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Your company has an Azure subscription named Prod-Sub. You create a custom role that allows users to restart virtual machines but not create, delete, or resize them. You need to ensure that members of the VMOperators group can use this custom role only for virtual machines in the RG-Prod resource group. What should you do?

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Your company has an Azure subscription named Prod-Sub. You create a custom role that allows users to restart virtual machines but not create, delete, or resize them. You need to ensure that members of the VMOperators group can use this custom role only for virtual machines in the RG-Prod resource group. What should you do?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

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A

Distractor review

Assign the custom role to VMOperators at the subscription scope.

This grants the permissions across the entire subscription, which is broader than required.

B

Best answer

Assign the custom role to VMOperators at the RG-Prod scope.

This applies the permissions only to resources in the RG-Prod resource group and follows least privilege.

C

Distractor review

Assign the Virtual Machine Contributor role to VMOperators at the RG-Prod scope.

This built-in role is too broad because it allows more actions than restarting VMs.

D

Distractor review

Assign the custom role to VMOperators at the management group scope.

This would make the permissions available to a wider set of subscriptions and resources than needed.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.

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How to think about this question

This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.

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.
  • Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.

TExam Day Tips

  • Underline the problem statement mentally.
  • 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.

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FAQ

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What does this AZ-104 question test?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Assign the custom role to VMOperators at the RG-Prod scope. — Azure RBAC permissions are assigned at a scope and inherited by child resources. Assigning the custom role at the RG-Prod resource group scope grants the required permissions only within that resource group. Assigning at the subscription or management group scope would grant broader access than required, while Virtual Machine Contributor would provide more permissions than necessary.

What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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