--- Path.pm.orig	2009-01-03 19:40:06.000000000 +0800
+++ Path.pm	2009-01-03 19:41:04.000000000 +0800
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
                 }
                 else {
                     _error($arg, "cannot remove directory", $canon);
-                    if (!chmod($perm, ($Is_VMS ? VMS::Filespec::fileify($root) : $root))
+                    if ($Force_Writeable && !chmod($perm, ($Is_VMS ? VMS::Filespec::fileify($root) : $root))
                     ) {
                         _error($arg, sprintf("cannot restore permissions to 0%o",$perm), $canon);
                     }