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order: "04"
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The Directory Connector [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-desktop/) and [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-cli/) share the same database and configuration settings. You may install and use both applications, however **it is not recommended to use them simultaneously**.
The Directory Connector [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-desktop/) and [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-cli/) share the same database and configuration settings. You may install and use both applications, however **it is not recommended to use them simultaneously**.
{% callout success %}
Though not required, it may be helpful to use the Desktop Application first to setup and configure all of your settings before using the Directory Connector CLI.
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- Set the connection to your Directory
- Configure Sync Options
It is not possible to setup the *entirety* of Directory Connector from `data.json`. Authentication values, like keys or secrets, must be set from either the [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-desktop/) or [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-cli/).
It is not possible to setup the *entirety* of Directory Connector from `data.json`. Authentication values, like keys or secrets, must be set from either the [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-desktop/) or [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-cli/).
[{% icon fa-download %} Download a sample configuration file]({{site.baseurl}}/files/data.json)
[{% icon fa-download %} Download a sample configuration file]({{site.baseurl}}/article/files/data.json)
{% callout warning %}
Avoid opening or modifying `data.json` while the Directory Connector Desktop Application or CLI executable is running.
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- Linux: `~/.config/Bitwarden Directory Connector`
{% callout success %}
Using the Directory Connector [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-cli/), run the `data-file` command to discover the absolute path to the `data.json`.
Using the Directory Connector [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-cli/), run the `data-file` command to discover the absolute path to the `data.json`.
{% endcallout %}
## Secret Storage
By default, the Directory Connector [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-desktop/) and [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/directory-sync-cli/) both use a secure method for persisting sensitive data (such as your directory account password, API keys, etc).
By default, the Directory Connector [Desktop Application]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-desktop/) and [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/article/directory-sync-cli/) both use a secure method for persisting sensitive data (such as your directory account password, API keys, etc).
On Linux systems this requires [GNOME Keyring](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME/Keyring){:target="\_blank"} and [X11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System){:target="\_blank"}, which are usually reserved for desktop environments. If you are using a headless Linux environment you may encounter errors such as:
```