diff --git a/scripts/role_assignment.sh b/scripts/role_assignment.sh
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+while getopts ":s:o:a:" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    s) search_service_resource_id="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+    o) azure_openai_resource_id="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+    a) storage_account_resource_id="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+    \?) echo "Invalid option -$OPTARG" >&2
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+echo "search_service_resource_id=$search_service_resource_id"
+echo "azure_openai_resource_id=$azure_openai_resource_id"
+echo "storage_account_resource_id=$storage_account_resource_id"
+
+if [[ -z "$search_service_resource_id" ]]; then
+  echo "Must provide search_service_resource_id (-s) argument" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$azure_openai_resource_id" ]]; then
+  echo "Must provide azure_openai_resource_id (-o) argument" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$storage_account_resource_id" ]]; then
+  echo "Must provide storage_account_resource_id (-a) argument" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+function get_subscription_id(){
+  echo "$1" | cut -d'/' -f3
+}
+
+function get_resource_group(){
+  echo "$1" | cut -d'/' -f5
+}
+
+function get_resource_name(){
+  echo "$1" | cut -d'/' -f9
+}
+
+function get_azure_openai_resource_system_assigned_identity_principal_id(){
+  resource_id="$1"
+  az cognitiveservices account identity show -n $(get_resource_name $resource_id) -g $(get_resource_group $resource_id) --subscription $(get_subscription_id $resource_id) --query "principalId" -o tsv
+}
+
+function get_azure_search_resource_system_assigned_identity_principal_id(){
+  resource_id="$1"
+  az search service show -n $(get_resource_name $resource_id) -g $(get_resource_group $resource_id) --subscription $(get_subscription_id $resource_id) --query "identity.principalId" -o tsv
+}
+
+function get_system_assigned_identity_principal_id(){
+  resource_id="$1"
+  resource_type=$(echo "$resource_id" | cut -d'/' -f7)
+  if [[ "$resource_type" == "Microsoft.CognitiveServices" ]]; then
+    get_azure_openai_resource_system_assigned_identity_principal_id $resource_id
+  elif [[ "$resource_type" == "Microsoft.Search" ]]; then
+    get_azure_search_resource_system_assigned_identity_principal_id $resource_id
+  else
+    echo "Unknown resource type $resource_type" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function ensure_role_assignment() {
+  assignee="$1"
+  resource_id="$2"
+  role="$3"
+  echo "ensure role assignment $role for $assignee on $resource_id"
+  principal_id=$(get_system_assigned_identity_principal_id $assignee)
+  echo "resolved principal_id=$principal_id"
+  az role assignment create \
+    --assignee-object-id $principal_id \
+    --assignee-principal-type ServicePrincipal \
+    --role "$role" \
+    --scope "$resource_id" \
+    --subscription $(get_subscription_id $resource_id)
+}
+
+function get_signed_in_user_id(){
+  az ad signed-in-user show --query "id" -o tsv
+}
+
+function ensure_role_assignment_for_me() {
+  assignee=$(get_signed_in_user_id)
+  resource_id="$1"
+  role="$2"
+  echo "ensure role assignment $role for $assignee on $resource_id"
+  az role assignment create \
+    --assignee-object-id $assignee \
+    --assignee-principal-type User \
+    --role "$role" \
+    --scope "$resource_id" \
+    --subscription $(get_subscription_id $resource_id)
+}
+
+ensure_role_assignment $azure_openai_resource_id $search_service_resource_id "Search Service Contributor"
+ensure_role_assignment $azure_openai_resource_id $search_service_resource_id "Search Index Data Reader"
+ensure_role_assignment $azure_openai_resource_id $storage_account_resource_id "Storage Blob Data Contributor"
+ensure_role_assignment $search_service_resource_id $storage_account_resource_id "Storage Blob Data Contributor"
+ensure_role_assignment $search_service_resource_id $azure_openai_resource_id "Cognitive Services OpenAI Contributor"
+ensure_role_assignment_for_me $azure_openai_resource_id "Cognitive Services OpenAI Contributor"
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