After this, the test passes. --- t/io/fs.t;-0 Tue Jul 24 11:38:32 2001 +++ t/io/fs.t Tue Jul 31 14:50:45 2001 @@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ # check if rename() works on directories if ($Is_VMSish) { + # must have delete access to rename a directory + `set file tmp.dir/protection=o:d`; rename 'tmp.dir', 'tmp1.dir' or print "not "; } else { [end of patch]