Need help with hosts file

[Imad]

Hi guys, I'm trying to modify the hosts file in Fedora 7 '/etc/hosts/' but it's set to read-only and I can't modify it. I tried chmodding the file but It didn't work. I tried chmodding it to the following:
chmod 720 /etc/hosts
chmod 644 /etc/hosts
chmod 700 /etc/hosts
chmod 670 /etc/hosts
chmod 600 /etc/hosts
chmod 644 /etc/hosts

but it only seems to open under 644 but no modifying allowed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My question is: How can I modify the hosts file?
Kind Regards.

[homey]

Sounds like you are trying it as a regular user, try it as root user ( su - )

[Imad]

thanks for your help, but I already have tried it as a root login. Maybe I installed the wrong fedora version. Which Fedora version do I need to install?
thanks in advanced.

[northcornice]

Post results of this command:

[wally@FC7L ~]$ ls -l /etc/hosts

[Imad]

Originally Posted by northcornice

Post results of this command:

[wally@FC7L ~]$ ls -l /etc/hosts

Thanks, the only thing is; the [wally@FC7L ~] is giving me a "command not found" error.
Kind Regards.

[eXDee]

That's because that bit is HIS username and hostname.

When people give you commands to run, they should really give them as
$ ls -l /etc/hosts

Don't copy the $ though, that just means as normal user, not root. # means root.

So what he's saying, is run
ls -l /etc/hosts
As a normal user.

[Imad]

Thanks for everyone's help, I managed to modify the hosts file through the terminal using these commands:
su (login as root)
nano '/etc/hosts' (nano being your text-editor.)
crtl + O (to save changes)
This is the easiest way to modify the hosts file. A friend of mine showed me how to do this.
Kind Regards.