# Cattr\_accressor Error --Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 16, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cattr-accressor-error-help/68918 "2006-09-16T20:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfmanjm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@wolfmanjm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wolfmanjm)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cattr-accressor-error-help/68918/1 "2006-09-16T20:21:03Z")
I get the following error when I try running my script. I thought it might be a path issuse and did a complete reinstallation using the Hivelogic installation procedure for macs. (Building Ruby, Rails, LightTPD, and MySQL on Tiger). Please note(Even though I did the reinstall, I get the impression that the old install is still active/in play) When I issue a locate command for rails or activerecord it reflects the old/original version number. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ruby script.rb /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/active\_record/base.rb:246: undefined method `cattr_accessor' for ActiveRecord::Base:Class (NoMethodError) from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/active\_record.rb:37 from ./db.rb:1 from script.rb:3 ---
**Author:** ![wolfmanjm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@wolfmanjm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wolfmanjm)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cattr-accressor-error-help/68918/2 "2006-09-25T14:10:07Z")
On 9/16/06, Jim M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thanks > from script.rb:3 > This is a Rails-specific question. cattr\_accessor is not a standard > Rubyism. -austin