Delete subdomain from AWS Route 53 using Bash script

Question

I want to write a bash script to delete the subdomain name in Route 53.

I have given access to my ec2 server by using

$ echo "[Credentials]" > ~/.boto
$ echo "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=key" >> ~/.boto
$ echo "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret" >> ~/.boto
$ chmod 640 ~/.boto

Now,I am using cli53 rrdelete subdomain_name CNAME command on my ubuntu server but got

"usage: cli53 rrdelete [-h] [-i IDENTIFIER] [--wait]
                      zone rr [{A,AAAA,CNAME,SOA,NS,MX,PTR,SPF,SRV,TXT,ALIAS}]
cli53 rrdelete: error: argument zone: Zone 'stagingmunnar1.bizom.in' not found"

error. So,Kindly let me know how to use this command to delete my subdomain in AWS Route 53.

You don't need to ask people to help you, within your question. But... as it stands, you really don't have a question - you have a statement about what you want to do. And you've shown no work, so it looks like you're asking people to write you a bash script. That's not really how ServerFault works. You should show what you've done, and where you're stuck. — David Makogon, Jun 21 '16 at 18:48
After giving access to my EC2 server:- $ echo "[Credentials]" > ~/.boto $ echo "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=key" >> ~/.boto $ echo "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret" >> ~/.boto $ chmod 640 ~/.boto...I use the command "cli53 rrdelete subdomain_name CNAME" to delete the particular subdomain...but it produces "cli53 rrdelete: error: argument zone: Zone 'subdomain_name' not found" error... — Modassir Haider, Jun 22 '16 at 08:06
Read the usage syntax again. There are two names that you need to supply before the record type. — Andrew B, Jun 24 '16 at 18:20

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '16 at 18:24

Typically *nix commands come with a manual page try man cli53 to see if that gives you more information than just that terse error/help message. Manual pages typically come with examples as well.

In this case I think if would know the jargon would understand what the error message is trying to tell was wrong in your command. The required options for cli53 rrdelete are:

zone = your domainname (i.e. bizom.in)
rr is a Resource Record or simply a (subdomain) entry in a DNS zone (either stagingmunnar1 or stagingmunnar1.bizom.in.)

By convention [optional arguments] are enclosed by brackets [] .

You probably did:

cli53 rrdelete stagingmunnar1.bizom.in CNAME

instead of:

cli53 rrdelete bizom.in stagingmunnar1 CNAME

I was passing the wrong credentials that why I was unable to run the command which were given by you.Thanks a lot for your help.God bless you — Modassir Haider, Jun 27 '16 at 12:14

Delete subdomain from AWS Route 53 using Bash script

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