Hi I am trying to modify /etc/lilo.conf to try out a new kernel. It should not be a problem but it seeems that even as root I can only get read-only access and I am unable to change my permission either through chmod or using nautilus. THe permission for lilo.conf is 600 and its says I shuld be able to have read and write access but not execution. My propble could lie in the fact that I was playing aroudn with securing Slackware and followed the advice from Jack S. Lai on this website.

members.cox.net/laitcg/new/intro.html

As you can see you chmod 600 lilo.conf but putting this command in chmod.dat (along with other files) and then executing chmod.dat /bin/bash < chmod.dat

Since I only have read-only access I am unable to even change permision. How do I get around this issue?

This is why you never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever do anything you are unsure of as root.......

From what I gather from the instructions in the site u talked about, this would probably be the way out..

chattr -i /etc/lilo.conf , and then chmod the lilo.conf file...

man chattr, http://www.rt.com/man/chattr.1.html

HTH

I use mc (Midnight Commander) as root.
I can change (and break) anything with mc!