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+"""
+Copyright 2015 Rackspace
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+
+from tempest_lib import exceptions
+
+from functionaltests.common import datagen
+from functionaltests.api.v2.base import DesignateV2Test
+from functionaltests.api.v2.clients.pool_client import PoolClient
+from functionaltests.api.v2.fixtures import PoolFixture
+
+
+class PoolTest(DesignateV2Test):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PoolTest, self).setUp()
+        self.increase_quotas(user='admin')
+        self.client = PoolClient.as_user('admin', with_token=False)
+        self.fixture = self.useFixture(PoolFixture(user='admin'))
+
+    def test_create_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.post_pool,
+            datagen.random_pool_data())
+
+    def test_get_fake_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.get_pool, 'junk')
+
+    def test_get_existing_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.get_pool,
+            self.fixture.created_pool.id)
+
+    def test_list_pools(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.list_pools)
+
+    def test_update_fake_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.patch_pool, 'junk',
+            datagen.random_pool_data())
+
+    def test_update_existing_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.patch_pool,
+            self.fixture.created_pool.id, datagen.random_pool_data())
+
+    def test_delete_fake_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.delete_pool, 'junk')
+
+    def test_delete_existing_pool(self):
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.delete_pool,
+            self.fixture.created_pool.id)