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Database Attach Shared Services Provider (SSP)

Performing a database attach using STSADM.exe is useful for migrating or upgrading existing data. Here is an example of how to use the STSADM.exe commands to be able to perform a db attach for the Shared Services Provider (SSP): Create the web application

Creating Shared Service Provider (SSP) via command-line options

Using the SharePoint Admin UI there can often be quite a delay to perform administrative actions compared to doing the same actions via the powerful command-line tools. One of the tools that should be very familiar to SharePoint Admins is STSADM.exe.