AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 6.10 - Resource Locks

Resource Locks

As an admin, you may need to lock a subscription, resource group, or resource to prevent other users from accidently deleting or modifying critical resources.

In the Azure Portal you can set the following lock levels.

• CanNotDelete (Delete)
  • Authorized users can still read and modify a resource, but they can't delete the resource
• ReadOnly (Read-Only)
• Authorized users can read a resource, but they can't delete or update the resource

Practice Quiz

• Which lock level allows authorized users to still read and modify a resource, but they can't delete the resource?

  • WriteOnly
  • CanDelete
  • ReadOnly
  • CanNotDelete

• In the Azure Portal, what are the lock levels you can set?

  • WriteOnly
  • EditOnly
  • CanNotDelete
  • ReadOnly

• What are Resource Locks used for?

  • To lock a subscription, resource group, or resource to prevent other users from accidentally deleting or modifying critical resources.