user validation

Has anyone had problems with the error_messages_for not being populated like it should?

I have a user model with validation that is working (I know this from testing), but the error messages are not being displayed by error_messages_for 'user'.

I don't understand. All my other models' error_messages work fine.

any ideas?

http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse_thread/thread/cb44122f70972f37/1e0d6a1d1fe482fc?lnk=gst&q=error_messages_for&rnum=7#1e0d6a1d1fe482fc