Oracle DBA, How To, Error, Cause and Action

ORA-01642: begin backup not needed for read-only tablespace 'string'

ORA-01642: begin backup not needed for read-only tablespace 'string'




Cause: Attempting to begin or end a backup for a tablespace that has been set to read-only.




Action: Take the backup without any begin or end commands. The files are not being modified so the backup will be consistent.