ruby - ActiveRecord updated_at error on rails 5 -
when manually set updated_at field of model in controller follows: el = model.find(id) el.update(updated_at: time.now, updated_by: "some_name") the minutes of created_at field change match of updated_at . this not happen when write above lines of code in console. any ideas ? edit: project background: i using rails 5, , mysql2 gem. the problem not arise when repeat commands in rails console. to preform action, make ajax call server client, , function in controller performs action. update: the same thing happens when using: el.update_attribute(:updated_by, "some_name") which should automatically handle updated_at field. command line output: img i not see created_at field modified anywhere. also, if relevant on windows 7, 64 bit. update 2: i pushed project heroku server , bug not persist. can conclude windows bug.