In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-05536: auxiliary logfile name string conflicts with a file used by the target database with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
RMAN-05536: auxiliary logfile name string conflicts with a file used by the target database
Reason for the Error RMAN-05536: auxiliary logfile name string conflicts with a file used by the target database
RMAN attempted to use the specified logfile name as a standby redo log file in the auxiliary database, but this name was already in use by the target database.
How to fix the Error RMAN-05536: auxiliary logfile name string conflicts with a file used by the target database ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Use or alter LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT so that unique logfile names can be generated. Or wait for the command to complete and create standby logfiles using the SQL ALTER DATABASE ADD STANDBY LOGFILE command.