[BUG] - Auto-redirect to default group doesn't work for some users

[michael-genson]

First Check

• This is not a feature request.
• I added a very descriptive title to this issue (title field is above this).
• I used the GitHub search to find a similar issue and didn't find it.
• I searched the Mealie documentation, with the integrated search.
• I already read the docs and didn't find an answer.
• This issue can be replicated on the demo site (https://demo.mealie.io/).

What is the issue you are experiencing?

Two users have reported that the auto-redirect logic to the default group (if it's public) doesn't work. In both instances, renaming the group from "Home" to "home" fixes the issue.

#3966, I can't find the other one

I think this workaround works because it makes the group name match the slug.

Steps to Reproduce

Unsure if it's deployment specific, but IIRC both users were using sqlite. The one linked discussion was definitely sqlite.

Please provide relevant logs

N/A, user is just redirected to the login page

Mealie Version

No response

Deployment

Docker (Linux)

Additional Deployment Details

No response

[psybers]

I might be having this bug, but the workaround of naming my (only) group 'home' does not seem to fix it. I am now on Mealie v2. I think this worked in the past but is not working now, it always goes to the login unless you explicitly go to the group.

[psybers]

I should note that I renamed my group to 'Family'. That might be when it broke. But since then, I am unable to use the workaround of naming it 'home'.

[michael-genson]

It should match whatever you have configured in your docker compose (or just "Home" which is the default)

[psybers]

Ah, it was a casing issue. The default is "Home" and I tried renaming it to "home".