update_attribute - effecting multiple attributes

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Anybody know why this:

User.find(current_user).update_attribute(:last_subject, params[:subject_id])

results in this:

AREL (0.6ms) UPDATE "users" SET "last_subject" = 4, "encrypted_password" = 'f470e6e76203973146c3b07e8b31c976b19cb23a9bf37485ad1911687cdc7a29', "updated_at" = '2011-10-12 13:43:21.727558' WHERE "users"."id" = 9

For some reason it is updating more than just the :last_subject. Its also changing the user password and the user can no longer log in again.

Thanks,

DC

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What does your User class look like? You might have something else in there that’s firing before save.

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Tim Shaffer wrote in post #1026306:

What does your User class look like? You might have something else in there that's firing before save.

Thanks! That was it...

DC