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Virtual Machine Contributor

Azure Built-in Role

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Role ID
9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c
Type
BuiltInRole
Last Updated (Azure)
2025-02-10 16:13:40

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{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Virtual Machine Contributor",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Lets you manage virtual machines, but not access to them, and not the virtual network or storage account they're connected to.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "Microsoft.Authorization/*/read",
          "Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/cloudServices/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/write",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/read",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/delete",
          "Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/write",
          "Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/hosts/write",
          "Microsoft.DevTestLab/schedules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/applicationGateways/backendAddressPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/probes/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/action",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/backupProtectionIntent/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/*/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/usages/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/write",
          "Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.SerialConsole/serialPorts/connect/action",
          "Microsoft.SqlVirtualMachine/*",
          "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listKeys/action",
          "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read",
          "Microsoft.Support/*"
        ],
        "notActions": [],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2015-06-02T00:18:27.354Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-02-10T16:13:40.46Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c"
}

Latest Role JSON

Raw definition from Azure

{
  "properties": {
    "roleName": "Virtual Machine Contributor",
    "type": "BuiltInRole",
    "description": "Lets you manage virtual machines, but not access to them, and not the virtual network or storage account they're connected to.",
    "assignableScopes": [
      "/"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "actions": [
          "Microsoft.Authorization/*/read",
          "Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/cloudServices/*",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/write",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/read",
          "Microsoft.Compute/disks/delete",
          "Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/write",
          "Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/hosts/write",
          "Microsoft.DevTestLab/schedules/*",
          "Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/applicationGateways/backendAddressPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatPools/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/probes/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/*",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/join/action",
          "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read",
          "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/action",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/locations/*",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/backupProtectionIntent/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/*/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/write",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/usages/read",
          "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/write",
          "Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read",
          "Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*",
          "Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read",
          "Microsoft.SerialConsole/serialPorts/connect/action",
          "Microsoft.SqlVirtualMachine/*",
          "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listKeys/action",
          "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read",
          "Microsoft.Support/*"
        ],
        "notActions": [],
        "dataActions": [],
        "notDataActions": []
      }
    ],
    "createdOn": "2015-06-02T00:18:27.354Z",
    "updatedOn": "2025-02-10T16:13:40.46Z",
    "createdBy": null,
    "updatedBy": null
  },
  "id": "/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions",
  "name": "9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c"
}

Effective Permissions

Operations granted by this role (388 total)

Permission Patterns (from role definition)

Actions 45 patterns
Microsoft.Authorization/*/read Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/* Microsoft.Compute/locations/* Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/* Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/* Microsoft.Compute/cloudServices/* Microsoft.Compute/disks/write Microsoft.Compute/disks/read Microsoft.Compute/disks/delete Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/write Microsoft.Compute/hostgroups/hosts/write Microsoft.DevTestLab/schedules/* Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/* Microsoft.Network/applicationGateways/backendAddressPools/join/action Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/join/action Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatPools/join/action Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/inboundNatRules/join/action Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/probes/join/action Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read Microsoft.Network/locations/* Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/* Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/join/action Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/read Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/join/action Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/read Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/action Microsoft.RecoveryServices/locations/* Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/backupProtectionIntent/write Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/*/read Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/read Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers/protectedItems/write Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/read Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/backupPolicies/write Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/read Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/usages/read Microsoft.RecoveryServices/Vaults/write Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/read Microsoft.Resources/deployments/* Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read Microsoft.SerialConsole/serialPorts/connect/action Microsoft.SqlVirtualMachine/* Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listKeys/action Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read Microsoft.Support/*

Control Plane Operations (388)

Data Plane Operations (0)

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