Compare powershell and STSAdm commands for SharePoint

Here is the Most important STSAdm commands which is used in Sharepoint 2007 for scripting. I have converted those comands into PowerShell, so you can compare and use it. Here is the sample to compare side by side STSAdm and PowerShell commands for Sharepoint:

STSAdm Command

• stsadm –o addsolution –filename “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp“


• stsadm –o deploysolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –url http://myspwebappp –allowgacdeployment –immediate


• stsadm –o upgradesolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –filename “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp” -immediate


• stsadm –o retractsolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp –url http://myspwebapp –immediate


• stsadm –o deletesolution –name YourSharePointSolution.wsp


• stsadm –o activatefeature –name YourFeatureName –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• stsadm –o deactivatefeature –name YourFeatureName –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• stsadm -o execadmsvcjobs


• stsadm -o userrole -userlogin "YourUserOrGroupName" -role "Approve" -add -url "http:/YourSPSite"

PowerShell Command

• Add-SPSolution “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp“


• Install-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –WebApplication http://myspwebapp –GACDeployment


• Update-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –LiteralPath “D:\Temp\YourSharePointSolution.wsp” –GacDeployment


• Uninstall-SPSolution –Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp –WebApplication http://myspwebapp


• Remove-SPSolution–Identity YourSharePointSolution.wsp


• Enable-SPFeature –Identity YourFeatureNameOrGuid –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• Disable-SPFeature –Identity YourFeatureNameOrGuid –url http://YourSharePointWebApp


• Start-SPAdminJob -Verbose


• New-SPUser – UserAlias ‘YourUserOrGroupName’–displayname ‘Your Display Name’ –web YourSPSite

Here is the complete list of stsadm command and their related PowerShell command: Click HERE