| ERROR | control file or SPFILE must be restored using FROM AUTOBACKUP |
| CAUSE | RESTORE CONTROLFILE or RESTORE SPFILE was specified without the FROM AUTOBACKUP option when RMAN is not connected to the recovery catalog. |
| ACTION | If the recovery catalog is available, connect to the recovery catalog and retry the restore. If the recovery catalog in not available, following is the procedure to restore control file or SPFILE: |