print Dumper(\%entries),"\n";
which produces

     'kloesch' => {
                         '291' => {
                                    'gecos' => '',
                                    'host' => '/home/dbsmith/passwd.spsdbp.hpux',
                                    'gid' => '102'
                                  }
                       },
          'sapdp4' => {
                        '484' => {
                                   'gecos' => '',
                                   'host' => '/home/dbsmith/passwd.dudbdv02.aix',
                                   'gid' => '208'
                                 }
                      },