>From: Tank@pg.net (Tank)
>        Another problem I am having in addition to the ether interface is
>the following.
>
>I created an account for myself.
>I copied the dot files from /usr/shar/skel.
>I chown'd the files to myself.
>I chmod'd the file to 700
>
>I could not modify the files.
>
>I then chmod'd the files to 777, but still no luck...
>
>On a whim, I tried to vi a new file, I was unable to do this.
>
>Unless I am su'd to root, I cannot open or modify any files....
>Any thoughts on this?

Yes.  The behavior you describe suggests you forgot to chown your home
directory to yourself (`chown yourid ~`).

Max