Microsoft Azure – Add Storage Blob Owner Role Assignment For Azure AD User

In this article, you will see how you can add Storage Blob Owner role assignment for active directory users for granting permissions to operate on the storage account level and to grant permissions to other users within the storage account level.

The main purpose of Storage Blob Data Owner is it allows for full access to Azure Storage blob containers and data, including assigning POSIX access control.

Implementation:

Step 1: Log in to Azure Portal

Step 2: Go to Storage Account and  Select your preferred Storage Account

Step 3: After selecting the storage account, from the left menu select Access Control (IAM) >> click on Add Role Assignment

Step 4: Select Role and Search for “Storage Blob Data Owner” >> Select the role

Step 5: Next, Select Members tab >> Select Assign access: User, Group or Service Principal.

• Next, for members >> Click on + Add member >> Search the select user or user email and click on select to add the user. 

• Add Description (Optional): If you were working at the project level, you must add some description to know why you need access.

Step 6: Click on Review and Create.

That’s it, you are done. At this point, we have successfully added a storage blob owner role assignment for Azure AD users.