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Remediation

From Azure Portal​

  1. In the Azure portal, open a subscription or resource group where you want the custom role to be assigned.
  2. Select Access control (IAM).
  3. Click Add.
  4. Select Add custom role.
  5. In the Custom Role Name field enter Resource Lock Administrator.
  6. In the Description field enter Can Administer Resource Locks.
  7. For Baseline permissions select Start from scratch
  8. Select Next.
  9. In the Permissions tab select Add permissions.
  10. In the Search for a permission box, type in Microsoft.Authorization/locks to search for permissions.
  11. Click on the result.
  12. Check the box next to Permission.
  13. Select Add.
  14. Select Review + create.
  15. Select Create.
  16. Assign the newly created role to the appropriate user.

From PowerShell​

Below is a power shell definition for a resource lock administrator role created at an Azure Management group level:

Import-Module Az.Accounts Connect-AzAccount $role = Get-AzRoleDefinition "User Access Administrator" $role.Id = $null $role.Name = "Resource Lock Administrator" $role.Description = "Can Administer Resource Locks" $role.Actions.Clear() $role.Actions.Add("Microsoft.Authorization/locks/*") $role.AssignableScopes.Clear() * Scope at the Management group level Management group $role.AssignableScopes.Add("/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/MG-Name") New-AzRoleDefinition -Role $role Get-AzureRmRoleDefinition "Resource Lock Administrator"