seed.rake

# RAILS_ROOT/lib/tasks/seed.rake

begin
  require 'highline/import'
rescue LoadError
  puts 'HighLine required, please run rake setup first'
end

namespace :db do
  desc "Setup Database"
  task :seed => :environment do
    pass = ask('Admin Password: ', String) { |q| q.echo = false }
    email = ask('Admin Email: ', String)
    u = User.new
    u.login = 'admin'
    u.password = pass    
    u.password_confirmation = pass
    u.first_name = 'Administrative'
    u.last_name = 'User'
    u.email = email
    
    begin
      u.save!
      u.has_role! :admin           # THIS CAUSES A FAILURE!!
      puts "User '#{u.login}' created successfully!"
    rescue 
      puts "There were problems with creating a user:"
      puts u.errors.full_messages  # THIS PRINTS NOTHING!!!
    end 
  
  end
end