---
name: "directoryassistant"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "directoryassistant"
version: "2.0-1.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/directoryassistant"
---

# directoryassistant(1)

user friendly ldap addressbook frontend

## NAME

directoryassistant - user friendly ldap addressbook frontend

## DESCRIPTION

Directory Assistant is a small application for managing a LDAP  address book. The focus is to create a very easy to use program, with only the few but necessary features. The target is novice  users that need to keep their addresses in an LDAP server.

## FILES

Configuration is done by config file. Since novice users anyway  don't know how to configure LDAP access, I decided to remove that  from the GUI. The config file should be at */etc/directoryassistant* or *~/.directoryassistant* and should have the format:

```

[My Ldap Server]
ldapurl = ldap://your.ldap.server.com/
base_dn = ou=department,ou=People,o=someorg
```

extended options are:

```

bind_dn = cn=someaccount,o=someorg
bind_password = yourpassword
add_dn = ou=myunit,ou=department,ou=People,o=someorg
ldapversion = 3
startup_search =
```

## AUTHOR

Directoryassistant is written by Olivier Sessink