External-database user appears disconnected even though connected

[m-dilorenzi]

Steps to reproduce

• Log in to NethSecurity.
• Configure an external LDAP database.
• Create an OpenVPN RoadWarrior server with users from the configured database.
• Download a client configuration.
• Connect to the RW server using the downloaded client.

Expected behavior
The user should appear as connected in the Users table, and a new record should be added to the Connections History table.

Actual behavior
The user does not appear as connected in the Users table

although a connection record is correctly visible in the Connections History table

Components

NethSecurity 8.8

[m-dilorenzi]

QA

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1. Log in to NethSecurity.
2. Configure an external LDAP database.
3. Create an OpenVPN RoadWarrior server with users from the configured database.
4. Download a client configuration.
5. Connect to the RW server using the downloaded client.
6. Verify that a connection history record is added to the Connections History table.
7. Verify that the user appears as connected in the Users table, as shown below

[gsanchietti]

Verified: history and live status are correctly reported.
Tested with remote OpenLDAP running on NethServer 7.7