STSADM Commands in MOSS 2007

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\12\BIN folder. If a command parameter includes a space or other special character, enclose the command parameter in quotation marks

Command	Use to
activatefeature	Activate a feature after it has been deployed.
addalternatedomain	Create an alternate access mapping.
addcontentdb	Create a new content database.
addpath	Add a defined path to a virtual server.
addpermissionpolicy	Create a new permission policy.
addsolution	Add a SharePoint solution package (WSP) to the server's solution store.
addtemplate	Add a site template to the template gallery.
adduser	Add a user account to the specified site and assign it to the specified site group.
addwppack	Add a Web Part package to your server Web Part gallery.
addzoneurl	Create an alternate access mapping for a resource outside of SharePoint.
authentication	Set the authentication method and authentication properties for a web application.
backup (site collection)	Create a backup of the site collection at the specified URL.
backup (catastrophic)	Create a backup of all the server's web applications. The directory parameter is the location to store the backup.
backuphistory	Display the history of catastrophic backup and/or recovery.
binddrservice	Register a data retrieval service.
blockedfilelist	Add or remove a file extension to the blocked file list.
canceldeployment	Cancel the deployment of a feature.
changepermissionpolicy	Add or remove a permission level for a user permission policy.
copyappbincontent	Copy web application-specific files from the 12\CONFIG folder to each web application on the server.
createadminvs	Create the administration virtual server for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
creategroup	Create a new SharePoint security group.
createsite	Create a site at the specified URL.
createsiteinnewdb	Create a site at the specified URL and create a new content database.
createweb	Create a subsite at the specified URL.
databaserepair	Delete orphaned items and repair corruption in a content database.
deactivatefeature	Deactivate a feature.
deleteadminvs	Delete the administration virtual server.
deletealternatedomain	Remove an alternate access mapping.
deleteconfigdb	Delete the configuration database.
deletecontentdb	Remove a content database.
deletegroup	Remove a SharePoint security group.
deletepath	Remove an included or excluded path from the list of paths.
deletepermissionpolicy	Remove a permission policy.
deletesite	Delete the specified site.
deletesolution	Remove a SharePoint solution package (WSP) after it was retracted.
deletetemplate	Delete the specified site template.
deleteuser	Delete the specified user.
deleteweb	Delete the specified subsite.
deletewppack	Remove the Web Parts in a Web Part package from a virtual server.
deletezoneurl	Remove an alternate access mapping for resources outside of SharePoint.
deploysolution	Deploy a SharePoint solution package (WSP).
deploywppack	Deploy a web part package (MSI).
disablessc	Disable Self-Service Site Creation for the specified virtual server.
displaysolution	Displays the status of a SharePoint solution package (WSP).
email	Set the email configuration settings for your server or for a specific virtual server.
enablessc	Enable Self-Service Site Creation for the specified virtual server.
enumalternatedomains	List alternate access mapping for resources outside of SharePoint.
enumcontentdbs	List the content databases for a web application.
enumdeployments	List all active and pending deployments.
enumgroups	List the site groups that are available for use in a particular site or subsite.
enumroles	List the SharePoint security groups for a web application.
enumservices	List the status and type information for all SharePoint services.
enumsites	List all of the site collections that have been created under a particular virtual server.
enumsolutions	List the SharePoint solution packages (WSP) in the server's solution store.
enumsubwebs	List the subsites that have been created under a particular site collection.
enumtemplates	Lists the site templates that are available.
enumusers	List the users of a particular site or subsite.
enumwppacks	List the Web Part Packages currently in your server Web Part gallery.
enumzoneurls	List the alternate access mappings for resources outside of SharePoint.
execadmsvcjobs	Execute pending administrative service jobs.
export	Export a web site and its subsites as CAB files (.cmp) to archive or move the sites to another location. The versions parameter is an integer from 1 to 4 with these meanings: 1 Last major version (default) 2 The current version 3 Last major and last minor version 4 All versions
