class Instance instance has_many :users ## there should not be a user_id field in the instances table
class User belongs_to :instance ## there should be a instance_id field in the table users table has_many :books ## there should not be a book_id field in the table books table class Book belongs_to :users to restrict everything just always scope , for example, then search for users dont do @users = User.all instead to @user = current_instance.users to get a book first get the current user @book = current_user.book.find(params[:id]) by scoping like this you will always make only abc.com user's to see their books On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM, nobosh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Adding attr_accessible :instance_id to the model gets the value in the >> db but the instance_id probably shouldn't be accessible as it would >> allow another instance to possibly steal another user/instance's info, >> right? > > > You'll need to handle that through permission checking in the controller > and validations in the model and database. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

