I got ” ORA-19625: error identifying file string ” error in Oracle database.
ORA-19625: error identifying file string
Details of error are as follows.
ORA-19625: error identifying file string Cause: A file specified as input to a copy or backup operation, or as the target for an incremental restore, could not be identified as an Oracle file. An OS-specific error accompanies this error to help pinpoint the problem. Action: Specify an different file and retry the operation. RMAN-06059: expected archived log not found, lost of archived log recoverability ORA-19625: error identifying file /var/opt/arch_oltp28_1_744738.arc ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status
error identifying file string
This ORA-19625 errors are related with file specified as input to a copy or backup operation, or as the target for an
incremental restore, could not be identified as an Oracle file. An OS-specific error accompanies this error to help pinpoint the problem.
To solve this error, Specify an different file and retry the operation.
Try to run the following commands.
RMAN> crosscheck copy of archivelog all RMAN> crosscheck archivelog all RMAN> resync catalog RMAN> delete force obsolete; RMAN> delete expired archivelog all ;
If the problem is not solved,then Files were deleted at OS level and Archive log files were deleted at OS level.
To solve this error, Run the following commands.
RMAN> Change archivelog '<Archive log which was deleted>' UNCATALOG ;
Please note the first archive log name would be present in the error message ORA-19625:
For example :- RMAN-06059: expected archived log not found, lost of archived log ORA-19625: error identifying file /var/opt/arch_oltp28_1_744738.arc ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status RMAN> Change archivelog '/var/opt/arch_oltp28_1_744738.arc' uncatalog;
Run the archive log backup command check if you still get the error
Keeping specify the archive log file name reported in ORA-19625 till backup of archive log goes fine
Or
RMAN> Change Archivelog all Uncatalog ;
Please note the above command will uncatalog the information about the Archive log from catalog database.
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