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AD

Making Active Directory jQuery-easy.

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AD is a Javascript implementation of common Active Directory tasks, built to be simple as possible.

Really simple. jQuery-simple (it doesn't do addition though).

You can use async / await:

(async () => {
	try {

		await ad.user().add({
			userName: 'jsmith'
			firstName: 'John',
			lastName: 'Smith',
			location: '/Users/Sales',
			password: 'J@vascr!pt1'
		});
		await ad.group().add('Sales');
		await ad.user('jsmith').addToGroup('Sales');

	} catch(err) {
		// ...
	}
})();

Or stick with promises:

ad.user('agnes').changePassword('d0ntForgetThisTime')\
	.then(() => ad.user('crook').disable())
	.then(() => ad.user('larry').move('Dungeon'))
	.catch((err) => {
		// ...
	});

Getting Started

First, install the library:

npm i ad

yarn add ad

Then add this to index.js:

const AD = require('ad');

// Your AD account should be a member
// of the Administrators group.
const ad = new ad({
	url: "ldaps://127.0.0.1",
	user: "[e-mail]",
	pass: "howinsecure"
});

ad.user().get().then(users => {
	console.log('Your users:', users);
}).catch(err => {
	console.log('Error getting users:', err);
});

Now run the file:

node index.js

And you're off to the races.

API

ad.user().get(opts)
ad.user().add(opts)
ad.user(username).get(opts)
ad.user(userName).exists()
ad.user(userName).addToGroup(groupName)
ad.user(userName).removeFromGroup(groupName)
ad.user(userName).isMemberOf(groupName)
ad.user(userName).authenticate(password)
ad.user(userName).password(password)
ad.user(userName).passwordNeverExpires()
ad.user(userName).passwordExpires()
ad.user(userName).enable()
ad.user(userName).disable()
ad.user(userName).move(location)
ad.user(userName).unlock()
ad.user(userName).remove()
ad.user(userName).location()

ad.group().get(opts)
ad.group().add()
ad.group(groupName).get(opts)
ad.group(groupName).exists()
ad.group(groupName).addUser(userName)
ad.group(groupName).removeUser(userName)
ad.group(groupName).remove()

ad.ou().get(opts)
ad.ou().add(opts)
ad.ou(ouName).get()
ad.ou(ouName).exists()
ad.ou(ouName).remove()

ad.other().get(opts)
ad.all().get(opts)
ad.find(searchString)

User

ad.user().get(filter)

Returns all user objects.

await ad.user().get({fields: 'sAMAccountName'});
// => ['jsmith', 'dthree', 'qix'];

ad.user().add(options)

Creates a new user. Returns the created user object.

Options:

• userName: String (required)
• pass: String (required)
• commonName: String (required)
• firstName: String
• lastName: String
• email: String
• title: String
• location: String

If not specified, the first and last name will be based on the commonName.

await ad.user().add({
	userName: 'jsmith'
	commonName: 'John Smith',
	password: 'J@vascr!pt1'
});
// => {sAMAccountName: 'jsmith' ... }

ad.user(userName).get(filter)

Returns a user object. If no user is matched, returns undefined.

await ad.user('jsmith').get();
// => {sAMAccountName: 'jsmith', email: '[e-mail]' ... }

ad.user(userName).exists()

Returns a Boolean of whether the user account matched.

await ad.user('lochness').exists();
// => false

ad.user(userName).addToGroup(groupName)

Adds a user to a security group.

await ad.user('jsmith').addToGroup('Sales');
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).removeFromGroup(groupName)

Removes a user from a security group.

await ad.user('jsmith').addToGroup('Sales');
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).isMemberOf(groupName)

Returns a Boolean based on whether the user is a member of a group.

await ad.user('jsmith').isMemberOf('Sales');
// => true

ad.user(userName).authenticate(password)

Attempts to authenticate a user with a given password. Returns Boolean.

await ad.user('jsmith').authenticate('J@vascript1#!');
// => true

ad.user(userName).password(password)

Sets a user's password.

await ad.user('jsmith').password('Wh-m@ksp@ssw-rdslIkethis');
// => true

ad.user(userName).passwordNeverExpires()

Sets a user's to never expire.

await ad.user('jsmith').passwordNeverExpires();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).passwordExpires()

Unchecks the "Password never expires" box.

await ad.user('jsmith').passwordExpires();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).enable()

Enables a user.

await ad.user('jsmith').enable();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).disable()

Disables a user.

await ad.user('jsmith').disable();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).unlock()

Unlocks a user who has been locked out by repeated failed login attempts.

await ad.user('jsmith').unlock();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).lock()

Just kidding. You can't lock an account. Try disabling it instead.

await ad.user('jsmith').disable();
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).move(location)

Moves a user to another directory, starting from the root of the domain.

await ad.user('jsmith').move('Users/HR');
// => {success: true}

This is the equivalent of acme.co => Users (OU) => HR (OU). The new Distinguished Name (DN) would become CN=John Smith,OU=HR,OU=Users,DC=acme,DC=co.

To specify a folder that is not an Organizational Unit, prefix it with !:

await ad.user('admin').move('!Builtin');
// => {success: true}

ad.user(userName).location()

Returns a user's relative location, separated by /es.

await ad.user('jsmith').location();
// => 'Users/HR'

ad.user(userName).remove()

Deletes a user. Are you sure you want to do this?

await ad.user('jsmith').remove();
// => {success: true}

Why?

Active Directory / LDAP can be hard. Some of us are stuck with it.

Should you really have to know that cn stands for Common Name (or was is Canonical) in order to use it? Or that sn is a surname? I dislike systems that require detailed knowledge of their dirty laundry to do anything with them.

So this was a selfish project, really.

Made with <3 by dthree.

License

MIT