app/controllers/application_controller.rb
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
# Prevent CSRF attacks by raising an exception.
# For APIs, you may want to use :null_session instead.
protect_from_forgery with: :exception
before_filter :authenticate_user!
rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception|
access_denied(exception)
end
def access_denied(exception)
redirect_to root_url, alert: exception.message
end
end