Installfeature: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)
Applies To: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Topic Last Modified: 2007-04-20
Operation name: Installfeature
Description
Installs a feature.
Note
Farm-scoped features are also automatically activated during this stage. Other features might still need to be activated.
Syntax
stsadm -o installfeature
** -filename <relative>**
** -name <feature folder>**
**\[-force\]**
Parameters
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. |