I can't access Microsoft Entra ID on my Visual Studio Enterprise-Subscription

Question

I want to test out Entra Id, but when I select it in the portal I get the following error (see image).

I only have one subscription, from my Visual studio subscription and I am Service Administrator.

How do I get past it so I can test out Entra Id?

Answer 1

Hi @Carl-Jens Berfenfeldt

Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A.

I understand that you're experiencing a 403 error when trying to access the Microsoft Entra admin center portal as a service administrator on your Visual Studio subscription.

The error is likely due to a restriction set by your global administrator, which limits access to the Microsoft Entra admin center for non-admin users. This restriction can be found in the settings, where the global administrator has selected "Yes" to restrict access.

To resolve this issue, there are two possible methods:

1.Reach out to your global administrator and ask them to assign any role to you. This will grant you access to the Microsoft Entra admin center, even if the restriction is set to "Yes". As long as you have any role or custom role assigned, you will not be restricted from accessing the portal.

2.The global administrator can disable the restriction by selecting "No". This will allow non-admin users, including service administrators like yourself, to access the Microsoft Entra admin center without any issues.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

Thanks,

Navya.

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