class Ability include CanCan::Ability def initialize(user) clear_aliased_actions user ||= User.new end def clear_aliased_actions super # override cancan default aliasing (we don't want to differentiate # between read and index) alias_action :destroy, to: :delete alias_action :edit, to: :update alias_action :new, to: :create alias_action :show, to: :read alias_action :search, to: :index alias_action :index, :read, to: :display alias_action :create, :update, to: :modify alias_action :display, :modify, to: :basic_manage end end