salt.states.reg¶

Hives¶

This is the top level of the registry. They all begin with HKEY. - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) - HKEY_CURRENT_USER(HKCU) - HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE (HKLM) - HKEY_USER (HKU) - HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

Keys¶

Hives contain keys. These are basically the folders beneath the hives. They can contain any number of subkeys.

Values or Entries¶

Values or Entries are the name/data pairs beneath the keys and subkeys. All keys have a default name/data pair. It is usually "(Default)"="(value not set)". The actual value for the name and the date is Null. The registry editor will display "(Default)" and "(value not set)".

Example¶

The following example is taken from the windows startup portion of the registry: ` [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "RTHDVCPL"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Realtek\\Audio\\HDA\\RtkNGUI64.exe\" -s" "NvBackend"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NVIDIA Corporation\\Update Core\\NvBackend.exe\"" "BTMTrayAgent"="rundll32.exe \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Intel\\Bluetooth\\btmshellex.dll\",TrayApp" ` In this example these are the values for each:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key and subkeys: SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

Value:

• There are 3 value names: RTHDVCPL, NvBackend, and BTMTrayAgent
• Each value name has a corresponding value

salt.states.reg.absent(name, vname=None)¶

Ensure a registry value is removed. To remove a key use key_absent.

Example:

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Salt\version':
  reg.absent

In the above example the path is interpreted as follows: - HKEY_CURRENT_USER is the hive - SOFTWARE\Salt is the key - version is the value name So the value version will be deleted from the SOFTWARE\Salt key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

salt.states.reg.key_absent(name, force=False)¶

New in version 2015.5.4.

Ensure a registry key is removed. This will remove a key and all value entries it contains. It will fail if the key contains subkeys.

Parameters:	name (str) -- A string representing the full path to the key to be removed to include the hive and the keypath. The hive can be any of the following: - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKLM - HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKCU - HKEY_USER or HKU force (bool) -- A boolean value indicating that all subkeys should be deleted with the key. If force=False and subkeys exists beneath the key you want to delete, key_absent will fail. Use with caution. The default is False.
Returns:	Returns a dictionary showing the results of the registry operation.
Return type:	dict

The following example will delete the SOFTWARE\Salt key and all subkeys under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

Example:

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Salt':
  reg.key_absent:
    - force: True

In the above example the path is interpreted as follows: - HKEY_CURRENT_USER is the hive - SOFTWARE\Salt is the key

salt.states.reg.present(name, value=None, vname=None, vdata=None, vtype='REG_SZ', reflection=True)¶

Ensure a registry key or value is present.

Parameters:	name (str) -- A string value representing the full path of the key to include the HIVE, Key, and all Subkeys. For example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Salt Valid hive values include: HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKCU HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKLM HKEY_USERS or HKU value (str) -- Deprecated. Use vname and vdata instead. Included here for backwards compatability. vname (str) -- The name of the value you'd like to create beneath the Key. If this parameter is not passed it will assume you want to set the (Default) value vdata (str) -- The value you'd like to set for the Key. If a value name (vname) is passed, this will be the data for that value name. If not, this will be the (Default) value for the key. The type for the (Default) value is always REG_SZ and cannot be changed. This parameter is optional. If not passed, the Key will be created with. vtype (str) -- The value type for the data you wish to store in the registry. Valid values are: REG_BINARY REG_DWORD REG_EXPAND_SZ REG_MULTI_SZ REG_SZ (Default) reflection (bool) -- On 64 bit machines a duplicate value will be created in the Wow6432Node for 32bit programs. This only applies to the SOFTWARE key. This option is ignored on 32bit operating systems. This value defaults to True. Set it to False to disable reflection.
Returns:	Returns a dictionary showing the results of the registry operation.
Return type:	dict

The following example will set the (Default) value for the SOFTWARE\Salt key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive to 0.15.3. The value will not be reflected in Wow6432Node:

Example:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Salt:
  reg.present:
    - vdata: 0.15.3
    - reflection: False

The following example will set the value for the version entry under the SOFTWARE\Salt key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive to 0.15.3. The value will be reflected in Wow6432Node:

Example:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Salt:
  reg.present:
    - vname: version
    - vdata: 0.15.3

In the above example the path is interpreted as follows: - HKEY_CURRENT_USER is the hive - SOFTWARE\Salt is the key - vname is the value name ('version') that will be created under the key - vdata is the data that will be assigned to 'version'