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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. Click Add permissions.
  10. In the Search for a permission box, type Microsoft.Authorization/locks.
  11. Click on the result.
  12. Check the box next to Permission.
  13. Click Add.
  14. Click Review + create.
  15. Click Create.
  16. Click OK.
  17. Click + Add.
  18. Click Add role assignment.
  19. In the Search by role name, description, permission, or ID box, type Resource Lock Administrator.
  20. Select the role.
  21. Click Next.
  22. Click + Select members.
  23. Select appropriate members.
  24. Click Select.
  25. Click Review + assign.
  26. Click Review + assign again.
  27. Repeat steps 1-26 for each subscription or resource group requiring remediation.

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"