Re: Nagging RMAN error

Hi,
the operating system error reports a non existent directory. Does the directory really exists?
If so did you try to change the controlfile backup name to a shorter one? Giovanni

On 9/15/05, Fred Smith <fred_fred_1_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I setup a simple RMAN solution to backup a local database. It writes to a
> disk channel, not tape. So I am easily able to verify that something is
> written each time. It backs up the database files without error, but I'm
> constantly getting an error when it attempts to backup the controlfile.
> Oddly enough, after it tries to backup the controlfile, the date/time
> stamp
> changes in the disk channel for the controlfile, but at the RMAN console I
> ALWAYS get the same error message group:
>
> Starting Control File Autobackup at 14-SEP-05
> RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
> RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
> RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
> RMAN-03009: failure of Control File Autobackup command on ORA_DISK_1
> channel at 09/14/2005 16:33:56
> ORA-19504: failed to create file
>
> "/xfer/rman_backups/bell1_nic/control_files/controlfile_NICxxxxx_c-537328752-20050914-01_20050914.ctl"
> ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status
> SVR4 Error: 20: Not a directory
> Additional information: 4
>
>
> Does anyone know why I keep getting this? As I said "something" is
> happening
> in the disk channel, the timestamp on the file is changing.
>
> Thank you!
>
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