Backup Error:Could not switch logfile in 7200 seconds

The scheduled backup of the oracle db in Unix fails after backing up all the tablespaces.
During backup of the archived logs the error comes up:
ERROR! Could not switch logfile in 7200 seconds!
I have 7 log groups with 2 members each and a size of 26MB.
I know I can increase the timeout but it shouldn't take that long anyway.

No error code, that is the strange part.
The last part from the log of ora_backup:
Switching logfile (alter system switch logfile;)
System altered.
DONE backing up tablespaces.
*** Sun Jan 8 21:58:14 2006
*** Backing up archive log files:
Archive log directory is .
Switching from logfile myscript.sql...
System altered.
DONE.
Waiting for new log file............................................................
System altered.
.ERROR! Could not switch logfile in 7200 seconds!
Usually the normal behaviour is:
Switching logfile (alter system switch logfile;)
System altered.
DONE backing up tablespaces.
*** Fri Jan 6 21:56:33 2006
*** Backing up archive log files:
Archive log directory is /my_instance/arch/arc.
Switching from logfile MY_INSTANCE_T0001S0000271170.arc...
System altered.
DONE.
Waiting for new log file............................................................
New log file is MY_INSATNCE_T0001S0000271172.arc.

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