Abstract: A system and method for assigning attributes, such as directory or firewall attributes for virtual machines by a user over a network comprising an input server connected to a network and programmed to present an interface to a user over a network, the interface configured to receive inputs from the user comprising attributes for a virtual machine and to store the input directory attributes in a database, a database for storing the directory attributes, and a controller programmed to periodically poll the database for updates and creates a daemon thread. A directory agent then accesses the thread and inputs the updated attributes into the operating system program of the virtual machine.