RSpec tests not using rails app database config

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I am starting my first ruby on rails project using RSpec and BDD. When I try to run my rake spec task, I get the following error:

Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Clearly rspec is trying to use a default configuration from somewhere and is ignoring the database.yml file in my rails config directory. How do I fix thi?

I don't usual call the rake task. Instead I do 'rspec spec' from the application root directory. Does your app work properly in the browser and have you done 'rake db:test:prepare' to setup the test database? — monocle
– monocle, Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 4:41

Wade Tandy · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-15 06:33:45Z

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It seems I had changed the default configuration for my development and production environments, but had forgotten to change the configuration details for the test environment.

answered Nov 15, 2010 at 6:33

Wade Tandy

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