lsattr /etc/lilo.conf
-------- /etc/lilo.conf
If you don't get '--------' man chattr

If it's not that, I don't have a clue.
Luke.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Jin Ting Liew wrote:

> After reading an article on Linux security some time ago, I put some 
> extra security measures on my server (the same one that has the problem 
> with Redhad network update agent).  This  included protecting 
> /etc/lilo.conf.  I am not sure what i did to it, but even as root or in 
> single user mode i cannot do anything to this file but read it.  Even 
> the redhat 7 upgrade had problems with this file and aborted (causing a 
> huge headache, but this has been resolved).
> 
> I am certain that the drive is mounted read / write and that I have the 
> appropriate permissions to write to the file.
> 
> If anyone knows what I have done it would be great if you could let me 
> know = )

-- 
Luke Szymanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Network Administrator
The Asia Pacific Internet Company <www.apic.net>


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