Stsadm to Microsoft PowerShell mapping in SharePoint Server
APPLIES TO: 
2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition 
SharePoint in Microsoft 365
Where there is no one-to-one mapping between the Stsadm operations and PowerShell cmdlets, the table lists the specific PowerShell parameters you must use to get similar functionality.
| Stsadm operation | Windows PowerShell cmdlet |
| Activatefeature | Enable-SPFeature |
| Activateformtemplate | Enable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Addalternatedomain | New-SPAlternateUrl |
| Addcontentdb | Mount-SPContentDatabase New-SPContentDatabase |
| Addexemptuseragent | Add-SPInfoPathUserAgent |
| Addpath | New-SPManagedPath |
| Addpermissionpolicy | None |
| Addsolution | Add-SPSolution |
| Addtemplate | None |
| Adduser | New-SPUser |
| Addwppack | Install-SPWebPartPack |
| Addzoneurl | New-SPAlternateUrl |
| Allowuserformwebserviceproxy | Set-SPInfoPathWebServiceProxy Use the AllowForUserForms and Identity parameters. |
| Allowwebserviceproxy | Set-SPInfoPathWebServiceProxy Use the AllowWebServiceProxy and Identity parameters. |
| Authentication | Set-SPWebApplication Use the AuthenticationMethod or AuthenticationProvider parameters. |
| Backup | Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase Backup-SPFarm Backup-SPSite |
| Backuphistory | Get-SPBackupHistory |
| Binddrservice | None |
| Blockedfilelist | None |
| Canceldeployment | None |
| Changepermissionpolicy | None |
| Copyappbincontent | Install-SPApplicationContent |
| Createadminvs | New-SPCentralAdministration |
| Creategroup | None |
| Createsite | New-SPSite |
| Createsiteinnewdb | New-SPSite Use the ContentDatabase parameter. New-SPContentDatabase |
| Createweb | New-SPWeb |
| Databaserepair | Use Get-SPContentDatabaseOrphanedData to detect orphaned data, but note that it does not repair orphaned data. |
| Deactivatefeature | Disable-SPFeature |
| Deactivateformtemplate | Disable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Deleteadminvs | Remove-SPCentralAdministration |
| Deletealternatedomain | Remove-SPAlternateUrl |
| Deleteconfigdb | Disconnect-SPConfigurationDatabase |
| Deletecontentdb | Dismount-SPContentDatabase |
| Deletegroup | None |
| Deletepath | Remove-SPManagedPath |
| Deletepermissionpolicy | None |
| Deletesite | Remove-SPSite |
| Deletesolution | Remove-SPSolution |
| Deletetemplate | None |
| Deleteuser | Remove-SPUser |
| Deleteweb | Remove-SPWeb |
| Deletewppack | Uninstall-SPWebPartPack |
| Deletezoneurl | Remove-SPAlternateUrl |
| Deploysolution | Install-SPSolution |
| Deploywppack | Install-SPWebPartPack |
| Disablessc | None |
| Displaysolution | Get-SPSolution |
| Editcontentdeploymentpath | Set-SPContentDeploymentPath |
| Use Set-SPWebApplication with the -SMTPServer parameter set. | |
| Enablessc | None |
| Enumallwebs | Get-SPContentDatabaseOrphanedData |
| Enumalternatedomains | Get-SPAlternateURL |
| Enumcontentdbs | Get-SPContentDatabase |
| Enumdataconnectionfiledependants | Get-SPDataConnectionFileDependent |
| Enumdataconnectionfiles | Get-SPDataConnectionFile |
| Enumdeployments | None |
| Enumexemptuseragents | Get-SPInfoPathUserAgent |
| Enumformtemplates | Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Enumgroups | None |
| Enumroles | None |
| Enumservices | Get-SPServiceInstance |
| Enumsites | Get-SPSiteAdministration (To run this cmdlet, you must be a member of the Farm Administrators group.) Get-SPSite (To run this cmdlet, you must be a local administrator on the computer where SharePoint Server is installed.) |
| Enumsolutions | Get-SPSolution |
| Enumsubwebs | Get-SPWeb |
| Enumtemplates | Get-SPWebTemplate |
| Enumusers | Get-SPUser |
| Enumwppacks | Get-SPWebPartPack |
| Enumzoneurls | Get-SPAlternateURL |
| Execadmsvcjobs | Start-SPAdminJob |
| Export | Export-SPWeb |
| Extendvs | New-SPWebApplication |
| Extendvsinwebfarm | New-SPWebApplicationExtension |
| Forcedeletelist | None |
| Getadminport | Get-SPWebApplication Use the following syntax: Get-SPWebApplication -IncludeCentralAdministration| ? {$_.IsAdministrationWebApplication -eq $true} |
| Getdataconnectionfileproperty property | Get-SPDataConnectionFile Use the following syntax: Get-SPDataConnectionFile| where {$_.Name -eq "dataConFileName"}| format-list |
| Getformtemplateproperty property | Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate Use the following syntax: Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate| where {$_.DisplayName -eq "formTemplateName"}| format-list |
| Getosearchsetting | None |
| Getproperty | Get-SPFarmConfig Get-SPTimerJob Disable-SPTimerJob Enable-SPTimerJob Set-SPTimerJob Start-SPTimerJob |
| Getsitelock | Get-SPSiteAdministration |
