Installfeature: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

Operation name: Installfeature

Installs a feature.

Note

Farm-scoped features are also automatically activated during this stage. Other features might still need to be activated.

stsadm -o installfeature

** -filename <relative>**

** -name <feature folder>**

**\[-force\]**

Parameter	Value	Required?	Description
filename	A valid file path, such as "MyFeature\Feature.xml"	Yes	Path to feature must be a relative path to the 12\Template\Features directory. Can be any standard character that the Windows system supports for a file name. Note If the feature file is not found on disk, the following error message is displayed: "Failed to find the XML file at location 12\Template\Features<file path>."
name	Name of the feature directory, such as “MyFeature”	Yes	Name of the feature folder located in the 12\Template\Features directory
force	<none>	No	Forces an installation of a feature that is already installed.