Stsadm Technical Reference for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 includes the Stsadm tool for command-line administration of Windows SharePoint Services servers and sites. Stsadm is located at the following path on the drive where SharePoint Products and Technologies is installed: %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin. You must be an administrator on the local computer to use Stsadm.
Use the interactive application on this page to learn about the commands available. For more information, see the article in the technical library.