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+const t = require('tap')
+if (!process.getuid || process.getuid() !== 0 || !process.env.SUDO_UID || !process.env.SUDO_GID) {
+  t.pass('this test only runs in sudo mode')
+  t.end()
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+const common = require('../common-tap.js')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
+mkdirp.sync(common.cache + '/root/owned')
+fs.writeFileSync(common.cache + '/root/owned/file.txt', 'should be chowned')
+const chown = require('chownr')
+
+// this will fire after t.teardown() but before process.on('exit')
+setTimeout(() => {
+  chown.sync(common.cache, +process.env.SUDO_UID, +process.env.SUDO_GID)
+}, 100)
+
+t.pass('this is fine')