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The disclosure relates to a method of collecting data from a directory service used to administer a private network comprising a group of interconnected computers (PDS, PC), the directory service collecting data relating to objects in the network, the method comprising the steps of: connecting a terminal (PC) to a network server (PDS) including an instance of the directory service, configuring the instance of the directory service on the server by the terminal, so that the terminal is notified of modifications made to the directory service data, receiving by the terminal notification messages (NTF) containing modified directory service data transmitted by the server, and processing each of the received notification messages to determine the modifications made to the directory service data.