Using the debug option one can turn on trace information, this can be used to troubleshoot an issue. Example: $ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target / debug trace=/tmp/rman.log -- Log file $ head -20 /tmp/rman.log Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Nov 28 01:46:22 2010 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. ORACLE_HOME = /u01/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1 System … Continue reading How to turn on debug/trace when running RMAN? →