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Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity. If your question is about …
- Servers, including
- Hardware
- Operating Systems ([tag:linux], [tag:windows-2008], [tag:freebsd], [tag:openbsd], [tag:solaris], [tag:aix], etc.)
- Server Software ([tag:apache], [tag:exchange-server-2010], [tag:sharepoint])
- Desktop PCs that you maintain in the workplace, including
- Desktop PC Operating systems ([tag:windows-7], [tag:ubuntu], etc.)
- Managing desktop applications/software (from a system administration perspective: Deployment, patching, etc. [tag:sccm], [tag:wsus], [tag:zenworks])
- Networks inside the professional workplace, including questions about [tag:routing], [tag:switching] and [tag:firewall] configuration
- Ancillary topics such as [tag:backup], [tag:monitoring], and [tag:disaster-recovery]
and it is not about …
- Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on [SuperUser][1] instead)
- Development Servers (Ask on [SuperUser][1] instead)
- Running servers at home for personal use (ask on [SuperUser][2] instead)
- General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on [Unix & Linux][3] instead)
- Advanced database topics (ask on [DBA][4] instead)
- Product or service recommendations (see [this blog post][5] for the reason)
- Career and Salary questions
- Licensing ([here is why][6]) and Legal questions
- [Cheese][7]
- Programming (Ask on [StackOverflow][8] instead)
- How to circumvent security or policy, password cracking or hacking in general
… then you’re in the right place to ask your question!
[1]: http://www.superuser.com
[2]: http://www.superuser.com
[3]: http://unix.stackexchange.com
[4]: http://dba.stackexchange.com
[5]: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/
[6]: http://serverfault.com/questions/215405/can-you-help-me-with-my-software-licensing-question
[7]: http://serverfault.com/users/1435/chopper3
[8]: http://stackoverflow.com/