# Devise issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 8, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946 "2010-08-08T23:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/1 "2010-08-08T23:59:29Z")
I’m following the devise Rails cast here: > **[\#209 Introducing Devise - RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/episodes/209-introducing-devise)** > > Short Ruby on Rails screencasts containing tips, tricks and tutorials. Great for both novice and experienced web developers. After I signup, I get the following: [http://paste.pocoo.org/show/247793/](http://paste.pocoo.org/show/247793/) Provided that I’m using Rails3.0.0.rc. Any ideas? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/2 "2010-08-09T00:06:31Z")
I have now removed :confirmable from user.rb, and got: undefined local variable or method `root\_path’ for #Devise::RegistrationsController:0x25327b0 ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/3 "2010-08-09T00:17:40Z")
Ensure that something is mapped to the root path. In rails 2.3 it would be something like this in config/routes.rb: map.root, :controller =\> “home” Sent from my iPhone ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/4 "2010-08-09T00:41:07Z")
Patrick R. wrote: > Ensure that something is mapped to the root path. In rails 2.3 it would > be something like this in config/routes.rb: > > map.root, :controller =\> “home” > > Sent from my iPhone Thanks. Yes, I think there is a problem with the routs. I’m creating the application from scratch though, and this is where I’m at: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504) ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/5 "2010-08-09T00:58:04Z")
> Thanks. Yes, I think there is a problem with the routs. I’m creating the > application from scratch though, and this is where I’m at: > [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504) The Rails 3 equivalent would be root :to =\> ‘pages#home’ That is assuming you get the pages controller with the home action working properly in the other thread! -Patrick R. ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/6 "2010-08-09T01:09:55Z")
Patrick R. wrote: > > Thanks. Yes, I think there is a problem with the routs. I’m creating the > > application from scratch though, and this is where I’m at: > > [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/214614#931504) > > The Rails 3 equivalent would be > root :to =\> ‘pages#home’ > > That is assuming you get the pages controller with the home action > working > properly in the other thread! > > -Patrick R. Now, this is what my routes.rb file look like: [http://paste.pocoo.org/show/247808/](http://paste.pocoo.org/show/247808/) The problem is when I try to navigate to: [http://localhost:3000/users/sign\_up](http://localhost:3000/users/sign_up) I just redirected to: [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) automatically and not able to open the signup page. Why is that? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/7 "2010-08-09T01:30:52Z")
Thanks a lot Patrick. So, this is how my “user.rb” file looks like: [http://paste.pocoo.org/show/fEKtgXkB8WfHL3aBzmdh/](http://paste.pocoo.org/show/fEKtgXkB8WfHL3aBzmdh/) Abd, as for $ tail -f log/development.log [http://paste.pocoo.org/show/IxpFou9RMrDF8LOwSVKl/](http://paste.pocoo.org/show/IxpFou9RMrDF8LOwSVKl/) Makes anything clear here? ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/8 "2010-08-09T01:51:54Z")
Following the tutorial, it seems that it redirects to: [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000), and this seems to be intended to be. I have removed index.html from the “public” directory. The tutorial shows the index of the projects. Since I’m somehow new to Rails, how can I make my Project controller index be the index.html page, such that it displays when going to: [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/9 "2010-08-09T03:06:12Z")
I want to mention that I started the application from scratch once again and it worked. I don’t know exactly what I was missing. Thanks for all your replies. ---
**Author:** ![swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-issue/192946/10 "2010-08-09T01:20:19Z")
> An excellent question! I would tail the development log: tail -f log/development.log That might give you some insight as to why it is directing you to the root path instead of the registrations controller new action. Generally speaking, it should pretty much work out of the box. You might need to define one of the user fields as an attr\_accessor or you might be missing a strategy in the line “devise :database\_authenticatable, etc, etc” line. My experience is almost entirely on the rails 2.3 branch of devise; perhaps someone else in the group might have a bit of wisdom on the 3.0 branch. -Patrick R.