# Update an existing role

<p class="callout danger">Roles should be updated only be people, who know their purpose, as deleting a role that is required for a certain tasks will stop users form performing those tasks.</p>

To edit an existing role, find it in the roles table and click on its **"Edit"** button.

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On the role's page, you can update its name and description, its assigned permissions and manage users, that have this role.

<p class="callout danger">It is not recommended to update a role's slug, as it may be used for programmatic access control.</p>

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