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    PracticeAzure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 Practice Exam 3Question 13
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.3: GovernanceDomain 1GovernanceResource LocksRBAC

    AZ-305 · Question 13 · Domain 1.3: Governance

    You are the Azure Architect for a company. A critical production Azure SQL Database is hosted in a resource group named RG-Prod-DB.

    To prevent accidental deletion, you apply a CanNotDelete resource lock to the RG-Prod-DB resource group.

    A database administrator, who has the 'Owner' RBAC role on the resource group, attempts to delete the Azure SQL Database.

    What will be the result of this action?

    Answer options:

    A.

    The deletion will succeed because the Owner role bypasses resource locks.

    B.

    The deletion will fail because the resource lock overrides the Owner RBAC role.

    C.

    The deletion will succeed, but an alert will be generated in Azure Monitor.

    D.

    The deletion will fail, but the administrator can override the lock during the deletion prompt.

    How to approach this question

    Understand the hierarchy of control: Resource Locks override all RBAC roles.

    Full Answer

    B.The deletion will fail because the resource lock overrides the Owner RBAC role.✓ Correct
    Resource locks in Azure apply regardless of RBAC permissions. Even if a user is an Owner or a Global Administrator, they cannot delete a resource if a `CanNotDelete` lock is applied to it or its parent resource group. The user must first explicitly remove the lock (which they can do, since they are an Owner) before performing the deletion.

    Common mistakes

    Assuming that 'Owner' privileges bypass governance controls like locks.
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