How to fix the error ORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file

Reason for the Error ORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file

The filename supplied as a parameter to the ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE command or to cfileSetSnapshotName matches the name of the specified currently mounted control file.

How to fix the Error ORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Retry the operation with a different filename.