Uninstallfeature: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)

Applies To: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

 

Topic Last Modified: 2007-04-23

Operation name: Uninstallfeature

Description

Removes the specified feature definition from the collection of feature definitions in the farm.

Syntax

stsadm -o uninstallfeature

**   -filename <file name>**

**   -name <feature folder>**

**   -id <feature ID>**

**\[-force\]**

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.

Note

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&lt;file path>'."

name

Name of the feature directory, such as “MyFeature”

Yes

Name of the feature folder located in the 12\Template\Features folder

id

A valid GUID, such as “21d186e1-7036-4092-a825-0eb6709e9281”

Yes

GUID that identifies the feature definition to remove

Note

If the ID is specified but the feature does not exist, the following error message is displayed: "Feature with Id '<id>' is not installed in this farm. The feature was not uninstalled."

force

<none>

No

Forces the feature to be uninstalled.