diff -up ./mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh.noroot ./mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh
--- ./mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh.noroot	2011-04-06 09:56:07.207701000 -0700
+++ ./mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh	2011-04-06 10:19:54.159552000 -0700
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ dbtest_main()
         cat $RONLY_DIR/* > /dev/null
     fi
 
+    # skipping the next two tests when user is root,
+    # otherwise they would fail due to rooty powers
+    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] then
     ${BINDIR}/dbtest -d $RONLY_DIR
     ret=$?
     if [ $ret -ne 46 ]; then
@@ -208,6 +211,10 @@ dbtest_main()
     else
       html_passed "Dbtest r/w didn't work in an readonly dir $ret" 
     fi
+    else
+      html_passed "Skipping Dbtest r/w in a readonly dir because user is root" 
+    fi
+    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] then
     ${BINDIR}/certutil -D -n "TestUser" -d .
     ret=$?
     if [ $ret -ne 255 ]; then
@@ -215,6 +222,9 @@ dbtest_main()
     else
         html_passed "Certutil didn't work in an readonly dir $ret"
     fi
+    else
+      html_passed "Skipping Certutil delete cert in an readonly directory test because user is root" 
+    fi
     
     Echo "test opening the database ronly in a readonly directory"