According to the wiki.. https://github.com/ryanb/cancan/wiki/Checking-Abilities
I think you may need to change the object that can? is evaluating from the @user variable to the class User like so: <% if can? :create, User %> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:20px;"><%= link_to 'New User', new_user_path %></div> <% end %> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Leonel *.* <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Nothing, the New User link it's just not displaying > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rubyonrails-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- _________________________________ Joshua S. Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.