can't populate db using rake db:populate

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I am trying to populate my db using rake db:populate. I am on chapter 10.3.2 on michael hartl's book.

Even though I don't get any error messages the DB doesn't seem to be populating.

This is the sample_data.rake file I created:

  namespace :db do   desc "Fill database with sample data"   task populate: :environment do
        User.create!(:name => "Example User",
                     :email => "[email protected]",
                     :password => "foobar",
                     :password_confirmation => "foobar")
        99.times do |n|
          name  = Faker::Name.name
          email = "example-#{n+1}@railstutorial.org"
          password  = "password"
          User.create!(:name => name,
                       :email => email,
                       :password => password,
                       :password_confirmation => password)
        end   
     end 
  end

I'm having the same problem, could you explain how you fixed it ? — Bertrand Caron
– Bertrand Caron, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 16:32
Silly answer : restart your rails server (worked for me, don't ask me why) ! — Bertrand Caron
– Bertrand Caron, Commented Jan 2, 2014 at 17:54
+1 This helped me solve the same problem I was having in Chapter 9 of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michale Hartl. A simple server restart did the trick. Thank you! — JiuJitsuCoder
– JiuJitsuCoder, Commented Apr 10, 2014 at 1:52

mdror · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-09 13:59:29Z

2

Stopping your server before resetting and repopulating your db should work.

answered Jun 9, 2014 at 13:59

mdror

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