Can anyone suggest how i can ensure a incremental backup copies these oracle
control files, Thanks for your help.

10/20/1999 15:04:57 Retry # 1  Normal File-->         6,213,632
/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.1  Changed
10/20/1999 15:04:58 Normal File-->         6,213,632
/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.2  Changed
10/20/1999 15:05:02 ANS1228E Sending of object
'/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.1' failed
10/20/1999 15:05:02 ANS1840E File '/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.1'
changed during processing.  File skipped.
10/20/1999 15:05:02 Retry # 1  Normal File-->         6,213,632
/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.2  Changed
10/20/1999 15:05:04 Normal File-->         6,213,632
/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.3  Changed
10/20/1999 15:05:07 ANS1228E Sending of object
'/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.2' failed
10/20/1999 15:05:07 ANS1840E File '/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.2'
changed during processing.  File skipped.
10/20/1999 15:05:07 Retry # 1  Normal File-->         6,213,632
/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.3  Changed
10/20/1999 15:05:10 ANS1228E Sending of object
'/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.3' failed
10/20/1999 15:05:10 ANS1840E File '/usr/oracle/oradata/MSSP5/MSSP5.CTRL.3'
changed during processing.  File skipped.
10/20/1999 15:05:10 ANS1802E Incremental backup of '/usr/oracle' finished
with 3 failure
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Regards,
Regards,
Keith Etherington,
Snr Software Analyst,
Global Technical Services,
Room 1/148, Eagle Way,
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