I got this message when I manually completed a failed RMAN duplicate task.
SQL> alter database open resetlogs; alter database open resetlogs * ERROR at line 1: ORA-19838: Cannot use this control file to open database
Solution is simple, recreate controlfile, it is like this.
SQL> alter database backup controfiel to trace as '/home/oracle/mydb.ctl.src'; SQL>! vi @/home/oracle/mydb.ctl.src -- note: modify it to what you need. SQL> @/home/oracle/mydb.ctl.src Control file created. SQL> alter database open resetlogs; Database altered. SQL>
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