fedora core 4 can not apply change to root of server 444

[WiseWombat]

Hi I have installed fedora core4 with administrator and root passwords
I have full access rights but how do apply a change in the root file as it tells me that I do not have administrator rights.
How to I login to add and remove files from the root.

THANKS

[MattyMoose]

What commands have you tried EXACTLY, and what were the exact error messages/results? Please paste into your reply. :)

Most likely the problem is because you're not actually root.

Try:

> su -
<Enter root Password>
# chmod 444 /path/to/file

It may also be that the file is "locked" (I can't remember if linux has system immutable flags to lock files such as /kernel)