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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+#  Test that each of the role scripts is executable.
+#
+# Steve
+# --
+# $Id: roles.t,v 1.1 2006-02-05 18:14:55 steve Exp $
+#
+
+use strict;
+use Test::More qw( no_plan );
+
+foreach my $file ( glob( "etc/role.d/*" ) )
+{
+    if ( ! -d $file )
+    {
+	ok( -e $file, "$file" );
+	ok( -x $file, " File is executable: $file" );
+    }
+}
+