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Load Test OwnerAzure built-in role

Execute all operations on load test resources and load tests

Role ID45bb0b16-2f0c-4e78-afaa-a07599b003f6
CategoryDevops
Actions5 (minus 2 NotActions)
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.LoadTestService/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService
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.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules

Can't do

These are taken away from the actions above.

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.LoadTestService/PlaywrightWorkspaces/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/PlaywrightWorkspaces
Microsoft.LoadTestService/locations/PlaywrightQuotas/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService/locations/PlaywrightQuotas

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.LoadTestService/*Every operation under Microsoft.LoadTestService

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 "Load Test Owner" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Load Test Owner" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '45bb0b16-2f0c-4e78-afaa-a07599b003f6')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '45bb0b16-2f0c-4e78-afaa-a07599b003f6')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "45bb0b16-2f0c-4e78-afaa-a07599b003f6"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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