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Identity and access

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Azure built-in roles

Current Azure role capabilities, including Owner, Contributor, and User Access Administrator.

Key points

  • Built-in definitions package common management or data actions.
  • Owner manages resources and access; Contributor manages resources but not role assignments.
  • User Access Administrator manages Azure resource access without general resource-management authority.

Best-known use cases

  • Delegate resource administration with standard definitions.
  • Add role-assignment authority without broad resource configuration.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • Owner vs Contributor: resource plus access administration vs resource administration only.
  • Contributor vs User Access Administrator: configure resources vs manage who can access them.

Key takeaway

Select a built-in role by its decisive allowed action, not by how broad its title sounds.

Related services

  • Azure RBAC

Relevant exam tasks

  • D1.2.S1 — Manage built-in Azure roles
  • D1.2.S2 — Assign roles at different scopes
  • D1.2.S3 — Interpret access assignments

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Duration
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