updating to rails 2.1.0
break point
devise not accepting :name parameter
Fixed permitted attribute problem with User.name

Generators had created /app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb

Added name field to devise parameter sanitization configuration in that controller. Fixed problem.
Removed configuration from /app/congrollers/application_controller.rb as that was not the right place for it.

Also:
Updated Gemfile added in a few nice gems