5 files changed, 47 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/check.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/check.vim
index 1459b70243..8a1080a2f3 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/check.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/check.vim
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ func CheckUnix()
   endif
 endfunc
 
-" Command to check for not running on a BSD system.
-" TODO: using this checks should not be needed
-command CheckNotBSD call CheckNotBSD()
-func CheckNotBSD()
-  if has('bsd')
-    throw 'Skipped: does not work on BSD'
-  endif
-endfunc
-
 " Command to check that making screendumps is supported.
 " Caller must source screendump.vim
 command CheckScreendump call CheckScreendump()
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
index 4994e7af8f..dc850515b0 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
@@ -1836,6 +1836,8 @@ endfunc
 " Test for editing a file without read permission
 func Test_edit_file_no_read_perm()
   CheckUnix
+  CheckNotRoot
+
   call writefile(['one', 'two'], 'Xfile')
   call setfperm('Xfile', '-w-------')
   new
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_excmd.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_excmd.vim
index 582dcaac2c..42b1f8ca48 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_excmd.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_excmd.vim
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func Test_winsize_cmd()
 endfunc
 
 " Test for the :redir command
+" NOTE: if you run tests as root this will fail.  Don't run tests as root!
 func Test_redir_cmd()
   call assert_fails('redir @@', 'E475:')
   call assert_fails('redir abc', 'E475:')
@@ -492,13 +493,6 @@ func Test_redir_cmd()
     call assert_fails('redir > Xdir', 'E17:')
     call delete('Xdir', 'd')
   endif
-  if !has('bsd')
-    " Redirecting to a read-only file
-    call writefile([], 'Xfile')
-    call setfperm('Xfile', 'r--r--r--')
-    call assert_fails('redir! > Xfile', 'E190:')
-    call delete('Xfile')
-  endif
 
   " Test for redirecting to a register
   redir @q> | echon 'clean ' | redir END
@@ -511,6 +505,16 @@ func Test_redir_cmd()
   call assert_equal('blue sky', color)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_redir_cmd_readonly()
+  CheckNotRoot
+
+  " Redirecting to a read-only file
+  call writefile([], 'Xfile')
+  call setfperm('Xfile', 'r--r--r--')
+  call assert_fails('redir! > Xfile', 'E190:')
+  call delete('Xfile')
+endfunc
+
 " Test for the :filetype command
 func Test_filetype_cmd()
   call assert_fails('filetype abc', 'E475:')
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_help.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_help.vim
index 19c0fcd820..e30d305703 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_help.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_help.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 " Tests for :help
 
+source check.vim
+
 func Test_help_restore_snapshot()
   help
   set buftype=
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ func Test_help_completion()
 endfunc
 
 " Test for the :helptags command
+" NOTE: if you run tests as root this will fail.  Don't run tests as root!
 func Test_helptag_cmd()
   call mkdir('Xdir/a/doc', 'p')
 
@@ -111,29 +114,6 @@ func Test_helptag_cmd()
   call assert_equal(["help-tags\ttags\t1"], readfile('Xdir/tags'))
   call delete('Xdir/tags')
 
-  " The following tests fail on FreeBSD for some reason
-  if has('unix') && !has('bsd')
-    " Read-only tags file
-    call mkdir('Xdir/doc', 'p')
-    call writefile([''], 'Xdir/doc/tags')
-    call writefile([], 'Xdir/doc/sample.txt')
-    call setfperm('Xdir/doc/tags', 'r-xr--r--')
-    call assert_fails('helptags Xdir/doc', 'E152:', getfperm('Xdir/doc/tags'))
-
-    let rtp = &rtp
-    let &rtp = 'Xdir'
-    helptags ALL
-    let &rtp = rtp
-
-    call delete('Xdir/doc/tags')
-
-    " No permission to read the help file
-    call setfperm('Xdir/a/doc/sample.txt', '-w-------')
-    call assert_fails('helptags Xdir', 'E153:', getfperm('Xdir/a/doc/sample.txt'))
-    call delete('Xdir/a/doc/sample.txt')
-    call delete('Xdir/tags')
-  endif
-
   " Duplicate tags in the help file
   call writefile(['*tag1*', '*tag1*', '*tag2*'], 'Xdir/a/doc/sample.txt')
   call assert_fails('helptags Xdir', 'E154:')
@@ -141,9 +121,35 @@ func Test_helptag_cmd()
   call delete('Xdir', 'rf')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_helptag_cmd_readonly()
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckNotRoot
+
+  " Read-only tags file
+  call mkdir('Xdir/doc', 'p')
+  call writefile([''], 'Xdir/doc/tags')
+  call writefile([], 'Xdir/doc/sample.txt')
+  call setfperm('Xdir/doc/tags', 'r-xr--r--')
+  call assert_fails('helptags Xdir/doc', 'E152:', getfperm('Xdir/doc/tags'))
+
+  let rtp = &rtp
+  let &rtp = 'Xdir'
+  helptags ALL
+  let &rtp = rtp
+
+  call delete('Xdir/doc/tags')
+
+  " No permission to read the help file
+  call mkdir('Xdir/b/doc', 'p')
+  call writefile([], 'Xdir/b/doc/sample.txt')
+  call setfperm('Xdir/b/doc/sample.txt', '-w-------')
+  call assert_fails('helptags Xdir', 'E153:', getfperm('Xdir/b/doc/sample.txt'))
+  call delete('Xdir', 'rf')
+endfunc
+
 " Test for setting the 'helpheight' option in the help window
 func Test_help_window_height()
-  let &cmdheight = &lines - 24
+  let &cmdheight = &lines - 23
   set helpheight=10
   help
   set helpheight=14
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_writefile.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_writefile.vim
index e4950de658..a7ebe8cde6 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_writefile.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_writefile.vim
@@ -419,9 +419,13 @@ func Test_patchmode()
 endfunc
 
 " Test for writing to a file in a readonly directory
+" NOTE: if you run tests as root this will fail.  Don't run tests as root!
 func Test_write_readonly_dir()
   " On MS-Windows, modifying files in a read-only directory is allowed.
   CheckUnix
+  " Root can do it too.
+  CheckNotRoot
+
   call mkdir('Xdir')
   call writefile(['one'], 'Xdir/Xfile1')
   call setfperm('Xdir', 'r-xr--r--')