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> From: Dirk Jagdmann <doj@cubic.org>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:48:46 +0200
> 
> I have recently switched to emacs 22.1.1 from a 21.x release. I work on 
> Linux. My emacs configuration has remained unchanged. But now every time 
> I open a file (C-x C-f) that is already existing emacs open the buffer 
> as read-only.
> [..]
> Does anybody have a clue? Should I post my .emacs for investigation?

If "emacs -Q" does not exhibit this problem, then indeed you should
show us your .emacs.