r/sysadmin is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses annoying, struggling, frustrating, tired, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review ticketing system, remote desktop software, and ticketing software.
A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration.
Popular Themes in r/sysadmin
#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a no-cost, phone-free MFA solution"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Nothing like dealing with TPM Cert issues at 10pm on Friday"
8 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Getting up to speed after a sabbatical"
5 posts
#4
Ideas
: "After struggling with replacing the reporting system for weeks, I made a PDF -> ZPL engine."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sysadmin
#1
Annoying
21 posts
#2
Struggling
20 posts
#3
Frustrating
18 posts
#4
Tired
14 posts
#5
Hate
13 posts
#6
It
10 posts
#7
Windows
: "Clean up Windows.old after 25H2 deployment"
10 posts
#8
Struggle
6 posts
#9
Microsoft
5 posts
#10
Issue
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/sysadmin
Ticketing System
611 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
4.0★ from 50 reviews
#2
Freshdesk
4.0★ from 48 reviews
#3
OsTicket
3.8★ from 39 reviews
Remote Desktop Software
219 reviews
#1
BeyondTrust
4.5★ from 14 reviews
#2
AnyDesk
4.3★ from 11 reviews
#3
ConnectWise
4.0★ from 10 reviews
Ticketing Software
209 reviews
#1
Spiceworks
3.8★ from 22 reviews
#2
osTicket
3.7★ from 18 reviews
#3
ManageEngine
4.2★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/sysadmin
#1
Question
: "Why is it hard to fill a security engineer position?"
36 posts
#2
General Discussion
: "Senior accidentally installed whole fleet with 26H1"
14 posts
#3
Rant
: "Please, stop sending me slop"
6 posts
#4
Career / Job Related
: "What graduate degrees do you guys have?"
3 posts
#5
Microsoft
: "Switching users from SMS to Authenticator and disabling SMS?"
3 posts
#6
End-user Support
: "Nothing like dealing with TPM Cert issues at 10pm on Friday"
2 posts
#7
ChatGPT
: "ChatGPT Down"
2 posts
#8
Wrong Community
: "Should I start my path with system administration?"
1 post
#9
Question - Solved
: "Unlocking Digital Loggers Web Power Switch Pro (Won't Factory Reset)"
1 post
#10
Work Environment
: "Deploy HP Universal Print Driver through SCCM"
1 post
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+160k members(13.8%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026