Set Primary User

Set a new primary user on this device

Description

Assigns the chosen user as the new primary user of this device in Intune and replaces the current one. The output shows the previous and the new assignment.

Location

Device → General → Set Primary User

Full Runbook name

rjgit-device_general_set-primary-user

Details

Property	Value
Version	1.0.2
Required modules	RealmJoin.RunbookHelper (>= 0.8.9) Microsoft.Graph.Authentication (>= 2.39.0)
Schedulable	no

Permissions

Application permissions

• Type: Microsoft Graph

  • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.ReadWrite.All

    • Resolves the Intune device and replaces its primary user via managedDevices('{id}')/users/$ref
  • User.Read.All

    • Resolves the new primary user's UPN and display name before assignment

Parameters

DeviceId

Entra ID device ID of the device the runbook acts on. Set by the portal from the selected device.

Property	Value
Required	true
Default Value
Type	String
Hidden in portal	yes (preset via runbook customization)

NewPrimaryUserId

User to assign. The current primary user is replaced; both are shown in the output.

Property	Value
Required	true
Default Value
Type	String

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