nsupdate error reading key

[Cricket Liu]

> i tried the following:
> generate keys with dnskeygen
> generate keys with dnssec-keygen
>
> using: nsupdate -k /thepath:Kmonty.
>
> i get: dst_read_key: error reading key
>
> i tried all: with the dot, without the dot, the whole name of the key
> (both .private and .key) , chmod 777 on the keys ...

I think you're using the name of the file that contains the
key instead of the name of the key.  The name of the key
is just "monty."  The files dnskeygen creates begin with a
"K" by convention.

So try:

nsupdate -k /path:monty

cricket

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