- A
Owner
Why wrong: Owner grants full management rights, including role assignment.
- B
Contributor
Why wrong: Contributor allows creation and modification of resources, which is more access than required.
- C
Reader
Reader provides view-only access to resources across the assigned scope.
- D
Monitoring Reader
Why wrong: Monitoring Reader focuses on monitoring information and is not the standard role for broad read-only resource access.
Question 643 of 1,170
AZ-104 Manage Azure Identities and Governance Practice Question
This AZ-104 practice question tests your understanding of manage azure identities and governance. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
You need to ensure that junior administrators can view all resources in the Prod-Sub subscription but cannot create, modify, or delete any resources. Which Azure RBAC role should you assign?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Reader
The Reader role is the correct choice because it grants read-only access to all resources in a subscription, including their properties and status, but does not allow any create, modify, or delete operations. This aligns perfectly with the requirement for junior administrators to view resources without making changes.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Owner
Why it's wrong here
Owner grants full management rights, including role assignment.
When this WOULD be correct
If the question required granting full administrative control over a subscription, including managing role assignments and all resources, then the Owner role would be correct. For example, 'You need to assign a role to a senior administrator who will manage access and resources in a subscription.'
- ✗
Contributor
Why it's wrong here
Contributor allows creation and modification of resources, which is more access than required.
When this WOULD be correct
A question where junior administrators need to create and manage all resources in a subscription, but not assign access to others (e.g., 'You need to grant a team the ability to deploy and manage virtual machines, but not grant access to other users. Which role should you assign?').
- ✓
Reader
Why this is correct
Reader provides view-only access to resources across the assigned scope.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Monitoring Reader
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring Reader focuses on monitoring information and is not the standard role for broad read-only resource access.
When this WOULD be correct
A question that asks: 'You need to grant a user read-only access to Azure Monitor data, alerts, and diagnostic settings, but not to other resources. Which role should you assign?'
Option-by-option analysis
Why each answer is right or wrong
Understanding why wrong answers are wrong — and when they would be correct — is what separates a 750 score from a 900. The AZ-104 exam frequently reuses these exact scenarios with slightly different constraints.
✓ReaderCorrect answer▾
Why this is correct
Reader provides view-only access to resources across the assigned scope.
✗OwnerWrong answer — click to see why▾
Why this is wrong here
The Owner role grants full access to all resources, including the ability to delegate access to others, which violates the requirement that junior administrators cannot create, modify, or delete resources.
★ When this WOULD be the correct answer
If the question required granting full administrative control over a subscription, including managing role assignments and all resources, then the Owner role would be correct. For example, 'You need to assign a role to a senior administrator who will manage access and resources in a subscription.'
Why candidates choose this
Candidates may mistakenly think Owner is necessary for viewing resources, or they may overlook the 'cannot create, modify, or delete' constraint and focus only on the 'view all resources' part.
✗ContributorWrong answer — click to see why▾
Why this is wrong here
The Contributor role allows creating, modifying, and deleting resources, which violates the requirement that junior administrators cannot perform these actions.
★ When this WOULD be the correct answer
A question where junior administrators need to create and manage all resources in a subscription, but not assign access to others (e.g., 'You need to grant a team the ability to deploy and manage virtual machines, but not grant access to other users. Which role should you assign?').
Why candidates choose this
Candidates may confuse 'view all resources' with 'manage all resources' and think Contributor is the standard role for full access, overlooking the specific restriction against modifications.
✗Monitoring ReaderWrong answer — click to see why▾
Why this is wrong here
Monitoring Reader provides read-only access to monitoring data (e.g., metrics, logs) but does not grant permission to view all resources in the subscription, such as virtual machines or storage accounts.
★ When this WOULD be the correct answer
A question that asks: 'You need to grant a user read-only access to Azure Monitor data, alerts, and diagnostic settings, but not to other resources. Which role should you assign?'
Why candidates choose this
Candidates may confuse 'view all resources' with 'view monitoring data,' assuming Monitoring Reader covers all read operations, or they may not fully understand the scope of each built-in role.
Analysis generated from the official AZ-104blueprint and verified against question context. The “when correct” sections are what AI assistants cite when candidates ask “what’s the difference between these options?”
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse the Monitoring Reader role with the Reader role, mistakenly thinking it provides full read access, but it only covers monitoring data, not all resource types.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, Azure RBAC roles are defined as collections of actions and notActions in JSON role definitions. The Reader role includes the '*/read' action, which applies to all resource types, ensuring comprehensive read-only access. In contrast, the Monitoring Reader role uses a narrower scope, such as 'Microsoft.Insights/*/read', limiting visibility to monitoring-related data only.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
Quick reference
Access Control Model Comparison
| Model | Acronym | Who Controls Access? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discretionary Access Control | DAC | Resource owner | Small teams, file shares |
| Mandatory Access Control | MAC | System / security labels | Classified govt / military |
| Role-Based Access Control | RBAC | Administrator (via roles) | Enterprise environments |
| Attribute-Based Access Control | ABAC | Policy engine (user + resource attributes) | Fine-grained, dynamic policies |
| Rule-Based Access Control | RuBAC | System rules / ACLs | Firewall rules, network ACLs |
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Manage Azure Identities and Governance — This question tests Manage Azure Identities and Governance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
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The correct answer is: Reader — The Reader role is the correct choice because it grants read-only access to all resources in a subscription, including their properties and status, but does not allow any create, modify, or delete operations. This aligns perfectly with the requirement for junior administrators to view resources without making changes.
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