Index: branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php
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diff -u -N -r16519 -r16600
--- branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php	(.../user_helper.php)	(revision 16519)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php	(.../user_helper.php)	(revision 16600)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: user_helper.php 16519 2017-01-20 20:21:46Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: user_helper.php 16600 2017-07-29 06:19:27Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 			if ( !isset($cache) ) {
 				$sql = 'SELECT IPRestrictions, GroupId
 						FROM ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'UserGroups
-						WHERE IPRestrictions IS NOT NULL';
+						WHERE COALESCE(IPRestrictions, "") <> ""';
 				$cache = $this->Conn->GetCol($sql, 'GroupId');
 			}
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 
 			if ( $user_info ) {
 				if ( $remember_login_cookie ) {
-					return md5($user_info['Password']) == $password;
+					return md5($user_info['Password']) == $password ? $user_info['PortalUserId'] : false;
 				}
 				else {
 					/** @var kPasswordFormatter $password_formatter */