fixes #5894

public/src/sockets.js

@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ app.isConnected = false;
 		setTimeout(socket.connect.bind(socket), parseInt(config.reconnectionDelay, 10) * 10);
 	});
 
-	socket.on('checkSession', function (uid) {
+	socket.on('checkSession', function (uid, remoteExist) {
-		if (parseInt(uid, 10) !== parseInt(app.user.uid, 10)) {
+		if (parseInt(uid, 10) !== parseInt(app.user.uid, 10) && remoteExist) {
 			app.handleInvalidSession();
+		} else {
+			app.logout();
 		}
 	});
 

src/socket.io/index.js

@@ -75,15 +75,17 @@ function onConnection(socket) {
 }
 
 function onConnect(socket) {
-	if (socket.uid) {
+	user.exists(socket.uid, function (err, exists) {
-		socket.join('uid_' + socket.uid);
+		if (socket.uid) {
-		socket.join('online_users');
+			socket.join('uid_' + socket.uid);
-	} else {
+			socket.join('online_users');
-		socket.join('online_guests');
+		} else {
-	}
+			socket.join('online_guests');
+		}
 
-	socket.join('sess_' + socket.request.signedCookies[nconf.get('sessionKey')]);
+		socket.join('sess_' + socket.request.signedCookies[nconf.get('sessionKey')]);
-	io.sockets.sockets[socket.id].emit('checkSession', socket.uid);
+		io.sockets.sockets[socket.id].emit('checkSession', socket.uid, exists);
+	});
 }
 
 function onMessage(socket, payload) {