How to delete a write protected file

How to delete a write protected file

"How to delete write protected file under Linux..."

Under Linux (and other Unixsh oses) following criteria should matched before deleting a file:
Criteria # 1

To delete or remove a file you need to be owner of a file. Use ls -l command to verify your ownership:
$ ls -l filename

If you have sufficient rights, you can remove a file. Otherwise, become a superuser to remove a file.
Criteria # 2

In addition, you must have a write access to on a directory that allows you to remove or add new files. Again us ls -l or ls -ld command to get write ownership of directory.
$ ls -ld dirname

If you have sufficient rights, you can remove a file. Otherwise, become a superuser to remove a file. Use chown / chmod commands to setup permission OR run rm command as root user:
# su -
# rm -f file.txt
Criteria # 3

Make sure file is not protected using extended file system 'i' attribute. A file with the 'i' attribute cannot be modified, it cannot be deleted or renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the file. Only root can add or remove 'i' attribute. Use lsatter command to verify that file is not write protected using extended 'i' attribute:
$ lsattr file.txt

Output:

----i------------ file.txt

Above output indicates that file.txt has i attribute set on it. Become a superuser and follow the instruction mentioned here to remove a write protected file:
# chattr -i file.txt
# rm -f file.txt

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