I’m working on a NestJS project that integrates with Active Directory using the ldapts library. I encountered a TypeScript error when trying to set certain attributes in my Active Directory service.

The errors are as follows:

[01:01:16] File change detected. Starting incremental compilation...

src/oracle-hrms/services/active-directory.service.ts:77:11 - error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'userAccountControl' does not exist in type 'Attribute'.

77           userAccountControl: '514', // Adjust this value based on your AD setup
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  node_modules/ldapts/dist/index.d.ts:785:5
    785     modification: Attribute;
            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    The expected type comes from property 'modification' which is declared here on type 'ChangeOptions'

src/oracle-hrms/services/active-directory.service.ts:107:13 - error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'sn' does not exist in type 'Attribute'.

107             sn: accountData.sn,
                ~~

  node_modules/ldapts/dist/index.d.ts:785:5
    785     modification: Attribute;
            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    The expected type comes from property 'modification' which is declared here on type 'ChangeOptions'   

src/oracle-hrms/services/active-directory.service.ts:113:13 - error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'mail' does not exist in type 'Attribute'.

113             mail: accountData.mail,
                ~~~~

  node_modules/ldapts/dist/index.d.ts:785:5
    785     modification: Attribute;
            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    The expected type comes from property 'modification' which is declared here on type 'ChangeOptions'   

src/oracle-hrms/services/active-directory.service.ts:150:13 - error TS2353: Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'member' does not exist in type 'Attribute'.

150             member: userDN,
                ~~~~~~

  node_modules/ldapts/dist/index.d.ts:785:5
    785     modification: Attribute;
            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    The expected type comes from property 'modification' which is declared here on type 'ChangeOptions'   

[01:01:16] Found 4 errors. Watching for file changes.

// In src/oracle-hrms/services/active-directory.service.ts

// Error at line 77
await this.ldapClient.modify(dn, [
  {
    operation: 'replace',
    modification: {
      userAccountControl: '514', // Adjust this value based on your AD setup
    },
  },
]);

// Error at line 107
await this.ldapClient.modify(dn, [
  {
    operation: 'replace',
    modification: {
      sn: accountData.sn,
    },
  },
]);

// Error at line 113
await this.ldapClient.modify(dn, [
  {
    operation: 'replace',
    modification: {
      mail: accountData.mail,
    },
  },
]);

// Error at line 150
await this.ldapClient.modify(dn, [
  {
    operation: 'add',
    modification: {
      member: userDN,
    },
  },
]);

It appears that userAccountControl, sn, mail, and member are not recognized as valid properties of the Attribute type defined in ldapts.

What I have tried:

Ensuring the attributes are correctly named and exist in AD.
Checking the ldapts documentation and type definitions.
Environment:

NestJS version: 8.0.0
ldapts version: 3.0.0
TypeScript version: 4.3.5

Questions:

How can I correctly specify these attributes in the modification object?
Is there a way to extend or modify the Attribute type definition to include these properties?
Are there any alternative approaches to setting these AD attributes using ldapts?