How do I find out why I couldn't #destroy() a record?

Question

person = Person.find(4123)
person.destroy #=> false

What ways do I have to find out why the record wasn\'t deleted? The model has two validations, b

Answer 1

This error is usually raised due to a dependent: :restrict_with_error specified on an association in the model. Run a quick search for this in your model definition (as well as associated model definitions) and see if that's the case.