Permission.destroy_all base_actions = ApplicationController.action_methods # i should probably figure out all of the children of ApplicationController # rather than defining them here. controllers = [ AutocompleteController, SessionsController, PagesController, PeoplesController, BeersController, BreweriesController, RolesController, DiscussionsController, HelpController ] controllers.each do |c| actions = c.action_methods - base_actions cname = c.controller_name actions.each { |a| Permission.create(:controller => cname, :action => a) } end r = Role.base_role Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'autocomplete' ]).each do |p| r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'sessions' ]).each do |p| r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'pages' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'new', 'create', 'edit', 'update', 'destroy' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end r2 = Role.admin_role Permission.find(:all).each do |p| r2.permissions << p unless r.permissions.include?(p) end p = People.new :title => 'penguincoder' page = Page.new p.page = page p.role = r2 p.save puts "All permissions created"