← cd ~/roles
// roles/entra
People AdministratorMicrosoft Entra built-in role
Manage profile photos of users and people settings for all users in the organization.
| Role ID | 024906de-61e5-49c8-8572-40335f1e0e10 |
|---|---|
| Privileged | No |
| Permissions | 5 |
What it can do
| Permission | What it allows |
|---|---|
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read | Read basic properties on all resources in the Microsoft 365 admin center |
microsoft.people/users/photo/read | Read profile photo of user |
microsoft.people/users/photo/update | Update profile photo of user |
microsoft.peopleAdmin/organization/allProperties/read | Read people settings for users, such as pronouns, name pronunciation, and profile card settings |
microsoft.peopleAdmin/organization/allProperties/update | Update people settings for users, such as pronouns, name pronunciation, and profile card settings |
Assign it
The role ID is the same in every tenant, so these work as they are. Make it eligible through PIM:
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleEligibilitySchedule.ReadWrite.Directory"
$user = Get-MgUser -UserId "jane.doe@contoso.com"
New-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleEligibilityScheduleRequest -BodyParameter @{
Action = "AdminAssign"
Justification = "Needs People Administrator for <reason>"
RoleDefinitionId = "024906de-61e5-49c8-8572-40335f1e0e10"
DirectoryScopeId = "/"
PrincipalId = $user.Id
ScheduleInfo = @{
StartDateTime = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("o")
Expiration = @{ Type = "afterDuration"; Duration = "P180D" }
}
}Who already has it?
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleManagement.Read.Directory"
Get-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleAssignment -Filter "roleDefinitionId eq '024906de-61e5-49c8-8572-40335f1e0e10'" -ExpandProperty Principal |
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