Index: modules/user/user.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.120
diff -u -p -r1.120 user.admin.inc
--- modules/user/user.admin.inc	20 Oct 2010 01:31:07 -0000	1.120
+++ modules/user/user.admin.inc	3 Nov 2010 07:48:28 -0000
@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ function user_admin_roles_order_submit($
     $role->weight = $role_values['weight'];
     user_role_save($role);
   }
+  drupal_set_message(t('The role settings have been updated.'));
 }
 
 /**
Index: modules/user/user.test
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.test,v
retrieving revision 1.104
diff -u -p -r1.104 user.test
--- modules/user/user.test	23 Oct 2010 03:20:40 -0000	1.104
+++ modules/user/user.test	3 Nov 2010 07:48:29 -0000
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ class UserCreateTestCase extends DrupalW
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
       'name' => 'User create',
-      'description' => 'Test the creat user administration page.',
+      'description' => 'Test the create user administration page.',
       'group' => 'User',
     );
   }
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ class UserRoleAdminTestCase extends Drup
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
       'name' => 'User role administration',
-      'description' => 'Test adding, editing and deleting user roles.',
+      'description' => 'Test adding, editing and deleting user roles and changing role weights.',
       'group' => 'User',
     );
   }
@@ -1711,6 +1711,28 @@ class UserRoleAdminTestCase extends Drup
     $this->drupalGet('admin/people/permissions/roles/edit/' . DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID);
     $this->assertResponse(403, t('Access denied when trying to edit the built-in authenticated role.'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test user role weight change operation.
+   */
+  function testRoleWeightChange() {
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+
+    // Pick up a random role and get its weight.
+    $rid = array_rand(user_roles());
+    $role = user_role_load($rid);
+    $old_weight = $role->weight;
+
+    // Change the role weight and submit the form.
+    $edit = array('roles['. $rid .'][weight]' => $old_weight + 1);
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/people/permissions/roles', $edit, t('Save order'));
+    $this->assertText(t('The role settings have been updated.'), t('The role settings form submitted successfully.'));
+
+    // Retrieve the saved role and compare its weight.
+    $role = user_role_load($rid);
+    $new_weight = $role->weight;
+    $this->assertTrue(($old_weight + 1) == $new_weight, t('Role weight updated successfully.'));
+  }
 }
 
 /**