# Sub accounts **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 22, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515 "2010-03-22T03:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/1 "2010-03-22T03:38:23Z")
I am using restful authentication and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with sub accounts. Basically, I want a user to have the ability to add another user(s) to his/her account. So if user A creates an account I would like them to have the ability to add new users to their account - B, C, etc. B and C would “belong” to A and if A’s account is deleted so is B and C. Makes sense? Any information on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/2 "2010-03-22T06:33:22Z")
mlittle wrote: > I am using restful authentication and was wondering if anyone has had > any experience with sub accounts. Basically, I want a user to have the > ability to add another user(s) to his/her account. So if user A > creates an account I would like them to have the ability to add new > users to their account - B, C, etc. B and C would “belong” to A and if > A’s account is deleted so is B and C. Makes sense? Any information on > how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated. This can be done by using the relationships among the tables. I suggest the following database model: ## Users ( Table ) ID Name sub\_users ( Table) ID references Users(ID) UserID In the models Users =\> has\_many :sub\_users sub\_users =\> belongs\_to :User so, you should delete first sub\_users records, then Users table records. ---
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/3 "2010-03-22T06:38:05Z")
On Mar 21, 10:33 pm, Loganathan G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I suggest the following database model: > UserID > > In the models > > Users =\> has\_many :sub\_users > sub\_users =\> belongs\_to :User > > ## so, you should delete first sub\_users records, then Users table records. > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. Seems too easy :). How would I handle the confirmation email and related issues? Thanks a bunch for the response. I do appreciate it!! ---
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/4 "2010-03-22T06:46:03Z")
mlittle wrote: > On Mar 21, 10:33�pm, Loganathan G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > I suggest the following database model: > > UserID > > > > In the models > > > > Users � =\> has\_many :sub\_users > > sub\_users =\> belongs\_to :User > > > > ## so, you should delete first sub\_users records, then Users table records. > > > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > Seems too easy :). How would I handle the confirmation email and > related issues? Thanks a bunch for the response. I do appreciate it!! I don’t really understand what are you trying to mean about confirmation email and related issues ? If u don’t mind can u explain me in detail? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/5 "2010-03-22T18:16:25Z")
Anyone else able to provide me with some insight on implementing this? ---
**Author:** ![mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mlittle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlittle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sub-accounts/185515/6 "2010-03-22T06:57:24Z")
On Mar 21, 10:46 pm, Loganathan G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > so, you should delete first sub\_users records, then Users table records. > > > Thanks > > > – > > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. I’m going to look at the code more but I was talking about creating the user just like I would with restful\_authentication. I see what you are saying but I am still not clear how the new user in sub\_user would be able to login, logout, and basically do the same as the users in Users.