# DangerousAttributeError

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dangerousattributeerror/159474>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dangerousattributeerror/159474 "2009-02-04T21:32:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jorg\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@Jorg\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jorg_L)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dangerousattributeerror/159474/1 "2009-02-04T21:32:14Z")

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Is there something one can do in the model to override ActiveREcord  
when legacy tables have names that are defined in rails generating teh  
DangerousAttributeError? Or am I stuck creating a view to get arund  
this situation?