registryvalue

Prototype: registryvalue(key, valueid)

Return type: string

Description: Returns the value of valueid in the Windows registry key key.

This function applies only to Windows-based systems. The value is parsed as a string.

Arguments:

• key : Windows registry key, in the range .*
• value-id : Windows registry value-id, in the range .*

Example:

    bundle agent reg
    {
    vars:
      windows::
        "value" string => registryvalue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CFEngine AS\CFEngine","value3");

    reports:
       "Value extracted: $(value)";

    }

Notes: Currently values of type REG_SZ (string), REG_EXPAND_SZ (expandable string) and REG_DWORD (double word) are supported.