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Date:      Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Soren Harward <soren@cinternet.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: *really* slow login times
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904121137430.3957-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19990410234409.A1181@cinternet.net>

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On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Soren Harward wrote:

> I just installed FreeBSD 3.1 on my K6-2 300 a few days ago, and I've been
> having a small problem with the login procedure.  If I reboot the system
> clean, then I can log in with no problems.  But after about 24 hours or
> so, the login starts taking a *very* long time (more than 10 minutes)
> to find my username and ask me for my password.  Any idea what's going
> on?  I think it may have something to do with corruption of my
> /etc/group file.  Could someone send me a copy of a clean one?

This sounds more like broken reverse DNS.  See if you can look up the name
attached to the IP address of your workstation.

Do you have NIS enabled?

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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