Essential SharePoint

StsAdm Commands

The StsAdm.exe utility allows Administrators to maintain and modify SharePoint sites through a command-line interface. The StsAdm.exe command-line has the general form:

   stsadm.exe -o command -url siteAddress 
            commandParameters

This utility is installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\BIN folder.

Command	Use to	Parameters
addpath	Add a defined path (inclusion or exclusion) to a virtual server.	-url -type
addtemplate	Add a site template to the template gallery.	-filename -title -description
adduser	Add a user account to the specified site and assign it to the specified site group.	-url -userlogin -useremail -role -username -siteadmin
addwppack	Add a Web Part package to your server Web Part gallery.	-filename or -name -url -globalinstall -force -lcid
backup	Create a backup of the site at the specified URL.	-url -filename -overwrite
binddrservice	Register a data-retrieval service.	-servicename -setting
createadminvs	Create the administration virtual server for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.	-admapcreatenew -admapidname -admapidtype -admapidlogin -admapidpwd
createsite	Create a site at the specified URL.	-url -ownerlogin -owneremail -ownername -lcid -sitetemplate -title -description -quota
createsiteinnewdb	Create a site at the specified URL and create a new content database.	-url -ownerlogin -owneremail ...