Interesting resolution indeed. I'll try to test similar with 10.2.0.3 for one client if I have a chance. Btw, were you able to restore controlfile knowing just DBID and no names for the autobackup piece(s)? On 7/31/07, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I seem to run into lots of issues using RMAN. > > Maybe I'm just unlucky with RMAN more frequently than others. > > Anyway an interesting issue popped up while trying to restore autobackup > copies of an spfile and controlfile. > <SKIP> ... -- Alex Gorbachev, Oracle DBA Brewer, The Pythian Group http://www.pythian.com/blogs/author/alex http://www.oracloid.com BAAG party - www.BattleAgainstAnyGuess.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l