Checking user roles in the Azure Portal is an essential task for managing access control and maintaining security in your Azure cloud environment. I will walk you through the quick steps to check this in this article.
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Check User Role In Azure Portal
To check user role in Azure Portal, follow the below steps.
- Log in to the Azure Portal.
- Search for Microsoft Entra ID and click on the search result Microsoft Entra ID, as shown in the screenshot below.

3. Click on the Users link from the left navigation.

4. Click on the specific user for the one you wish to see the role.

5. On the specific user page, expand the manage node and click on the Azure role assignments link from the left navigation. You will see the Role on the right side, as shown in the screenshot below.

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FAQs
Which node in the Azure Portal should you use to assign a user the reader role for a resource group?
Answer: Access Control (IAM)
Conclusion
To manage Azure resources and ensure proper security measures, you need to know the user role. You can quickly verify that role using Azure Portal as mentioned in this article.
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I am Rajkishore, and I am a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant. I have over 14 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with good experience in Azure Functions, Storage, Virtual Machines, Logic Apps, PowerShell Commands, CLI Commands, Machine Learning, AI, Azure Cognitive Services, DevOps, etc. Not only that, I do have good real-time experience in designing and developing cloud-native data integrations on Azure or AWS, etc. I hope you will learn from these practical Azure tutorials. Read more.
