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Azure Resource Manager Tagging and Locking Scenarios

In this lab, we will test several scenarios in the Azure portal. We will begin by adding tags and locks to a resource group and deploying a VM. We will then add locks to the VM resources and see if we can add tags to them after they are locked. Finally, we will explore if a resource group can be deleted if it is locked or even if the resources inside it are locked.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 02, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Discover How Locks and Tags Affect Deployments

    1. Add a tag to the resource group.
    2. Lock the resource group with a Read-Only lock and attempt to deploy a VM to it.
    3. Lock the resource group with a Delete lock and attempt to deploy a VM to it.
    4. After successful deployment, verify if tags have been inherited.

  2. Challenge

    Determine If Tags Can Be Added to Locked Resources

    1. Lock one of the VM resources with a Read-Only lock.
    2. Lock one of the VM resources with a Delete resource.
    3. Attempt to add tags to all of the resources at once.
    4. Verify if any of the locks prevented adding tags.

  3. Challenge

    Explore What Happens When Attempting to Delete a a Resource Group with Locks on It (or on the Resources inside It)

    1. Attempt to delete the resource group with the Delete lock on it.
    2. Remove the resource group lock.
    3. Attempt to delete the resource group with locks on the resources inside it.
    4. Remove resource locks.
    5. Delete the resource group.
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