Details

Create a pagefile

This user right determines which users and groups can call an internal application programming interface (API) to create and change the size of a page file. This user right is used internally by the operating system and usually does not need to be assigned to any users.

For information about how to specify a paging file size for a given drive, see To change the size of the virtual memory paging file.

Default: Administrators.

Solution

Policy Path: Local PoliciesUser Rights Assignment
Policy Name: Create a pagefile

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55319

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|AC-6(7)(b)
• CSCv6|5.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits