Study guide with practice exams, created to help Novell CNEs and CNAs take the Novell CLP and CLE Linux practicum exams.

Emmett Dulaney the certification columnist for UnixReview and author of Novell Certified Linux Professional Study Guide from Novell Press. He has earned 18 vendor certifications, written several books on Linux, Unix, and certification study.

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