Removing root role assignments in Azure using PowerShell

Here’s today’s scenario: You are managing your role-based access control (RBAC) roles in the Azure Portal and start getting the following error message: “Role assignments created at root scope must be removed by using the command line.” Now what?

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The solution can be easily accomplished by using Cloud Shell. Use PowerShell mode, and we will use the Remove-AZRoleAssignment cmdlet. The syntax of the cmdlet is listed below. Just replace the username and the role definition name to match your requirement.

Remove-AZRoleAssignment -SignInName <[email protected]> -RoleDefinitionName "User Access Administrator" -Scope "/"

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Nice and easy!

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