def test_forward(self):
        """
            Test the `ipalib.rpc.xmlclient.forward` method.
            """
        class user_add(Command):
            pass

        # Test that ValueError is raised when forwarding a command that is not
        # in api.Command:
        (o, api, home) = self.instance('Backend', in_server=False)
>       e = raises(ValueError, o.forward, 'user_add')

ipatests/test_ipalib/test_rpc.py:215: 
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ipatests/util.py:379: in raises
    callback(*args, **kw)
ipalib/rpc.py:983: in forward
    command = getattr(self.conn, name)
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self = ipalib.rpc.xmlclient()

    def __get_conn(self):
        """
            Return thread-local connection.
            """
        if not hasattr(context, self.id):
            raise AttributeError(
                "{0} is not connected ({1} in {2})".format(
                    self.name,
                    self.id,
>                   threading.currentThread().getName()
                )
            )
E           AttributeError: xmlclient is not connected (xmlclient_140017685402960 in MainThread)