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 # Lab 02a - Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
 # Student lab manual
 
+## Lab requirements:
+
+This lab requires permissions to create Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users, create custom Azure Role Based Access Control (RBAC) roles, and assign these roles to Azure AD users. Not all lab hosters may provide this capability. Ask your instructor for the availability of this lab.
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 ## Lab scenario
 
 In order to improve management of Azure resources in Contoso, you have been tasked with implementing the following functionality: