--- a/src/testdir/test_swap.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_swap.vim
@@ -1,48 +1,82 @@
 " Tests for the swap feature
 
-" Tests for 'directory' option.
-func Test_swap_directory()
+"" Tests for 'directory' option.
+"func Test_swap_directory()
+"  if !has("unix")
+"    return
+"  endif
+"  let content = ['start of testfile',
+"	      \ 'line 2 Abcdefghij',
+"	      \ 'line 3 Abcdefghij',
+"	      \ 'end of testfile']
+"  call writefile(content, 'Xtest1')
+"
+"  "  '.', swap file in the same directory as file
+"  set dir=.,~
+"
+"  " Verify that the swap file doesn't exist in the current directory
+"  call assert_equal([], glob(".Xtest1*.swp", 1, 1, 1))
+"  edit Xtest1
+"  let swfname = split(execute("swapname"))[0]
+"  call assert_equal([swfname], glob(swfname, 1, 1, 1))
+"
+"  " './dir', swap file in a directory relative to the file
+"  set dir=./Xtest2,.,~
+"
+"  call mkdir("Xtest2")
+"  edit Xtest1
+"  call assert_equal([], glob(swfname, 1, 1, 1))
+"  let swfname = "Xtest2/Xtest1.swp"
+"  call assert_equal(swfname, split(execute("swapname"))[0])
+"  call assert_equal([swfname], glob("Xtest2/*", 1, 1, 1))
+"
+"  " 'dir', swap file in directory relative to the current dir
+"  set dir=Xtest.je,~
+"
+"  call mkdir("Xtest.je")
+"  call writefile(content, 'Xtest2/Xtest3')
+"  edit Xtest2/Xtest3
+"  call assert_equal(["Xtest2/Xtest3"], glob("Xtest2/*", 1, 1, 1))
+"  let swfname = "Xtest.je/Xtest3.swp"
+"  call assert_equal(swfname, split(execute("swapname"))[0])
+"  call assert_equal([swfname], glob("Xtest.je/*", 1, 1, 1))
+"
+"  set dir&
+"  call delete("Xtest1")
+"  call delete("Xtest2", "rf")
+"  call delete("Xtest.je", "rf")
+"endfunc
+
+func Test_swap_group()
   if !has("unix")
     return
   endif
-  let content = ['start of testfile',
-	      \ 'line 2 Abcdefghij',
-	      \ 'line 3 Abcdefghij',
-	      \ 'end of testfile']
-  call writefile(content, 'Xtest1')
-
-  "  '.', swap file in the same directory as file
-  set dir=.,~
-
-  " Verify that the swap file doesn't exist in the current directory
-  call assert_equal([], glob(".Xtest1*.swp", 1, 1, 1))
-  edit Xtest1
-  let swfname = split(execute("swapname"))[0]
-  call assert_equal([swfname], glob(swfname, 1, 1, 1))
-
-  " './dir', swap file in a directory relative to the file
-  set dir=./Xtest2,.,~
+  let groups = split(system('groups'))
+  if len(groups) <= 1
+    throw 'Skipped: need at least two groups, got ' . groups
+  endif
 
-  call mkdir("Xtest2")
-  edit Xtest1
-  call assert_equal([], glob(swfname, 1, 1, 1))
-  let swfname = "Xtest2/Xtest1.swp"
-  call assert_equal(swfname, split(execute("swapname"))[0])
-  call assert_equal([swfname], glob("Xtest2/*", 1, 1, 1))
-
-  " 'dir', swap file in directory relative to the current dir
-  set dir=Xtest.je,~
+  call delete('Xtest')
+  split Xtest
+  call setline(1, 'just some text')
+  wq
+  if system('ls -l Xtest') !~ ' ' . groups[0] . ' \d'
+    throw 'Skipped: test file does not have the first group'
+  else
+    silent !chmod 640 Xtest
+    call system('chgrp ' . groups[1] . ' Xtest')
+    if system('ls -l Xtest') !~ ' ' . groups[1] . ' \d'
+      throw 'Skipped: cannot set second group on test file'
+    else
+      split Xtest
+      let swapname = substitute(execute('swapname'), '[[:space:]]', '', 'g')
+      call assert_match('Xtest', swapname)
+      " Group of swapfile must now match original file.
+      call assert_match(' ' . groups[1] . ' \d', system('ls -l ' . swapname))
 
-  call mkdir("Xtest.je")
-  call writefile(content, 'Xtest2/Xtest3')
-  edit Xtest2/Xtest3
-  call assert_equal(["Xtest2/Xtest3"], glob("Xtest2/*", 1, 1, 1))
-  let swfname = "Xtest.je/Xtest3.swp"
-  call assert_equal(swfname, split(execute("swapname"))[0])
-  call assert_equal([swfname], glob("Xtest.je/*", 1, 1, 1))
+      bwipe!
+    endif
+  endif
 
-  set dir&
-  call delete("Xtest1")
-  call delete("Xtest2", "rf")
-  call delete("Xtest.je", "rf")
+  call delete('Xtest')
 endfunc