Symfony 4 ROLE_USER to ROLE_ADMIN with database

Question

I am learning Symfony 4 and i want to change role of somes users to ROLE_ADMIN.

How can do this with a database ?

I tried to change it manually in database but it doesn't work...

(a:1:{i:0;s:9:"ROLE_USER";} -> a:1:{i:0;s:10:"ROLE_ADMIN";})

Thank you ;)

Answer 1

To promote users you can use command lines tools for FosUser:

    php bin/console fos:user:promote testuser --super
    php bin/console fos:user:promote testuser ROLE_ADMIN

check the doc here: https://symfony.com/doc/current/bundles/FOSUserBundle/command_line_tools.html