--- /dev/null
+#! /bin/sh
+# Unreadable directories yielded error despite --ignore-failed-read.
+
+. ./preset
+. $srcdir/before
+
+> check-uid
+set - x`ls -l check-uid`
+if test $3 = root; then
+
+ # The test is meaningless for super-user.
+ rm check-uid
+
+else
+
+ touch file
+ mkdir directory
+ touch directory/file
+
+ echo 1>&2 -----
+ chmod 000 file
+ tar cf archive file
+ status=$?
+ chmod 600 file
+ test $status = 2 || exit 1
+
+ echo 1>&2 -----
+ chmod 000 file
+ tar cf archive --ignore-failed-read file || exit 1
+ status=$?
+ chmod 600 file
+ test $status = 0 || exit 1
+
+ echo 1>&2 -----
+ chmod 000 directory
+ tar cf archive directory
+ status=$?
+ chmod 700 directory
+ test $status = 2 || exit 1
+
+ echo 1>&2 -----
+ chmod 000 directory
+ tar cf archive --ignore-failed-read directory || exit 1
+ status=$?
+ chmod 700 directory
+ test $status = 0 || exit 1
+
+ err="\
+-----
+tar: Cannot add file file: Permission denied
+tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
+-----
+tar: Cannot add file file: Permission denied
+-----
+tar: Cannot add directory directory: Permission denied
+tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
+-----
+tar: Cannot add directory directory: Permission denied
+"
+
+fi
+
+. $srcdir/after