gistfile1.rb

Index: lib/plugins/acts_as_asset/lib/everyone.rb
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--- lib/plugins/acts_as_asset/lib/everyone.rb	(revision 5414)
+++ lib/plugins/acts_as_asset/lib/everyone.rb	(working copy)
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
         # in the database for 'Everyone' -- this will allow referential integrity to be maintained
         # when ACL records reference 'Everyone'
         Asset.connection.execute("INSERT INTO assets(id, asset_type) VALUES(#{ID},'Everyone')");
+        # Sometimes within the context of a transaction, the finder was returning nil
+        # from the Everyone.find_by_id, so creating and object with the same data....
+        @@instance = Everyone.find_by_id(ID)
+        @@instance = Asset.new(:id => ID, :asset_type => 'Everyone') unless @@instance
       end
-      @@instance = Everyone.find_by_id(ID)
     else
       @@instance
     end
+    return @@instance
   end
   
   def initialize