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Jun 24, 2024

ORA-19742

The specified control file is not a backup control file.

Cause

An attempt was made to mark a control file as unmountable. Only a backup control file can be marked as unmountable during Oracle Recovery Manager (Oracle RMAN) duplicate command processing. This control file is not a backup control file.


Action

Do not use this call for a control file that is not a backup control file.