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Date:	Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:49 -0800
Subject:	Re: No Network Access Nearly Resolved
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Hi Corrina:

>	For a start, maybe you should set up /etc/passwd and /etc/group as they are supposed to be, not as you think they should be:
>	$ mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd
>	$ mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group

Even when I run mkpasswd from a dos prompt (that can see mkpasswd) and can resolve network names, adding the "-d" parameter causes it to pause forever, whereas the mkgroup works immediately (several thousand entries).

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