1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/system/helpers.bash b/test/system/helpers.bash
index 97b6db05c..2f36c2239 100644
--- a/test/system/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/system/helpers.bash
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@ function wait_for_port() {
 # BEGIN miscellaneous tools
 
 # Shortcuts for common needs:
+function is_ubuntu() {
+    grep -qiw ubuntu /etc/os-release
+}
+
 function is_rootless() {
     [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]
 }
@@ -449,6 +453,16 @@ function skip_if_journald_unavailable {
     fi
 }
 
+function skip_if_root_ubuntu {
+    if is_ubuntu; then
+        if ! is_remote; then
+            if ! is_rootless; then
+                 skip "Cannot run this test on rootful ubuntu, usually due to user errors"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
 #########
 #  die  #  Abort with helpful message
 #########