title: SOA record change to use AWS route 53
body: <p>I have a domain registered with a domain registrar that sets a <code>SOA</code> record. I cannot change this <code>SOA</code> record. They want a static IP to change this domain record. I want to set records for this domain using <code>AWS Route 53</code>.  So I cannot give them an IP.</p>
  
  <p>I  have added the nameservers to the domain given by the zone in AWS. A DNS query returns these new <code>NS</code> records. But the <code>SOA</code> record still points to a domain server operated by the domain registrar.  </p>
  
  <p>A DNS query does not return any other new record I have configured in <code>Route 53</code>. I suspect the <code>SOA</code> record causes this. I want to narrow down potential causes.</p>
  
  <p>This is the result of <code>host</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ host -a &lt;domain&gt;.com
  Trying "&lt;domain&gt;.com"
  ;; -&gt;&gt;HEADER&lt;&lt;- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 53801
  ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 5, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
  
  ;; QUESTION SECTION:
  ;&lt;domain&gt;.com.  IN  ANY
  
  ;; ANSWER SECTION:
  &lt;domain&gt;.com. 900   IN  NS  ns-859.awsdns-43.net.
  &lt;domain&gt;.com. 900   IN  NS  ns-480.awsdns-60.com.
  &lt;domain&gt;.com. 900   IN  NS  ns-1303.awsdns-34.org.
  &lt;domain&gt;.com. 900   IN  NS  ns-1579.awsdns-05.co.uk.
  &lt;domain&gt;.com. 10800 IN  SOA ns1.&lt;registrar&gt;.com. hostmaster.&lt;registrar&gt;.com. 2018102902 28800 7200 604800 86400
  
  ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
  ns-859.awsdns-43.net.   2753    IN  A   205.251.195.91
  
  Received 258 bytes from 10.142.1.1#53 in 108 ms
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is changing the <code>SOA</code> record required to transfer control to <code>AWS Route 53</code> </p>