--- old/test/jdk/java/util/logging/LogManager/Configuration/rootLoggerHandlers/RootLoggerHandlers.java	2018-02-05 20:21:19.389822687 -0800
+++ new/test/jdk/java/util/logging/LogManager/Configuration/rootLoggerHandlers/RootLoggerHandlers.java	2018-02-05 20:21:19.161820650 -0800
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         Path loggingProps = USER_DIR.resolve(CONFIG_FILE);
         System.setProperty("java.util.logging.config.file", loggingProps.toString());
         Files.copy(initialProps, loggingProps, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+        loggingProps.toFile().setWritable(true);
         System.out.println("Root level is: " + Logger.getLogger("").getLevel());
         if (Logger.getLogger("").getLevel() != Level.INFO) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Expected root level INFO, got: "