Installfeature: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)

From Stsadm

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Operation name: Installfeature

Description

Installs a feature.

NoteNote:
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.

NoteNote:
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.