--- old/test/java/io/pathNames/General.java	2016-12-05 14:29:38.000000000 +0800
+++ new/test/java/io/pathNames/General.java	2016-12-05 14:29:38.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     private static int gensymCounter = 0;
 
     protected static final String userDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
+    private static final Path userDirPath = Paths.get(userDir).toAbsolutePath();
 
     protected static String baseDir = null;
     protected static String relative = null;
@@ -337,6 +338,10 @@
                                   String ans, String ask)
         throws Exception
     {
+        if (!Paths.get(ans).toAbsolutePath().startsWith(userDirPath)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         int d = depth - 1;
         File f = new File(ans);
         String n;