I don't have permission to edit file?

I am trying to edit an .ini file, which opens with textedit. however, whenever i try to edit it i get this message
I am the only one who is usuing my macbook, so i don't understand why i don't have "Permission"

The question though is HOW this can happen!
In my similar case, (You don't have permission to write to the file or so,)
I cannot edit the file although I have READ & WRITE permissions also on the respective folders. So this is strange.
Any ideas why?
with best regards,
Omar K N
(Stockholm, Sweden)

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