HI Ed Why didn't this report a syntax error in the as-set name rather than a hierarchical part already exists?
cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 16:06, Edward Shryane via db-wg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Job, Denis, > > On 9 Jun 2021, at 15:55, Job Snijders via db-wg <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 02:29:17PM +0200, Denis Fondras via db-wg wrote: > > I am trying to add a new AS-SET but I get an error : > > as-set: Syntax error in AS201376:AS-MEMBERS:DIRECT > > AS201376:AS-MEMBERS already exists in the database. > > I cannot see what I do wrong here. Can anybody help ? > > Also I tried to do some tests on the test DB but I get a 404 error > when clicking 'submit'. I don't know if it is me or a bug. > > > The error message is a bit strange, but the issue is that when using the > hierarchical naming scheme (highly recommended!), each element in the > chain of names must conform to the naming rules of AS-SET. > > If you add 'AS-' as prefix to 'DIRECT', I suspect the robot will accept > it. > > AS-SET: AS201376:AS-MEMBERS:AS-DIRECT > ^^^ > > Kind regards, > > Job > > > Job is correct, each element of the as-set name must start with "AS-". > > This is documented in the RIPE database documentation: > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/documentation/ripe-database-documentation/rpsl-object-types/4-2-descriptions-of-primary-objects/4-2-7-description-of-the-as-set-object > > And conforms with RFC 2622: > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2622#section-5.1 > > Regards > Ed Shryane > RIPE NCC >
