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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.79 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.18-19.7.x i686; Nav)

Description of problem:
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 1398, in ?
    window = mainDialog()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 222, in __init__
    self.load()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 243, in load
    self.loadProfiles()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 256, in loadProfiles
    profilelist = getProfileList()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", l
ine 393, in getProfileList
    PFList.load()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", l
ine 44, in load
    hoconf = Conf.ConfEHosts()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 429,
in __init__
    Conf.__init__(self, '/etc/hosts')
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 180,
in __init__
    self.read()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 432,
in read
    self.initvars()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 445,
in initvars
    raise BadFile, 'Malformed /etc/hosts file'
Conf.BadFile: Malformed /etc/hosts file

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <netconfpkg.Conf.ConfEHosts instance at 8543080>
var: ['170.153.72.160']


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.simply try to run network configuration
2.
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Actual Results:  Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 1398, in ?
    window = mainDialog()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 222, in __init__
    self.load()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 243, in load
    self.loadProfiles()
  File "/usr/sbin/neat", line 256, in loadProfiles
    profilelist = getProfileList()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", l
ine 393, in getProfileList
    PFList.load()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", l
ine 44, in load
    hoconf = Conf.ConfEHosts()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 429,
in __init__
    Conf.__init__(self, '/etc/hosts')
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 180,
in __init__
    self.read()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 432,
in read
    self.initvars()
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Conf.py", line 445,
in initvars
    raise BadFile, 'Malformed /etc/hosts file'
Conf.BadFile: Malformed /etc/hosts file

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <netconfpkg.Conf.ConfEHosts instance at 8543080>
var: ['170.153.72.160']


Expected Results:  network configuration panel for kde/gnome should appear

Additional info: