cli using python-ldap lib to create connections with Active Directory this project use poetry

create virtual environment

python -m venv .venv

activate environment

poetry shell 

install padc

poetry install

Create .env file inside root directory to establish a ldap connection

URI='ldap://192.168.0.213'
BIND_DN='[email protected]'
AUTH_PASS='Mypasswd@123'
CA_PATH='' 
BASE_DN='DC=RTS,DC=LOCAL'

padc has logging_settings.ini inside padc/config

[loggers]
keys = root

[handlers]
keys = FileHandler,StreamHandler

[formatters]
keys = simpleFormatter

[logger_root]
level = DEBUG
handlers = FileHandler,StreamHandler

[handler_FileHandler]
class     = FileHandler
formatter = simpleFormatter
args      = ('padc.log', 'a')

[handler_StreamHandler]
class     = StreamHandler
formatter = simpleFormatter
args      = (sys.stdout,)

[formatter_simpleFormatter]
format = %(asctime)s:%(levelname)s: %(message)s

pip install padc

You can modify where log file will be created by editing logging_settings.ini the default file is created at current directory with name 'padc.log'

cli written in Typer to manipulate operations in AD

padc --help

users is the main subcommand, every subcommand has a helper option

pacd users --help

padc has in users subcommand some basic operations if one of the supported operations runs with --debug option so when errors occurs the traceback and exception will be raised.

exp:

padc users create -f .env "Pingu pythonico" "Pingupassword@123" -c 514 --debug

padc users create-ldif -f .env --ldif example.ldif

padc users add-to-group --file .env "Pingu" "CN=testgroup,CN=Users,DC=RTS,DC=LOCAL" --debug

padc users remove-from-group --file .env "Pingu" "CN=testgroup,CN=Users,DC=RTS,DC=LOCAL"

padc users delete --file .env "Pingu pythonico"

padc users enable -f .env "Pingu" --debug

padc users disable "Pingu" --debug

Simple Unittest to create/delete/modify user account in AD

python -m unittest -v tests.test_msad

poetry build