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Olusegun Solomon
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AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY(microsoft entra) ROLE ASSIGNMENT

QUESTION 1:Explain the difference between Azure AD Roles and Azure Roles
Azure AD Roles are used to manage access to Azure Active Directory resources and can include roles like Global Administrator, User Administrator, etc.
Azure Roles, are used to manage access to Azure resources (such as virtual machines, databases, etc.) and are assigned within Azure itself, rather than Azure Active Directory

QUESTION 2: Create the Admin Department and add two users to it

  • Log in to the Azure portal (portal.azure.com).select azure active directory(miscrosoft Entra)

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-Select group

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-Select New Group

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  • Select Security for the group type and Enter group name as Administrative Department. Finally select create. Image description

** Steps to Add 2 new Members to the Group**

  1. Navigate to azure home page/portal. Select miscrosoft entra Image description 2.Select users Image description 3.Select create new Users Image description 4.In the user principal name (Upn) and display name put your desired name as user A (Sollomex) Image description 5.Fill job and contact information correctly.Click next assignment

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6.Add member to group
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7.Select Administrative Group
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8.Select add role.
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9.Choose Global Administrator
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10.Select review and create
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  1. Select create Image description

QUESTION 3: Assign the Global Administrator Role to User A
ROLE HAS ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED TO USER A (sOLLOMEX)IN THE ABOVE.
Method B
Navigate to Azure Active Directory > Roles and administrators > Add assignment.

  • Select "Global Administrator" role and choose User A (sollomex) as the member.

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QUESTION 4: Show all the steps it took the Global Admin to Log in into the Azure Portal with his new credentials

  • User A (sollomex) should receive an email notification about the role assignment.
  • User A (sollomex) logs in to the Azure portal using their credentials.
  • Upon successful login, User A (sollomex) will have access to the Azure portal with Global Administrator privileges.

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** QUESTION 5: Let the Global Administrator create/onboard a new member to the Admin Department**

  • User A (sollomex) navigates to overview page of the miscroft entra. Select group Image description sElect Administrative Department Image description
  • User A(sollomex) selects "Add member" and adds the new member to the Administrative Department group.

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