# How to override current\_user?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-override-current-user/89949>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [March 29, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-override-current-user/89949 "2006-03-29T14:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![lopmx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lopmx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lopmx)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-override-current-user/89949/1 "2006-03-29T14:27:46Z")

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Hello

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I would like to override the current_user def, because I don't really

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like to store whole User model in a session, just user\_id. I would like  
to current\_user fetch the user from db instead.

Peter