# Viewing and editing a hybrid directory


Use the following procedures to view or edit your hybrid directory.

## Viewing a hybrid directory


You can view a hybrid directory in the Directory Service console.

**To view detailed directory information**

1. In the [Directory Service console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/) navigation pane, choose **Directories**.

1. Choose the directory ID link for your directory. Information about the directory appears on the **Directory details** page.

### Self-managed Active Directory information


This section provides information about your self-managed Active Directory that's joined with AWS infrastructure.
+ Directory type
+ Directory ID
+ Directory status
+ Networking details for your self-managed AD, such as:
  + VPC
  + Subnets
  + DNS addresses
+ Systems Manager managed nodes

### Hybrid directory tabs


You can find the following information about your AWS Managed Microsoft AD:
+ On the **Share & share** tab, you can share your AWS Managed Microsoft AD with other AWS accounts and view the networking details for your domain controllers.
+ On the **Application management** tab, you can enable an application access URL for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD and enable AWS applications and services for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
+ On the **Maintenance** tab, you can enable SNS to receive notifications of your AWS Managed Microsoft AD status and review snapshots of your AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
+ For more information about the **Status** field, see [Understanding your AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory status](ms_ad_directory_status.md).

## Updating a hybrid directory


You can update a hybrid directory in the Directory Service console to modify DNS settings or recover administrator account access.

**To update hybrid directory information**

1. In the [Directory Service console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2) navigation pane, choose **Directories**.

1. Choose the directory ID link for your directory to open the **Directory details** page.

1. Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Update hybrid directory information**.

1. On the **Update hybrid directory information** page, you can update your DNS settings or recover your administrator account.

   **Update DNS settings (optional)**

   Under **Self-managed Active Directory information**, you can change the following:

   1. **Directory DNS Name**

   1. **DNS IP Addresses**

   You can update both settings together or individually. At least one change is required for the update process.

1. **Recover hybrid directory administrator account**

   To recover your hybrid directory administrator account, we need temporary access to a user. This access is provided through a secret from Secrets Manager. We use these credentials only once during recovery and don't store them. If your hybrid directory administrator account exists, you don't need to update this secret, even if you updated your self-managed Active Directory administrator user.

   1. **Admin credentials secret** – We create a hybrid directory administrator account when we create a hybrid directory. If you deleted this secret, enter your Secrets Manager secret for your self-managed AD administrator user.