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Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Admin RoleAzure built-in role

List cluster admin credential action.

Role ID0ab0b1a8-8aac-4efd-b8c2-3ee1fb270be8
CategoryContainers
Actions4
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters/listClusterAdminCredential/actionList the clusterAdmin credential of a managed cluster
Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters/accessProfiles/listCredential/actionGet a managed cluster access profile by role name using list credential
Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters/readGet a managed cluster
Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters/runcommand/actionRun user issued command against managed kubernetes server.

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 Kubernetes Service Cluster Admin Role" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Admin Role" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '0ab0b1a8-8aac-4efd-b8c2-3ee1fb270be8')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '0ab0b1a8-8aac-4efd-b8c2-3ee1fb270be8')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "0ab0b1a8-8aac-4efd-b8c2-3ee1fb270be8"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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