Operation name: Renameweb

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.

stsadm -o renameweb

-url <URL name>

-newname <new name>

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: http://server_name/sites/site_name/subsite_name.

To rename a URL using the newname parameter, use the following syntax:

stsadm -o renameweb -url http://server_name/sites/site_name/subsite_name -newname NewWeb

The URL of the subsite would become http://server_name/sites/site_name/NewWeb.