Re: RMAN restore with Windows

sunilwarrier <member38968_at_dbforums.com> wrote:

> (with a differnet instance name) from where the backup was taken. And
> while running it gives the following error:
>
> ORA-19505: failed to identify file "g:\......fullback.546.1"
>
> ORA-27041: unable to open file
>
> ORA-04002 unable to open file
>
> O/S-Error : (OS 3) the system cannot find the path specified
>
> Here g: drive is a shared drive and all the m/c have access to
> this drive.

This is not what the Oracle error message says. It *specifically* say that when it requested access to that file on the G:\ drive, the Microsoft Windows Operating system said, quote "the system cannot find the path specified" unquote.

*That* _is_ the error. Period.

> If any of you had come across this problem and had a solution to this,
> could you please share it with me.

Try UNC instead. This is many times more sensible than to rely on someone/something to perform the right drive mapping on whatever server. As you have experienced first hand with this error.

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Billy