Official Red Hat Linux Administrator s Guide

Contributors:

Sandra A. Moore • Tammy Fox • Johnray Fuller • John Ha
Edward C. Bailey • Joe Merlino • Kate Wrightson

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Official Red Hat Linux Administrator’s Guide

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Credits

Acquisitions Editor
Debra Williams Cauley

Project Editor
Eric Newman

Writers
Joe Merlino
Kate Wrightson

Editorial Manager
Mary Beth Wakefield

Vice President & Executive
Group Publisher
Richard Swadley

Vice President and Publisher
Joseph B. Wikert

Executive Editorial Director
Mary Bednarek

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Dale White

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Indexer
Johnna VanHoose Dinse

Cover Design
Michael J. Freeland

Red Hat Press Documentation Team

Sandra A. Moore, Product Documentation Manager and Technical Writer

Tammy Fox, Product Documentation Technical Lead and Technical Writer

Johnray Fuller, Technical Writer

John Ha, Technical Writer

Edward C. Bailey, Technical Writer

Red Hat Press Liaisons

Lorien Golaski

Chris Grams

Special Red Hat Assistance

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