I'm trying to use -import to import a sub-site to a new server. Here is the error that I get:

The Web application at http://server/test could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. If the URL should be serving existing
content, the system administrator may need to add a new request URL mapping to the intended application.

Here is my import command:

stsadm -o import -url http://server/test -filename c:\sharePointBackup\test.bak -includeusersecurity

The -url destination does exist. I've tried pointing this to a brand-new (empty) sub-site, as well as an existing site. Help appreciated!

[tfl - 30 05 10] Hi - and thanks for your post.You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/.  You are much more likely get a quick response using the forums than through the Community Content. For specific help about:
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To avoid getting a fatal error "The file cannot be imported because its parent web <site path> does not exist" run import command under the site collection administrator account.

FYI. There is a bug in some versions that after import of a site, newly created lists can create new and delete items but not edit them; even for site admin. The item edit form yeids "Access Denied".
Here is a blog entry on the problem and solution http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/thread/4d0578f8-f6f2-480a-8a63-737ac102cf98

I am using the stsadmin export/import process to migrate content between a WSS test site and a WSS production site. When I do the import, the existing lists don't get deleted and then I end up with duplicate lists and the application errors out and refuses to load. If I go in and manually delete all of the old lists (leaving the new lists intact), the site comes up fine. This tells me that the import worked, but it doesn't clean up by deleting duplicate lists. I've tried various switches (including -updateversions 1 and 2). Does anyone know how I can get the lists to delete and recreate or be overwritten by the import?

Thank you kindly for your assistance.

  
[tfl - 13 01 09] You should post questions like this to the Technet Forums at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet or the MS Newsgroups at   http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/. You are much more likely get a quick response using the forums than through the Community Content.
  
For specific help about:
Exchange       : http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet%3Dmicrosoft.public.exchange%2C&
SQL Server     : http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet%3Dmicrosoft.public.sqlserver%2C&
Windows        : http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet%3Dmicrosoft.public.windows%2C&
Windows Server : http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet%3Dmicrosoft.public.windows.server%2C&
Virtual Server : http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.virtualserver/topics?lnk
Full Public    : http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet%3Dmicrosoft.public%2C&
  

    

  

Did anyone find a solution to this issue? I am also getting this type of error but it only happens with images that were exported/imported. The message also seems to indicated something about the blobcache. I have the blobcache enabled and am wondering if this might be part of the problem.

We keep getting this error whenever we try to import a subsite from one instance to another. We are making a copy of our production site into a testing site, we are not able to complete the import process due to this error.

Any idea's on this?

FatalError: The given key was not present in the dictionary.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.ImportObjectManager.GetMappedRole(SPWeb web, Int32 ridIn, Int32& ridOut)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.RoleAssignmentsImport.ProcessComplexElement(ImportStreamingContext context, XmlReader xr, SqlSession session)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SqlBatchImport.Run()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SecurityObjectSerializer.SetObjectData(Object obj, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context, ISurrogateSelector selector)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.ParseObjectDirect(Object objParent, Type objectType)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.DeserializeObject(Type objectType, Boolean isChildObject, DeploymentObject envelope)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.ObjectSerializer.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.ImportObjectManager.ProcessObject(XmlReader xmlReader)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SPImport.DeserializeObjects()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SPImport.Run()

[ks-Aug12 2008]-You should post questions like this to the Microsoft Discussion Newsgroups at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/. You are much more likely get a quick response using the forums than through the Community Content.

The process stops on every fatal error, this switch is useless.