diff --git a/auth/iam.go b/auth/iam.go
index b8e7cdd2..47c5ce25 100644
--- a/auth/iam.go
+++ b/auth/iam.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/versity/versitygw/s3err"
 )
 
 type Role string
@@ -57,10 +59,19 @@ type ListUserAccountsResult struct {
 // Mutable props, which could be changed when updating an IAM account
 type MutableProps struct {
 	Secret  *string `json:"secret"`
+	Role    Role    `json:"role"`
 	UserID  *int    `json:"userID"`
 	GroupID *int    `json:"groupID"`
 }
 
+func (m MutableProps) Validate() error {
+	if m.Role != "" && !m.Role.IsValid() {
+		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAdminInvalidUserRole)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func updateAcc(acc *Account, props MutableProps) {
 	if props.Secret != nil {
 		acc.Secret = *props.Secret
@@ -71,6 +82,9 @@ func updateAcc(acc *Account, props MutableProps) {
 	if props.UserID != nil {
 		acc.UserID = *props.UserID
 	}
+	if props.Role != "" {
+		acc.Role = props.Role
+	}
 }
 
 // IAMService is the interface for all IAM service implementations
diff --git a/auth/iam_ipa.go b/auth/iam_ipa.go
index 1856cae6..efb2ce08 100644
--- a/auth/iam_ipa.go
+++ b/auth/iam_ipa.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/cookiejar"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ type IpaIAMService struct {
 var _ IAMService = &IpaIAMService{}
 
 func NewIpaIAMService(rootAcc Account, host, vaultName, username, password string, isInsecure, debug bool) (*IpaIAMService, error) {
-
 	ipa := IpaIAMService{
 		id:        0,
 		version:   IpaVersion,
@@ -102,13 +102,7 @@ func NewIpaIAMService(rootAcc Account, host, vaultName, username, password strin
 
 	ipa.kraTransportKey = cert.PublicKey.(*rsa.PublicKey)
 
-	isSupported := false
-	for _, algo := range vaultConfig.Wrapping_supported_algorithms {
-		if algo == "aes-128-cbc" {
-			isSupported = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
+	isSupported := slices.Contains(vaultConfig.Wrapping_supported_algorithms, "aes-128-cbc")
 
 	if !isSupported {
 		return nil,
diff --git a/auth/iam_ldap.go b/auth/iam_ldap.go
index 576c7c15..1be77fb5 100644
--- a/auth/iam_ldap.go
+++ b/auth/iam_ldap.go
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ func (ld *LdapIAMService) UpdateUserAccount(access string, props MutableProps) e
 	if props.UserID != nil {
 		req.Replace(ld.userIdAtr, []string{fmt.Sprint(*props.UserID)})
 	}
+	if props.Role != "" {
+		req.Replace(ld.roleAtr, []string{string(props.Role)})
+	}
 
 	err := ld.conn.Modify(req)
 	//TODO: Handle non existing user case
diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
index dddc3aff..612456d5 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ func adminCommand() *cli.Command {
 						Usage:   "secret access key for the new user",
 						Aliases: []string{"s"},
 					},
+					&cli.StringFlag{
+						Name:    "role",
+						Usage:   "the new user role",
+						Aliases: []string{"r"},
+					},
 					&cli.IntFlag{
 						Name:    "user-id",
 						Usage:   "userID for the new user",
@@ -311,8 +316,14 @@ func deleteUser(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func updateUser(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	access, secret, userId, groupId := ctx.String("access"), ctx.String("secret"), ctx.Int("user-id"), ctx.Int("group-id")
+	access, secret, userId, groupId, role := ctx.String("access"), ctx.String("secret"), ctx.Int("user-id"), ctx.Int("group-id"), auth.Role(ctx.String("role"))
 	props := auth.MutableProps{}
+	if ctx.IsSet("role") {
+		if !role.IsValid() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid user role: %v", role)
+		}
+		props.Role = role
+	}
 	if ctx.IsSet("secret") {
 		props.Secret = &secret
 	}
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/admin.go b/s3api/controllers/admin.go
index fda224da..9aada79f 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/admin.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/admin.go
@@ -100,7 +100,16 @@ func (c AdminController) UpdateUser(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	err := c.iam.UpdateUserAccount(access, props)
+	err := props.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return SendResponse(ctx, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAdminInvalidUserRole),
+			&MetaOpts{
+				Logger: c.l,
+				Action: metrics.ActionAdminUpdateUser,
+			})
+	}
+
+	err = c.iam.UpdateUserAccount(access, props)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "user not found") {
 			err = s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAdminUserNotFound)
diff --git a/s3api/router.go b/s3api/router.go
index 448bf667..f640cb67 100644
--- a/s3api/router.go
+++ b/s3api/router.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (sa *S3ApiRouter) Init(app *fiber.App, be backend.Backend, iam auth.IAMServ
 		app.Patch("/delete-user", middlewares.IsAdmin(logger), adminController.DeleteUser)
 
 		// UpdateUser admin api
-		app.Patch("update-user", middlewares.IsAdmin(logger), adminController.UpdateUser)
+		app.Patch("/update-user", middlewares.IsAdmin(logger), adminController.UpdateUser)
 
 		// ListUsers admin api
 		app.Patch("/list-users", middlewares.IsAdmin(logger), adminController.ListUsers)