deleting files

[Sean Haynes]

> I am trying to delete a file and when I do I get this in response
> and when it kicks back a response I get overriding mode 0755?

Mode 755 means that the file in question is readable, writable and
executable to the file's owner (digit 7), but only readable and executable
to group and others (digits 55). Since you don't own the file you can't
write to it you can't erase it (which is writing to it).

 - Sean