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Automation ContributorAzure built-in role

Manage azure automation resources and other resources using azure automation.

Role IDf353d9bd-d4a6-484e-a77a-8050b599b867
CategoryManagement-and-governance
Actions11
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/*Every operation under Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Resources/deployments
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Support/*Every operation under Microsoft.Support
Microsoft.Insights/ActionGroups/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/ActionGroups
Microsoft.Insights/ActivityLogAlerts/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/ActivityLogAlerts
Microsoft.Insights/MetricAlerts/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/MetricAlerts
Microsoft.Insights/ScheduledQueryRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/ScheduledQueryRules
Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings
Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/sharedKeys/actionRetrieves the shared keys for the workspace. These keys are used to connect Microsoft Operational Insights agents to the workspace.

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Automation Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Automation Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, 'f353d9bd-d4a6-484e-a77a-8050b599b867')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', 'f353d9bd-d4a6-484e-a77a-8050b599b867')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "f353d9bd-d4a6-484e-a77a-8050b599b867"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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