Me respondo a mi mismo, mi solución fue:
Código ruby:
Ver originalif User.find(:all, :conditions => {:user => post_params[:user]}).count > 0
redirect_to action: :home
else
private
def post_params
params.require(:user).permit(:user, :password, :email, :college, :firstname, :lastname, :birthdate, :iddocument, :document_type, :city)
end