[ Q ] How can I use 'nsupdate' ?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> Hi,
> 
> I am beginner in BIND.
> 
> I want to use the 'nsupdate' utility.
> but,
> 
> ===================================================================
> 
> [root at ns1 named]# nsupdate
> > update add www.thenewland.com 60 CNAME bbb.thenewland.com
> >
> >
> [root at ns1 named]# nslookup bbb.thenewland.com
> Server:  ns1.thenewland.com
> Address:  203.255.218.8
> 
> *** ns1.thenewland.com can't find bbb.thenewland.com: Non-existent
> host/domain
> [root at ns1 named]#
> 
> ===================================================================
> 
> How can I solve this problem.. ?
> 
> and I request the detail manual or tutorial on nsupdate.
> I really don't know nsupdate command. I can't understand the manual page
> on  "man nsupdate".
> 
> thanks in advance.

	I suspect what you really wanted to do was:

	update add bbb.thenewland.com 60 CNAME www.thenewland.com

	This adds a CNAME record who's owner name is bbb.thenewland.com
	that points to www.thenewland.com.

	This would have been like adding 

	bbb 60 CNAME www.thenewland.com.

	to the zone file.

	The lookup for bbb.thenewland.com should then succeed.

	Mark
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