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Skype for Business AdministratorMicrosoft Entra built-in role

Can manage all aspects of the Skype for Business product.

Role ID75941009-915a-4869-abe7-691bff18279e
PrivilegedNo
Permissions7

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasksRead and configure Azure Service Health
microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksCreate and manage Azure support tickets
microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasksRead and configure Service Health in the Microsoft 365 admin center
microsoft.office365.skypeForBusiness/allEntities/allTasksManage all aspects of Skype for Business Online
microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksCreate and manage Microsoft 365 service requests
microsoft.office365.usageReports/allEntities/allProperties/readRead Office 365 usage reports
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/readRead basic properties on all resources in the Microsoft 365 admin center

Assign it

The role ID is the same in every tenant, so these work as they are. Make it eligible through PIM:

powershell13 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleEligibilitySchedule.ReadWrite.Directory"
$user = Get-MgUser -UserId "jane.doe@contoso.com"
New-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleEligibilityScheduleRequest -BodyParameter @{
    Action           = "AdminAssign"
    Justification    = "Needs Skype for Business Administrator for <reason>"
    RoleDefinitionId = "75941009-915a-4869-abe7-691bff18279e"
    DirectoryScopeId = "/"
    PrincipalId      = $user.Id
    ScheduleInfo     = @{
        StartDateTime = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("o")
        Expiration    = @{ Type = "afterDuration"; Duration = "P180D" }
    }
}

Who already has it?

powershell3 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleManagement.Read.Directory"
Get-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleAssignment -Filter "roleDefinitionId eq '75941009-915a-4869-abe7-691bff18279e'" -ExpandProperty Principal |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Principal.AdditionalProperties.displayName }

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