does the directory exist and do you have permissions to write to it? On 9/15/05, Fred Smith <fred_fred_1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > 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 >