How To Unlock Older Files in 10.6?

We find that certain of our previously locked files can't seem to be unlocked since we installed 10.6. In the Info window, the "Locked" checkbox is greyed out and inactive. Unlocking the "lock" icon at the lower right of the Info box with our password doesn't help either. Any help will be most appreciated, with many thanks in advance. -jv

You may not have permissions to modify the file, so you can't unlock it either. To fix the permissions, select a file that you have full access to, choose File -> Get Info, then do the same with a file you don't have full access to, and then make sure that the Sharing & Permissions section is the same for both.
If that's not the problem, try opening the Terminal and typing "chflags nouchg " (without the quotes and including the space at the end). Then drag a locked file onto the Terminal window. Press return in the Terminal to execute the command. If that fails, try doing the same thing, but type "sudo chflags nouchg " instead, and then type your password when asked. (Note that you won't see anything when you type it.)

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