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+/*
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.jmx;
+
+import java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBean;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.FileHelper;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.SimpleEventHelper;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.jmx.TestCopyToReadOnlyDir
+ */
+public class TestCopyToReadOnlyDir {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        FlightRecorderMXBean bean = JmxHelper.getFlighteRecorderMXBean();
+
+        long recId = bean.newRecording();
+        bean.startRecording(recId);
+        SimpleEventHelper.createEvent(1);
+        bean.stopRecording(recId);
+
+        Path readOnlyDir = FileHelper.createReadOnlyDir(Paths.get(".", "readOnlyDir"));
+        System.out.println("readOnlyDir=" + readOnlyDir.toString());
+        Asserts.assertTrue(readOnlyDir.toFile().isDirectory(), "Could not create directory. Test error");
+        if (!FileHelper.isReadOnlyPath(readOnlyDir)) {
+            System.out.println("Failed to create read-only dir. Maybe running as root? Skipping test");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Path file = Paths.get(readOnlyDir.toString(), "my.jfr");
+        System.out.println("file=" + file.toString());
+        try {
+            bean.copyTo(recId, file.toString());
+            Asserts.fail("Should be able to dump to read only file");
+        } catch (AccessDeniedException e) {
+            // ok as expected
+        }
+
+        bean.closeRecording(recId);
+    }
+}