diff -r 8462b295c08b -r bb40a5303c84 test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/sa/ClhsdbLauncher.java
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/sa/ClhsdbLauncher.java	Thu Jan 31 17:48:29 2019 -0800
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/sa/ClhsdbLauncher.java	Fri Feb 01 11:29:31 2019 +0530
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import jdk.test.lib.JDKToolFinder;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
 import jdk.test.lib.SA.SATestUtils;
+import jtreg.SkippedException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -177,22 +178,18 @@
                       List<String> commands,
                       Map<String, List<String>> expectedStrMap,
                       Map<String, List<String>> unExpectedStrMap)
-        throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        throws Exception {
 
         if (!Platform.shouldSAAttach()) {
-            if (Platform.isOSX()) {
-                if (!SATestUtils.canAddPrivileges()) {
-                   // Skip the test if we don't have enough permissions to attach
-                   // and cannot add privileges.
-                   System.out.println("SA attach not expected to work - test skipped.");
-                   return null;
-               } else {
-                   needPrivileges = true;
-               }
-            } else {
-                System.out.println("SA attach not expected to work. Insufficient privileges.");
-                throw new Error("Cannot attach.");
+            if (Platform.isOSX() && SATestUtils.canAddPrivileges()) {
+                needPrivileges = true;
             }
+            else {
+               // Skip the test if we don't have enough permissions to attach
+               // and cannot add privileges.
+               throw new SkippedException(
+                   "SA attach not expected to work. Insufficient privileges.");
+           }
         }
 
         attach(lingeredAppPid);