists");
+	ok(-e "blk" ,"blkdev exists");
+	ok(-c "chr" ,"chrdev is chrdev");
+	ok(-b "blk" ,"blkdev is blkdev");
+
+	@stat = stat("chr");
+	is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"chrdev has right major,minor");
+	@stat = stat("blk");
+	is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"blkdev has right major,minor");
+}
+
 chdir($_point);
 ok(-e "reg" ,"normal file exists");
-ok(-e "chr" ,"chrdev exists");
-ok(-e "blk" ,"blkdev exists");
 ok(-e "fifo","fifo exists");
 ok(-f "reg" ,"normal file is normal file");
-ok(-c "chr" ,"chrdev is chrdev");
-ok(-b "blk" ,"blkdev is blkdev");
 ok(-p "fifo","fifo is fifo");
-@stat = stat("chr");
-is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"chrdev has right major,minor");
-@stat = stat("blk");
-is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"blkdev has right major,minor");
+
+SKIP: {
+	skip('Need root to mknod devices', 6) unless ($UID == 0);
+
+	ok(-e "chr" ,"chrdev exists");
+	ok(-e "blk" ,"blkdev exists");
+	ok(-c "chr" ,"chrdev is chrdev");
+	ok(-b "blk" ,"blkdev is blkdev");
+
+	@stat = stat("chr");
+	is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"chrdev has right major,minor");
+	@stat = stat("blk");
+	is($stat[6],3+(2<<8),"blkdev has right major,minor");
+}
+
 map { unlink } qw(reg chr blk fifo);