1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ninep/ctl.zig b/src/ninep/ctl.zig
index 9a1a8da1..4a0f94c2 100644
--- a/src/ninep/ctl.zig
+++ b/src/ninep/ctl.zig
@@ -1760,6 +1760,25 @@ test "exec Save writes the named file through the host" {
     try testing.expectEqualStrings(pane.file.?.content, p.fallback.get("/tmp/renamed.txt").?);
 }
 
+test "a look at a file it may not read fails the write naming the file" {
+    if (comptime !pardes.hosted) return;
+    const p = try withFile(testing.allocator, "x\n");
+    defer p.deinit();
+    var tmp = testing.tmpDir(.{});
+    defer tmp.cleanup();
+    try tmp.dir.writeFile(testing.io, .{ .sub_path = "locked.txt", .data = "secret\n", .flags = .{ .permissions = .fromMode(0o000) } });
+    var dir_buf: [4096]u8 = undefined;
+    const dir = dir_buf[0..try tmp.dir.realPath(testing.io, &dir_buf)];
+    var line: [4200]u8 = undefined;
+    const path = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&line, "{s}/locked.txt", .{dir});
+    var want: [4200]u8 = undefined;
+    const expected = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&want, "look: {s}: permission denied", .{path});
+    var with_newline: [4300]u8 = undefined;
+    const refused = wr(p, root_look, try std.fmt.bufPrint(&with_newline, "{s}\n", .{path}));
+    if (refused.reply.status == .ok) return error.SkipZigTest; // root reads anything
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings(expected, refused.reply.ename);
+}
+
 test "a refused Del written back through event fails that write, EIO, with its err" {
     const gpa = testing.allocator;
     const p = try withFile(gpa, "text\n");