Renameweb: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09
Operation name: Renameweb
Description
Changes the URL of a subsite.
Note
In addition to the standard security requirements of Stsadm, you must have been granted the Manage Web Site permission on the subsite you want to rename to perform this operation.
Syntax
stsadm -o renameweb
** -url <URL name>**
** -newname <new name>**
Parameters
Parameter name and short name |
Value |
Required? |
Description |
url |
A valid URL name, such as http://server_name/sites/site_name/subsite_name |
Yes |
The URL of the subsite you want to rename. Note Only subsites can be renamed, not site collection roots. |
newname (new) |
A valid string name, such as "NewWeb" |
Yes |
The new subsite name. |
Example
The following example uses the following site: https://server_name/sites/site_name/subsite_name.
To rename a URL using the newname parameter, use the following syntax:
stsadm -o renameweb -url https://server_name/sites/site_name/subsite_name -newname NewWeb
The URL of the subsite would become https://server_name/sites/site_name/NewWeb.