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tombull89
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Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Advanced IT Security (implementation or theory)
  • Product or service recommendations
  • Career, Salary, Personnel, Employment
  • Licensing and Legal
  • Circumventing security or policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

We also have …

… a list of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identifiedlist of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Advanced IT Security (implementation or theory)
  • Product or service recommendations
  • Career, Salary, Personnel, Employment
  • Licensing and Legal
  • Circumventing security or policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

We also have …

… a list of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Advanced IT Security (implementation or theory)
  • Product or service recommendations
  • Career, Salary, Personnel, Employment
  • Licensing and Legal
  • Circumventing security or policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

We also have …

… a list of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.

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Chris S
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Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • Running servers at home for personal use (ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Product or service recommendationsAdvanced (seeIT Security this blog post for the reason(implementation or theory)
  • Product or service recommendations
  • Career and, Salary questions, Personnel, Employment
  • Licensing (here is why)Licensing and Legal questions
  • How to circumventCircumventing security or organizational policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!

We also have …

… a list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms with links to the "best" answer that's been identifiedlist of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • Running servers at home for personal use (ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Product or service recommendations (see this blog post for the reason)
  • Career and Salary questions
  • Licensing (here is why) and Legal questions
  • How to circumvent security or organizational policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!

We also have …

… a list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms with links to the "best" answer that's been identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Advanced IT Security (implementation or theory)
  • Product or service recommendations
  • Career, Salary, Personnel, Employment
  • Licensing and Legal
  • Circumventing security or policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

We also have …

… a list of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.

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voretaq7
voretaq7
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Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • Running servers at home for personal use (ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Product or service recommendations (see this blog post for the reason)
  • Career and Salary questions
  • Licensing (here is why) and Legal questions
  • How to circumvent security or organizational policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general
  • Cheese

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!

We also have …

… a list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms with links to the "best" answer that's been identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • Running servers at home for personal use (ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Product or service recommendations (see this blog post for the reason)
  • Career and Salary questions
  • Licensing (here is why) and Legal questions
  • How to circumvent security or organizational policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general
  • Cheese

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!

We also have …

… a list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms with links to the "best" answer that's been identified.

Working Draft

Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.

If your question is about…

and it is **not** about…

  • Programming (Ask on StackOverflow instead)
  • Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on SuperUser instead)
  • Running servers at home for personal use (ask on SuperUser instead)
  • General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on Unix & Linux instead)
  • Advanced database topics (ask on DBA instead)
  • Product or service recommendations (see this blog post for the reason)
  • Career and Salary questions
  • Licensing (here is why) and Legal questions
  • How to circumvent security or organizational policy
  • Password cracking or "hacking" in general

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!

We also have …

… a list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms with links to the "best" answer that's been identified.

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Shane Madden
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I just had to. Sorry.
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pauska
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voretaq7
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Storage needs love too!
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sysadmin1138 Mod
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Taggity-tag-tag-tag-tags....TAGS!
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voretaq7
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Provide redirection for the not-about points.
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