Azure Containers built-in role

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager RBAC Writer

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager RBAC Writer grants read and write access to most Kubernetes objects, excluding role and role-binding management on the fleet-managed hub cluster. The effective workload authority is expressed as Kubernetes API DataActions under the Microsoft.ContainerService Fleet resource provider. The role also includes Fleet read and listCredentials Actions, so the assignee can retrieve the hub-cluster kubeconfig; credential retrieval is not a separate assignment for this role.

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Role definition ID: 5af6afb3-c06c-4fa4-8848-71a8aee05683

Control-plane actions (6)

Data-plane actions (51)

Excluded actions (0)

None

Assignable scopes (1)

Practical scope

Assign on the Fleet ARM resource for fleet-wide access or on its Microsoft.ContainerService/fleets/managedNamespaces ARM subresource for one Managed Fleet Namespace. These roles aren't assigned directly to a generic hub-cluster or member-cluster Kubernetes namespace. At Fleet scope, the hub role applies across hub namespaces; at Managed Fleet Namespace scope, it is limited to that managed namespace.

Common use cases (1)

Prerequisites (2)

Best practices (2)

Security considerations (3)

Assignment guidance

Assign Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager RBAC Writer at the exact Fleet resource or Managed Fleet Namespace ARM subresource to the principal that needs read and write access to most Kubernetes objects, excluding role and role-binding management. Treat the included kubeconfig retrieval as part of the grant, test both credential download and Kubernetes authorization, and protect downloaded credentials.

Editorial sources (6)

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