Question

I was wondering why a user keeps getting signed out after editing their profile? my update function is

  def update
    flash[:notice] = "what is params[id]", params[:id]
    @user = User.find(params[:id])
    if @user.update_attributes(params[:user])
      #flash[:success] = "Profile updated"
      sign_in @user
      redirect_to @user
    else
      render 'edit'
    end
  end

the params id is getting passed correctly, and everything updates correctly on my db. my form in users/edit.html.erb is

<% provide(:title, "Edit user") %> 
<h1>Update your profile</h1>

<div class="row">
  <div class="span6 offset3">

      <%= form_for @user, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
      <%= render 'fields', object: f.object, f: f %>

      <%= f.submit "Save changes", :class => "btn btn-large btn-primary", :style =>"display:block;" %>

      <%= image_tag(@user.image_url(:thumb), :class => "image_avatar") if @user.image? %>

      <%= f.file_field :image, :class=>"upload_button" %>
      <% end %>

  </div>
</div>

I’m using the devise gem, but this edit is not using the devise route (I’m using devise for registration). could that be affecting it?

Answer 1

Yes, devise has a sign_in method.

However, your users shouldn’t be signed out after editing their profile.