How is your user model look like ?
On Monday, September 17, 2012 10:31:44 PM UTC+5:30, dasibre wrote:
>
> Rails newbie here, I have been stuck on this for two days and can't figure
> out why its not working.
> I want users to confirm/verify themselves by entering their current/old
> password before any information is updated.
> This is what My user_controller update action looks like
> I'm currently using rails 3.2 with the basic has_secured_password
> authentication that comes with it.
>
> def update
> @user = User.find(params[:id])
> respond_to do |format|
> if @user.update_attributes(params[:user])
> format.html { redirect_to users_url, notice: "User #{@user.name}
> was successfully updated." }
> format.json { head :no_content }
> else
> format.html { render action: "edit" }
> format.json { render json: @user.errors, status:
> :unprocessable_entity }
> end
> end
> end
>
> here's my form view
>
>
> <% if params[:action] == "edit" %>
> <div class="field">
> <%= f.label :password %><br />
> <%= f.password_field :current_password, :placeholder =>
> "current password" %>
> </div>
> <% end %>
> <div class="field">
> <%= f.label :password, "Password" %><br />
> <%= f.password_field :password, size: 40 %>
> </div>
> <div class="field">
> <%= f.label :password_confirmation, 'Confirm' %><br />
> <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation, size: 40 %>
> </div>
>
> *I've tried using a before_update :confirm_password in the User model,
> but it hasn't worked.*
> *I created a private method in the user controller*
> *
> *
>
> private
> def password_match
> @user = User.find(params[:id])
> @user.authenticate(params[:current_password)
> end
> then call a before_filter :password_match, :only => [:update] in the user
> controller.
>
> Can anyone help, please. Thank you.
>
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