Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a pagefile" user right.

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Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a pagefile" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26478	WINUR-000011	SV-33386r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create a pagefile" right can change the size of a pagefile which could affect system performance.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-33869r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the “Create a pagefile” right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-29558r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Create a pagefile" as defined in the Check section.