The ability to manage resources is granted by assigning roles that provide the required permissions. Roles can be assigned to individual users or groups. To align with the Zero Trust guiding principles, use Just-In-Time and Just-Enough-Access policies when assigning roles.
Assign user roles with Microsoft Entra ID
Prerequisites
Before assigning roles to users, review the following Microsoft Learn articles:
Assign roles
There are two main steps to the role assignment process. First you select the role to assign. Then you adjust the role settings and duration. Eligible roles are assigned to a user but must be elevated Just-In-Time by the user through Privileged Identity Management (PIM). For more information about how to use PIM, see Privileged Identity Management.
Tip
Steps in this article might vary slightly based on the portal you start from.
Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as a Privileged Role Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Search for and select the user getting the role assignment.
Select Assigned roles from the side menu, then select Add assignments.
Select a role to assign from the dropdown list and select the Next button.
Select an Assignment type.
You can assign roles as either eligible or active.
Leave the Permanently eligible option selected if the role should always be available to elevate for the user.
If you uncheck this option, you can specify a date range for the role eligibility.
Select the Assign button.
Assigned roles appear in the associated section for the user, so eligible and active roles are listed separately.
Update roles
You can change the settings of a role assignment, for example to change an active role to eligible.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Search for and select the user getting their role updated.
Select Assigned roles from the side menu, then select either Eligible assignments or Active assignments.
Select the the Update link for the role that needs to be changed.
Change the settings as needed and select the Save button.
Remove roles
You can remove role assignments from the Administrative roles page for a selected user.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Search for and select the user getting the role assignment removed.
Go to the Assigned roles page and select the Remove link for the role that needs to be removed. Confirm the change in the pop-up message.