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Windows 365 Network UserAzure built-in role

This role is used by Windows 365 to read virtual networks and join the designated virtual networks.

Role ID7eabc9a4-85f7-4f71-b8ab-75daaccc1033
CategoryCompute
Actions4
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readGet the virtual network definition
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/readGets a virtual network subnet definition
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/usages/readGet the IP usages for each subnet of the virtual network
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/actionJoins a virtual network. Not Alertable.

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 "Windows 365 Network User" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Windows 365 Network User" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '7eabc9a4-85f7-4f71-b8ab-75daaccc1033')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '7eabc9a4-85f7-4f71-b8ab-75daaccc1033')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "7eabc9a4-85f7-4f71-b8ab-75daaccc1033"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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