Assign Subscription Owner Role
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To complete the Azure Lighthouse onboarding, you must have the subscription owner role in Azure.
Global administrators can assign the subscription owner role to the user who will complete the Azure Lighthouse onboarding.
Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal as a Global Administrator.
Verify that you have permission to add role assignments. To verify:
In the Search bar, type Microsoft Entra ID.
Go to the Properties tab.
Under Access management for Azure resources, set the toggle to Yes. Your global admin username should be visible.
Click Save.
In the Search bar, type Subscriptions, and then on the Subscriptions page, click the required subscription.
In the left pane, select Access control (IAM).
Select the Role assignments tab to view the role assignments at this scope.
Click Add > Add role assignment.
On the Privileged administrator roles tab, select the Owner role and click Next.
On the Members tab, select the user to assign the Owner role to and click Next. You must select the user you want to use for the Azure Lighthouse onboarding.
On the Conditions tab, select Allow user to assign all roles (highly privileged) and click Next.
On the Review + assign tab, click Review + assign.
The Owner role is assigned to the user and displayed on the Role assignments tab in Azure:
After assigning the role in Azure, navigate to the Orders page in the Marketplace Platform to complete the onboarding steps. For step-by-step guidance, see Complete Azure Lighthouse Onboarding.
