# Displaying error messages **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 11, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-error-messages/142764 "2008-07-11T06:06:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paradise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@paradise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paradise)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-error-messages/142764/1 "2008-07-11T06:06:33Z")
I am able to display error messages when a user tries to sign up for my site but doesnt pass the validations, but I am having trouble displaying them for another controller in my site. I have included: \<%= error\_messages\_for ‘spec’ %\> in my view spec controller but this only displays the single message defined in the controller: flash[:error] = “There was a problem updating.” For my other user controller, when something doesnt pass the validations I get specific error messages like this: 4 errors prohibited this user from being saved There were problems with the following fields: ``` * Username is too short (minimum is 4 characters) * Password doesn't match confirmation * Password is too short (minimum is 4 characters) * Email is too short (minimum is 5 characters) ``` Anyone know how to get these? And if so, how do you change the CSS of these messages? Thanks so much.