Cloning a Instance using Cold database backup Create controlfile script errors out with the message -- ERROR at line 1: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-01189: file is from a different RESETLOGS than previous files ORA-01110: data file 25: '/oracle/SID/oradata/users01.dbf' -- Oracle 9.2.0.6 on Solaris 2.9 does this mean the file should be not part of the controlfile creation script ? how to get around this ?. the timestamp of the file is 2 months ago. ?? Database was shutdown and backup taken yesterday - 5/27/07 Thanks for your time and any pointers Bala -- -- Bala Rao