--- old/test/java/util/logging/CheckLockLocationTest.java	2013-11-19 20:26:00.000000000 +0100
+++ new/test/java/util/logging/CheckLockLocationTest.java	2013-11-19 20:25:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException;
 import java.nio.file.FileSystemException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 public class CheckLockLocationTest {
 
@@ -169,8 +171,12 @@
         nonWritableDir.deleteOnExit();
 
         // make it non-writable
-        if (nonWritableDir.setWritable(false)) {
+        Path path = nonWritableDir.toPath();
+        final boolean nonWritable = nonWritableDir.setWritable(false);
+        final boolean isWritable = Files.isWritable(path);
+        if (nonWritable && !isWritable) {
             runNonWritableDirTest = true;
+            System.out.println("Created non writable dir at: " + path.toString());
         } else {
             runNonWritableDirTest = false;
             System.out.println( "Test Setup WARNING: unable to make"
@@ -184,6 +190,7 @@
         if (nonExistentDir.exists()) {
             nonExistentDir.delete();
         }
+        System.out.println("Setup completed - writableDir is: " + writableDir.getPath());
         return writableDir;
     }