| Getsiteuseraccountdirectorypath | Use Get-SPSite to get the site object, then output the UserAccountDirectoryPath property. |
| Geturlzone | Get-SPAlternateURL |
| Import | Import-SPWeb |
| Installfeature | Install-SPFeature |
| Listlogginglevels | Get-SPLogLevel |
| Listqueryprocessoroptions | None |
| Listregisteredsecuritytrimmers | Get-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer |
| Localupgradestatus | None. However, Get-SPPendingUpgradeActions provides similar information. |
| Managepermissionpolicylevel | None |
| Mergecontentdbs | Move-SPSite |
| Migrateuser | Move-SPUser |
| Osearch | For the Osearch parameters farmcontactemail, farmperformancelevel, farmserviceaccount, and farmservicepassword, use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService and Set-SPEnterpriseSearchService cmdlets. For the Osearch parameters start and stop, use the Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance and Stop-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance cmdlets, respectively. For the Osearch parameter defaultindexlocation, use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance cmdlet. |
| Osearchdiacriticsensitive | Use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication cmdlet to retrieve the specific Search service application, and then use DiacriticSensitive parameter from the Set-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication cmdlet. |
| Profilechangelog | None. However, you can use the Stsadm profilechangelog operation if you replace the Shared Services Provider (SSP) name with the service application (SA) name: stsadm -o profilechangelog-title <SA name>-daysofhistory <number of days>-generateanniversaries |
| Provisionservice | Start-SPServiceInstance |
| Quiescefarm | None |
| Quiescefarmstatus | None |
| Quiesceformtemplate | Stop-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Reconvertallformtemplates | Update-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Refreshdms | None |
| Refreshsitedms | None |
| Registersecuritytrimmer | New-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer |
| Registerwsswriter | None |
| Removedataconnectionfile | Uninstall-SPDataConnectionFile |
| Removedrservice | None |
| Removeexemptuseragent | Remove-SPInfoPathUserAgent |
| Removeformtemplate | Uninstall-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Removesolutiondeploymentlock | None |
| Renameserver | Rename-SPServer |
| Renamesite | Set-SPSite Use the Url parameter. |
| Renameweb | Set-SPWeb Use the RelativeUrl parameter. |
| Restore | Restore-SPFarm Restore-SPSite |
| Retractsolution | Uninstall-SPSolution |
| Retractwppack | None |
| Runcontentdeploymentjob | Start-SPContentDeploymentJob |
| Scanforfeatures | Install-SPFeature Use the Scanforfeatures parameter. |
| Setadminport | Set-SPCentralAdministration |
| Setapppassword | Set-SPApplicationCredentialKey Remove-SPApplicationCredentialKey |
| Setconfigdb | Connect-SPConfigurationDatabase |
| Setcontentdeploymentjobschedule | Set-SPContentDeploymentJob |
| Setdataconnectionfileproperty | Set-SPDataConnectionFile |
| Setformtemplateproperty | Set-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Setlogginglevel | Set-SPLogLevel |
| Setosearchsetting | None |
| Setproperty | Set-SPFarmConfig Get-SPTimerJob Disable-SPTimerJob Enable-SPTimerJob Set-SPTimerJob Start-SPTimerJob |
| Setqueryprocessoroptions | None |
| Setsitelock | Set-SPSiteAdministration Use the LockState parameter. |
| Setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath | Set-SPSite Use the UserAccountDirectoryPath parameter. |
| Setworkflowconfig | Set-SPWorkflowConfig |
| Siteowner | Set-SPSiteAdministration |
| Sync | Update-SPProfileSync Clear-SPContentDatabaseSyncData Get-SPContentDatabase (with the -DaysSinceLastProfileSync parameter) |
| Syncsolution | Install-SPSolution Use the Synchronize parameter. |
| Unextendvs | Remove-SPWebApplication |
| Uninstallfeature | Uninstall-SPFeature |
| Unquiescefarm | None |
| Unquiesceformtemplate | Start-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Unregistersecuritytrimmer | Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer |
| Unregisterwsswriter | None |
| Updateaccountpassword | Set-SPManagedAccount |
| Updatealerttemplates | None |
| Updatefarmcredentials | None |
| Upgrade | None |
| Upgradeformtemplate | Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Upgradesolution | Update-SPSolution |
| Upgradetargetwebapplication | None |
| Uploadformtemplate | Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |
| Userrole | Get-SPUser Move-SPUser New-SPUser Remove-SPUser Set-SPUser |
| Verifyformtemplate | Test-SPInfoPathFormTemplate |