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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\system\Kernel;
+
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * @group system
+ */
+class PermissionsTest extends KernelTestBase {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public static $modules = [
+ 'system',
+ 'user',
+ ];
+
+ /**
+ * Tests the 'access content' permission is provided by the System module.
+ */
+ public function testAccessContentPermission() {
+ // Uninstalling modules requires the users_data table to exist.
+ $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
+
+ $permissions = $this->container->get('user.permissions')->getPermissions();
+ $this->assertSame('system', $permissions['access content']['provider']);
+
+ // Install the 'node' module, assert that it is now the 'node' module
+ // providing the 'access content' permission.
+ $this->container->get('module_installer')->install(['node']);
+
+ $permissions = $this->container->get('user.permissions')->getPermissions();
+ $this->assertSame('system', $permissions['access content']['provider']);
+
+ // Uninstall the 'node' module, assert that it is again the 'system' module.
+ $this->container->get('module_installer')->uninstall(['node']);
+
+ $permissions = $this->container->get('user.permissions')->getPermissions();
+ $this->assertSame('system', $permissions['access content']['provider']);
+ }
+
+}