http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1066329 Bug ID: 1066329 Summary: YaST Control Center Network Settings takes a long time to read hosts file Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.2 Hardware: 64bit OS: openSUSE 42.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 Assignee: yast2-maintainers@suse.de Reporter: teuniz@gmail.com QA Contact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- When a hosts file contains many entries (15K or more), starting Network Settings in YaST Control Center takes a long time, even more than a minute. How to reproduce: Open the /etc/hosts file with an editor. Create (copy/paste) 15K entries (in order to block malicious websites) e.g: 0.0.0.0 2znp09oa.com 0.0.0.0 4jnzhl0d0.com 0.0.0.0 6ldu6qa.com 0.0.0.0 82o9v830.com 0.0.0.0 abandonedclover.com 0.0.0.0 abruptroad.com 0.0.0.0 actuallysheep.com 0.0.0.0 ak0gsh40.com 0.0.0.0 ambitiousagreement.com etc. etc. Save the hosts file. Now start YaST Control Center -> Network Settings -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.