While running system-config-network, receiving error "error while parsing etc/hosts" in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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Issue

  • Running "system-config-network" gives error while parsing /etc/hosts file ?

  • During system bootup, sendmail and smb-client  are hanging for a long time.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3

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