How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06173: SET NEWNAME command has not been issued for datafile string when restore auxiliary?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06173: SET NEWNAME command has not been issued for datafile string when restore auxiliary with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06173: SET NEWNAME command has not been issued for datafile string when restore auxiliary

Reason for the Error RMAN-06173: SET NEWNAME command has not been issued for datafile string when restore auxiliary

Auxiliary type was specified for the control file, but no SET NEWNAME command has been previously issued for a datafile.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06173: SET NEWNAME command has not been issued for datafile string when restore auxiliary ?

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

Issue SET NEWNAME command for every datafile in the recovery set.