Unfortunately, this problem is with the DBID, not anything in the controlfile. Oracle 9.2 comes with a utility called 'nid' in $ORACLE_HOME/bin/, which can change the DBID of a database. AFAIK, there is no other way to change the DBID, and you just have to use another catalog.
I think nid may work on lower version databases, but I am not sure. Check out the docs. -- Jeremiah Wilton http://www.speakeasy.net/~jwilton On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Koivu, Lisa wrote: > I can't answer the question about rman... but if you recreate the > controlfile you will have a new incarnation number of the database. Have > you tried that? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doug C [SMTP: ] > > > > Someone has just told me you can't do an RMAN backup of a clone because it > > has > > the same database id as the original. Is this true or not? If so, how > > to get > > around it? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jeremiah Wilton INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
