# Admin controller

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/admin-controller/36260>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [November 11, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/admin-controller/36260 "2008-11-11T19:28:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeff\_emminger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jeff\_emminger](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/jeff_emminger)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/admin-controller/36260/1 "2008-11-11T19:28:37Z")

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try a string 'login' &nbsp;&nbsp;map.root :controller =\> "Admin::Base", :action =\> 'login'

instead of a symbol &nbsp;&nbsp;map.root :controller =\> "Admin::Base", :action =\> :login