Deletesolution: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09
Operation name: Deletesolution
Description
Removes a Windows SharePoint Services Solution Package (*.wsp) from the solution store. The user who executes this command must have privileges to remove the solution. This command supports removing only one file from the solution store at a time.
If an administrator cannot remove a currently deployed solution, the following message will be displayed:
“The solution <file name> is deployed on the farm. Use the retractsolution operation to reverse the deployment. You can also use the -override parameter to forcibly remove the solution, but you will not be able to retract the solution deployment.”
If a solution has language packs that have been deployed, the administrator cannot remove the solution. The following message will be displayed:
"The solution <file name> has one or more language packs deployed in the farm. Use the retractsolution operation to reverse the deployment of these language packs."
Syntax
stsadm -o deletesolution
-name <name>
[-override]
[-lcid] <language>
Parameters
Parameter |
Value |
Required? |
Description |
name |
A valid name of the solution in the solution store, such as “SampleSolution.wsp” |
Yes |
Name of the solution |
override |
<none> |
No |
Specifying this parameter forcibly removes the solution from the store even if it is deployed. However, note that the solution deployment is not retracted. |
lcid |
A valid language locale, such as "1033" for English |
No |
Language locale ID |