Name: nt126004 Date: 08/22/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Versions 5.00.2195]


EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
The window 2000 machine is trying to access
a file on a NFS file share on a Solaris
machine running Solaris 8.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This problem only exists when working
on across NFS. When working on the
local file system it works fine.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Create mapped network drive to an NFS share
2. Create a file whose permission render it unreadable
    on the share.
3. In java create a java.io.File object which represents
    the file on the share.
4. Call "canRead()" on the File object.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Expected result should be 'false', but
is returning 'true'.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------

import java.io.*;
public class test {

    public static void main( String[] args ) {
         File file = new File("\\\\machineName\\dir\\unreadabeFileName");
         if( file.canRead() ) {
              System.out.println("I am reading the file! (Shouldn't be able to)");
         }
         else {
              System.out.println("Couldn't read file. (expected behavior)");
         }
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :

Attempt to open the file with a
FileInputStream, and catch the exception
when it fails.
(Review ID: 160829)
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