extendvs	Extend an existing IIS web application with SharePoint and create a new content database.
extendvsinwebfarm	Extend an existing IIS web application with SharePoint for use in a server farm.
forcedeletelist	Delete a list.
getadminport	Return the administration port for Windows SharePoint Services.
getproperty	Return the property value for the specified property name. See Table B-3 for a list of valid property names.
getsitelock	Return the lock status of a site.
geturlzone	Return the zone of a site.
import	Import sites and subsites from a .cmp file created by the export command. The updateversions parameter takes one of the following settings: 1 Add new versions (default) 2 Overwrite the file and all versions 3 Ignore the file if it exists on the destination
installfeature	Install a feature from a SharePoint solution package (WSP).
listlogginglevels	List the diagnostic logging levels.
localupgradestatus	Display the upgrade status of the server.
managepermissionpolicylevel	Add or delete a policy level.
migrateuser	Change a user name.
provisionservice	Start or stop a service.
refreshdms	Update the directory management service.
refreshsitedms	Update the directory management service for a specific site collection.
registerwsswriter	Register the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for use with third-party backup and restore software.
removedrservice	Remove a data retrieval service.
removesolutiondeploymentlock	Remove locking that prevents solution deployment.
renameserver	Change the name of a server.
renameweb	Rename a subsite.
restore (site collection)	Restore a site collection from a backup file.
restore (catastrophic)	Restore an entire web application from a backup file.
retractsolution	Remove a deployed SharePoint solution package (WSP). Use retractsolution before calling deletesolution.
retractwppack	Remove a deployed web part package (MSI).
scanforfeatures	Scan deployed solutions for new features and install them if found.
setadminport	Set the port number for the administration virtual server.
setapppassword	Establish a key used to encrypt/decrypt passwords used by the people picker to search for users across domain boundaries.
setconfigdb	Create the configuration database or specify the connection to an existing configuration database.
setlogginglevel	Set the diagnostic logging level.
setproperty	Set a property by name. See Table B-3 for a list of valid property names.
setsitelock	Lock a site.
setworkflowconfig	Change the workflow configuration settings.
siteowner	Set the owner or secondary owner of a site collection.
spsearch	Start, stop, or change the SharePoint search settings.
spsearchdiacriticsensitive	Enable or disable diacritic sensitivity in search. When disabled, characters like ñ and n are treated as the same.
syncsolution	Update a deployed solution with changes from a new version in the solution store.
unextendvs	Removes SharePoint from a virtual server.
uninstallfeature	Remove a feature from the list of available features.
unregisterwsswriter	Remove the registry for the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) used with third-party backup and restore software.
updateaccountpassword	Change the password for a user account.
updatealerttemplates	Change the name of the template file used by SharePoint alerts. By default, SharePoint uses alerttemplates.xml.
updatefarmcredentials	Change the passwords for the Central Administration application pool account.
upgrade	Upgrade a site collection from WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0. Run the upgradetargetwebapplication command before running upgrade.
upgradesolution	Upgrade an existing solution in the solution store.
upgradetargetwebapplication	Create a new web application to host site upgraded from WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0.
userrole	Add or remove a user to a SharePoint security group within a site.

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Tirupathi and Nanjanagudu Trip

On 21st Dec 2007 Friday, Left from Bangalore with horrible crowd in Majestic.at 11:30,
Reached Tirupathi morning 6 a.m, went to ask for Dharshanam ticket , it was supposed to be available for wednesday or thursday. so, Decided to visit the place and return back, since there was no time,....

Tirumala was a nice place, but you cant piece of mind ,..its full of people,..fully commercialized. In Karnataka you can compare Mahadeswara hills with tirupati..

returned to mandya on 22nd night and morning went Nanjanagudu on 23rd as its a special full moon day,..There also it was crowded..We waited about 4 hours for dharshana...

Year 2007 is coming to an end with this trip..

Expecting more piece of mind in the year 2008