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Classic Virtual Machine ContributorAzure built-in role

Lets you manage classic virtual machines, but not access to them, and not the virtual network or storage account they're connected to.

Role IDd73bb868-a0df-4d4d-bd69-98a00b01fccb
CategoryCompute
Actions17
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.ClassicCompute/domainNames/*Every operation under Microsoft.ClassicCompute/domainNames
Microsoft.ClassicCompute/virtualMachines/*Every operation under Microsoft.ClassicCompute/virtualMachines
Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/networkSecurityGroups/join/action
Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/reservedIps/link/action
Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/reservedIps/read
Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/virtualNetworks/join/action
Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/virtualNetworks/read
Microsoft.ClassicStorage/storageAccounts/disks/read
Microsoft.ClassicStorage/storageAccounts/images/read
Microsoft.ClassicStorage/storageAccounts/listKeys/action
Microsoft.ClassicStorage/storageAccounts/read
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules
Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/readGets the availability statuses for all resources in the specified scope
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

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 "Classic Virtual Machine Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Classic Virtual Machine Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, 'd73bb868-a0df-4d4d-bd69-98a00b01fccb')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', 'd73bb868-a0df-4d4d-bd69-98a00b01fccb')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "d73bb868-a0df-4d4d-bd69-98a00b01fccb"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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