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Add-EntraDirectoryRoleMember

Module:
Microsoft.Entra Module v1.1

Adds a member to a directory role.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Add-EntraDirectoryRoleMember

    -DirectoryRoleId <String>
    -MemberId <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-EntraDirectoryRoleMember cmdlet adds a member to a Microsoft Entra ID role.

In delegated scenarios, the signed-in user must have either a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with the necessary permissions. The minimum roles required for this operation are:

  • Privileged Role Administrator

Examples

Example 1: Add a member to a Microsoft Entra ID role

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory'
$directoryRole = Get-EntraDirectoryRole -Filter "DisplayName eq 'Helpdesk Administrator'"
$user = Get-EntraUser -UserId 'SawyerM@Contoso.com'
Add-EntraDirectoryRoleMember -DirectoryRoleId $directoryRole.Id -MemberId $user.Id

This example adds a member to a directory role.

  • DirectoryRoleId parameter specifies the ID of the directory role to which the member is added. Use the Get-EntraDirectoryRole command to retrieve the details of the directory role.
  • MemberId parameter specifies the ID of Microsoft Entra ID object to assign as owner/manager/member.

Parameters

-DirectoryRoleId

Specifies the ID of a directory role in Microsoft Entra ID.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:ObjectId

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-MemberId

Specifies the ID of the Microsoft Entra ID object to assign as owner/manager/member.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:RefObjectId

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.