Before_filter: is it possible to specify a controller for an action?

Question

I have the following line in my application_controller:

before_filter :login_required, :only => [ :edit, :update, :show, :index ] 

But in the case of: show, I need to put {: controller => 'users' ,: action => 'show'} in the exception. Can this be done?

Answer 1

Options:

• Use skip_before_filter in UserController

  skip_before_filter :login_required, :only => :show

• Applying before_filter individually for each controller if your exceptional cases grow.