ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError when creating new user

Question

I have this model in Ruby but it throws a ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessor :password
  v         


        

Answer 1

Alternatively you can use the Protected Attributes gem, however this defeats the purpose of requiring strong params. However if you're upgrading an older app, Protected Attributes does provide an easy pathway to upgrade until such time that you can refactor the attr_accessible to strong params.