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I am writing a script to activate/deactivate certain features and there are a couple web application scoped features and when i test the commands, the feature status doesnt change.

Im using:

stsadm -o activatefeature -if {guid} -url {url}

Im not sure how else to do it.

If im not clear, shufler (in the comments below has it worded differently).

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My assumption about what you're asking is that the web application feature is inactive and after running the activatefeature operation it is still inactive. Is this correct? – shufler Jan 16 '12 at 22:31

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Try deactivating and then activating again using the following commands:

  stsadm -o deactivatefeature -id C2EC140A-FF1B-4828-8238-1E37704E53A4 -url http://testwebappl -force

  stsadm -o activatefeature -id C2EC140A-FF1B-4828-8238-1E37704E53A4 -url http://testwebappl -force

Note: Replace the name of Feature GUIDs and web application URL with actual ones.

Important: it is recommended to run above commands as a .bat file to avoid SharePoint GUI timeouts during features activation/deactivation

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If I used the url that appears in central admin they worked. For instance, I have a webapp that is site-sbx1.domain.sbx, but in central admin in appears as site-sbx1. Strange how it didnt work with the full URL. – John S Jan 17 '12 at 15:25
Thanks again btw. – John S Jan 17 '12 at 15:26

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