MOSS Administration: How to delete a Shared Service Provider?

A. Deleting an SSP There are two methods for deleting a Shared Service Provider: Method 1: Using the deletessp stsadm operation Syntax stsadm -o deletessp -title SSP Name [-deletedatabases] [-force] Parameters

• title: Required : The name of the SSP to delete.
• deletedatabases:Optional: Deletes all databases associated with the SSP.
• force: Optional: Forces the timer job to complete the deletion of a SSP. To delete the default SSP, you must use the force parameter.

Click here for more details about the deletessp operation. Method 2: Via the browser Type in the URL: http:///_admin/deletessp.aspx?sspId=ID of the SSP B. References for the STSADM operations

• Index for Stsadm operations and properties (Office SharePoint Server)
• Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007
• Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007 SP1

C. STSADM Tip As I often work with the stsadm tool, I have created a batch file that opens the command console and browses the location of stsadm.exe. Here's the content of the batch file: @ECHO OFF cmd /k cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN"