# Manual column 'Role' keeps resetting in Users Table

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/manual-column-role-keeps-resetting-in-users-table/82971>\
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**Created:** [July 5, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/manual-column-role-keeps-resetting-in-users-table/82971 "2025-07-05T19:07:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/manual-column-role-keeps-resetting-in-users-table/82971/2 "2025-07-05T19:48:49Z")

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This is the expected and documented behaviour. Glide does not allow users to directly set roles for security reasons.

To change or set a users role, you have 3 options:

- manually via the Data Editor
- via a server side workflow
- via the Glide API

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