nsupdate instructions dyn.com are incomplete

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Using nsupdate for dynamic DNS TSIG Updates To update a DNS server dynamically using TSIG for authorization, run nsupdate by doing the following:

$ nsupdate -d
> server update.dyndns.com
> zone $ZONE
> key $KEY_NAME $KEY_HMAC
> update add $HOST.$ZONE 60 A 10.0.0.1
> send
> quit

For dynamic DNS hosts, $ZONE should be the third level DNS name like myhost.dyndns.org

But it doesn't explain what $HOST is expected to be?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '13 at 05:44

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I would expect it to be the name of the host e.g. myhost as the zone would be dyndns.org.

answered Sep 10 '13 at 05:44

user9517

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Right. `nsupdate` requires the FQDN here. For instance `update add myserver.example.com 60 A 203.0.113.47` – Michael Hampton Sep 10 '13 at 05:53

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