[Novalug] Changing a readonly file to a read-write file

[Charles M Howe]

List,

This is an elementary question. I have a file that is read only at the
user level and I want to change it so that I can edit it as a user. I
had hoped that I could use vi as root but no dice. Then I thought I
could use chattr as root, but I read the command summary in "Linux in a
Nutshell" and still don't  see how to do it. Advice please.

Charlie