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Azure Batch Account ReaderAzure built-in role

Lets you view all resources including pools and jobs in the Batch account.

Role ID11076f67-66f6-4be0-8f6b-f0609fd05cc9
CategoryCompute
Actions2
Data actions1

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 1 data action, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Batch/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Batch
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Batch/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Batch

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 "Azure Batch Account Reader" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Azure Batch Account Reader" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '11076f67-66f6-4be0-8f6b-f0609fd05cc9')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '11076f67-66f6-4be0-8f6b-f0609fd05cc9')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "11076f67-66f6-4be0-8f6b-f0609fd05cc9"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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