Adduser: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09
Operation name: Adduser
Description
Adds a user account to the specified site collection and assigns it to the specified group or role. Use the siteadmin parameter to register the user as the site administrator.
Syntax
stsadm -o adduser
** -url <URL name>**
** -userlogin <login name>**
** -useremail**
** -role <role name> / -group <group name>**
** -username**
**\[-siteadmin\]**
Parameters
Parameter |
Value |
Required? |
Description |
url |
A valid URL, such as http://server_name |
Yes |
The URL of the site collection to which the user account is being added |
userlogin |
A valid user name in the form: Domain\user_name For a non-Windows account, a valid user name can be in the form: providerName:user_name |
Yes |
A string that contains the user name |
useremail |
A valid e-mail address in the form: someone@example.com |
Yes |
A string that contains the e-mail address of the user |
role |
A permission level defined for the site, such as Full Control, Design, Contribute, or Read |
Yes. Either the role or group parameter is required. |
Adds a user to a permission level. |
group |
A group configured for the site, such as Team Site Members |
Yes. Either the role or group parameter is required. |
Adds the user to a group. |
username |
A valid user name, such as "Joe" |
Yes |
A string that contains the display name of the user |
siteadmin |
<none> |
No |
Specifies whether you want to add the user as an administrator to the site collection. |