undefined method 'user' in Treebook "Creating Relationships" section

I was having this problem too. I definitely suggest following this advice from another user:

"I was stumped by the same error for a while. I kept clearing all statuses and users from the database using the rails console, then generating a new user and new statuses. I still would receive this same error message.

The issue was I was providing an incorrect user_id.

When you "sign up" for the site, look in the command prompt window and find the message associated with adding a new user to the database (you may have to scroll up). Near the end of that message, it will tell you the user_id associated with that user. Try plugging that in when writing a status. That fixed the problem for me!"

Hey Mike,

Try following along with Jim in this video and let us know if you still have problems: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/programming-2/build-a-simple-version-of-facebook/customizing-forms/getting-the-latest-changes. Thanks!

Thanks Jason,

I backed up and went through the project again and it worked perfectly. Not sure what I missed the first time...

Great course. Thanks.