--- perl/trunk/test/chown.t	2004/11/11 14:44:15	4
+++ perl/trunk/test/chown.t	2005/03/20 00:36:05	10
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 use test::helper qw($_real $_point);
 use Test::More;
+use English;
 plan tests => 4;
+
 my (@stat);
 chdir($_point);
 system("echo frog >file");
-ok(chown(0,0,"file"),"set 0,0");
-@stat = stat("file");
-ok($stat[4] == 0 && $stat[5] == 0,"0,0");
-ok(chown(1,1,"file"),"set 1,1");
-@stat = stat("file");
-ok($stat[4] == 1 && $stat[5] == 1,"1,1");
+
+SKIP: {
+	skip('Need root to give away ownership', 4) unless ($UID == 0);
+
+	ok(chown(0,0,"file"),"set 0,0");
+	@stat = stat("file");
+	ok($stat[4] == 0 && $stat[5] == 0,"0,0");
+	ok(chown(1,1,"file"),"set 1,1");
+	@stat = stat("file");
+	ok($stat[4] == 1 && $stat[5] == 1,"1,1");
+}
+
 unlink("file");