win_pagefile is not returning list of configured pagefiles

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win_pagefile is not returning list of configured pagefiles

[jborean93]

From @LiranNis on Feb 21, 2019 22:18

I think that when you set the page file to automatic there is no Win32_PageFileSetting object.
Might need to change the query part to query Win32_PageFileUsage instead.

Edit: Win32_PageFileUsage doesn't contain InitialSize / MaximumSize properties, need to query both.

[jborean93]

From @ShachafGoldstein on May 29, 2019 10:29

you're correct that there is no win32_pagefilesetting for automatic pagefile

if the only info you need is the path then you're right about using diffrent wmi classes, but I'm not sure if it is correct to change the module behavior for this specific case of auto managed and path retrieval

[jborean93]

From @ShachafGoldstein on Jul 16, 2019 20:17

@daveolker - We discussed this in the meeting today - can you please explain more about your use case? Why do you need that specific info in the case of Auto managed on the system level?

[jborean93]

From @jhawkesworth on Jul 16, 2019 21:07

Also worth mentioning that in future we should really move to having a win_pagefile_facts or win_pagefile_info module that just returns the current state, rather than having this 'no parameters' version.
Any such new module ought to handle this case, although I don't know what it would be useful to return in the case you describe other than a message saying that the pagefile is system-managed.

[jborean93]

From @daveolker on Jul 18, 2019 16:58

@daveolker - We discussed this in the meeting today - can you please explain more about your use case? Why do you need that specific info in the case of Auto managed on the system level?

My goal was to ensure the systems I was configuring had a specific pagefile layout in terms of where the pagefile was located and whether it was manually sized or automatically sized. Even if automatic pagefile management is currently enabled, my expectation is the module would return the current pagefile size and location. Based on the data it returned I would decide whether to take action or leave the current pagefile configuration as is.