| Error | ORA-01610 |
Description | recovery using the BACKUP CONTROLFILE option must be done | Cause | Either an earlier database recovery session specified BACKUP CONTROLFILE, or the controlfile was recreated with the RESETLOGS option, or the controlfile being used is a backup controlfile. After that only BACKUP CONTROLFILE recovery is allowed and it must be followed by a log reset at the next database open. | Action | Perform recovery using the BACKUP CONTROFILE option. |