adding DS record via nsupdate

[Doug Barton]

On 02/05/2013 03:30 PM, Jack Tavares wrote:
> Hello -
>
> I am trying to add a DS record via nsupdate and I can't get it to succeed.
>
> It does not generate an error, but when I dig for the DS record I get NXDOMAIN.
>
> What I edit the zone file and add the same DS record  and reload, I can query it
> just fine.
>
> I do the following as an example:
>
> nsupdate -d
> server <ip addr>
> zone test.net
> update add subzone.test.net 9999 IN DS 34845 7 1 325AA7B83FAC7DB621678EB2FB9035B51A0A504F

I don't think this makes sense. Shouldn't you have a proper zone for 
subzone.test.net? What utility would a DS record have in this location?

Doug