While edit the /etc/hosts and /etc/nsswitch.conf with vim as root, it shows "Readonly".

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Issue

Login as root and edit the /etc/hosts or /etc/nsswitch.conf with, it shows "Readonly" and cannot be modified.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5

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