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Resource Policy ContributorAzure built-in role

Users with rights to create/modify resource policy, create support ticket and read resources/hierarchy.

Role ID36243c78-bf99-498c-9df9-86d9f8d28608
CategoryManagement-and-governance
Actions9
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
*/readEvery operation matching */read
Microsoft.Authorization/policyassignments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Authorization/policyassignments
Microsoft.Authorization/policydefinitions/*Every operation under Microsoft.Authorization/policydefinitions
Microsoft.Authorization/policyexemptions/*Every operation under Microsoft.Authorization/policyexemptions
Microsoft.Authorization/policyenrollments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Authorization/policyenrollments
Microsoft.Authorization/policysetdefinitions/*Every operation under Microsoft.Authorization/policysetdefinitions
Microsoft.PolicyInsights/*Every operation under Microsoft.PolicyInsights
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Resources/deployments
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 "Resource Policy Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Resource Policy Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '36243c78-bf99-498c-9df9-86d9f8d28608')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '36243c78-bf99-498c-9df9-86d9f8d28608')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "36243c78-bf99-498c-9df9-86d9f8d28608"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

Other management-and-governance roles

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