What is the STSADM command to set a quota limit on a site collection?
I have a site collection that I need to make larger than the default size of 1GB. I need to up it to 8GB's. Can anyone give me the STSADM command that will do that?
September 2nd, 2010 1:36am

Is there some reason you don't want to use Central Admin to perform that action?
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September 2nd, 2010 1:49am

Well, the info I'm seeing on this item for STSADM out of the box is a little fuzzy...here's what I mean: You may be able to use the SetProperty operation to change the site collection's quota template, using something like this: STSADM -o SetProperty -propertyname DefaultQuotaTemplate -propertyvalue <Name of the new quota template you're going to use> -url <site collection URL> - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287611%28office.12%29.aspx Or, you may be able to use the UpdateQuota operation: STSADM -o UpdateQuota -quotaname <Name of the new quota template you're going to use> - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee449569%28office.12%29.aspx I say "may", because the terminology in Technet on these operations is a bit tough to decipher. My issue with the first one is that I don't think it will work for site collections. The "Default Quota Template" is something assigned at the Web Application level, not the Site Collection level, but the SetProperty operation is so vague that its tough to tell which context this operation will be applied to. The second one can't get granular enough to target a single site collection, unless that site collection is in its own content database (in which case you'd use the -contentdb parameter to specify it). Another option would be to either create your own custom extension for STSADM like the one Joe Shepherd describes here: http://joeshepherd.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9AE2097A4A610B63!288.entry But my recommendation would be to use the STSADM extension that SharePoint MVP Gary Lapointe has already built to do what you're looking for: http://stsadm.blogspot.com/2007/08/stsadm-commands.html . I've used Gary's extensions several times, and they're excellent. He's also got them in a nice SharePoint Solution package on his Downloads page, so all you have to do to use them is deploy the solution package in your farm. John MCTS: WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SCOM 2007 Now Available on Amazon - The SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide. Coming Soon - The SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide. My blog: My Central Admin.
September 2nd, 2010 1:59am

He's right. If it's just one site collection, you can simply use Central Admin.Planet Technologies || SharePoint Task Force
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September 2nd, 2010 1:59am

Our Site Administration policy is to do everything through STSADM commands to log all changes to the Sharepoint backend. I didn't make the rules. I always thought any change to central admin or ssp get updated in some log somewhere.
September 2nd, 2010 5:30pm

You can also look at installing Gary LaPointe's stsadm extensions. They have worked very well for me in the past. http://stsadm.blogspot.com/2007/08/stsadm-commands.html Jeff Jeff Holliday, MCTS - Solutions Architect - Portals and Collaboration - Ensynch, Inc
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September 2nd, 2010 11:18pm

I really need something that will just allow me to enlarge the quota on one site not a template.
September 8th, 2010 9:56pm

Then I think that Gary Lapointe's custom commands are going to be the way to go. Honestly, they in general work really well and based on his description of that command I think its going to give you what you want. JohnMCTS: WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SCOM 2007 Now Available on Amazon - The SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide. Coming Soon - The SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide. My blog: My Central Admin.
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September 9th, 2010 9:24pm

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