Because you need to make users first.
namespace :db do
desc "Fill database with sample data"
task populate: :environment do
admin = User.create!(name: "Example User",
email: "example@railstutorial.org",
password: "foobar",
password_confirmation: "foobar",
admin: true)
99.times do |n|
name = Faker::Name.name
email = "example-#{n+1}@railstutorial.org"
password = "password"
User.create!(name: name,
email: email,
password: password,
password_confirmation: password)
end
users = User.all(limit: 6)
50.times do
content = Faker::Lorem.sentence(5)
users.each { |user| user.microposts.create!(content: content) }
end
end
end