Blackberry ID recovery question

Hi.
I recently decided to come back to blackberry. I tried to reopen my old blackberry account I D but cant get past the security question cause it seems like my answer is wrong in the Recovery question. All I can think is that there might be a spelling error. I do need to get this ID working again and will not open another email adress to just get access again to Blackberry World. Where is a feature where a recovery link cant just be emailed to my email adress to reset my password? This is how everyone else does it.
I used  of my gmail adress in the mean time to get another ID but this isnt what I want and secondly I want to use my old ID cause I have another Blackberry 9790 that will require that I get my ID working again. I want to let my daughter use the phone and I will use my old blackberry ID. I cant use the same Blackberry ID on two phones. I want to put BBM on the 9790 as well but with only one working ID at the moment I cant get BBM onto the second phone.
If I cant get the ID to work again I will just install whatsapp cause it will only need a cellphone number and avoid this whole complicated password recovery process.
The issue here is I dont want more email adresses created just to get back onto BB world. Complications like this drives clients with less patience away,,,,,,
Please assist with a solution.

can both of you try logging in to your BBID at www.bbid.com and enter the security question answer there?
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    ===================
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
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    BP Key: 11386324 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL0
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130331_e6o5su46_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11386312
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/system.258.810123295
    3 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs1.260.810123303
    4 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs2.261.810123315
    5 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs3.262.810123315
    6 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs4.263.810123317
    9 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_orasdpm.274.810135793
    14 0 Incr 15658251 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim_lob.281.810135799
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    11613131 Incr 1 122.93M DISK 00:00:21 01-APR-2013 08:00:19
    BP Key: 11613143 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL1D
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130401_f2o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11613131
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/system.258.810123295
    3 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs1.260.810123303
    4 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs2.261.810123315
    5 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs3.262.810123315
    6 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs4.263.810123317
    9 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_orasdpm.274.810135793
    14 1 Incr 16624714 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim_lob.281.810135799
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11784495 Incr 1 119.81M DISK 00:00:20 02-APR-2013 08:00:19
    BP Key: 11784507 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL1D
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fuo626s5_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11784495
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/system.258.810123295
    3 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs1.260.810123303
    4 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs2.261.810123315
    5 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs3.262.810123315
    6 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/undotbs4.263.810123317
    9 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_orasdpm.274.810135793
    14 1 Incr 17547965 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim_lob.281.810135799
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11386314 Incr 0 901.41M DISK 00:03:33 31-MAR-2013 08:03:38
    BP Key: 11386326 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL0
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130331_e5o5su45_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11386314
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    2 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/sysaux.259.810123299
    7 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/users.264.810123317
    8 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_mds.273.810135793
    10 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_soainfra.275.810135795
    11 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim.276.810135797
    12 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_biplatform.277.810135797
    13 0 Incr 15658225 31-MAR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_opss.278.810135797
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11613133 Incr 1 77.77M DISK 00:00:36 01-APR-2013 08:00:41
    BP Key: 11613145 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL1D
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130401_f1o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11613133
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    2 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/sysaux.259.810123299
    7 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/users.264.810123317
    8 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_mds.273.810135793
    10 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_soainfra.275.810135795
    11 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim.276.810135797
    12 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_biplatform.277.810135797
    13 1 Incr 16624711 01-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_opss.278.810135797
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11784497 Incr 1 71.67M DISK 00:00:27 02-APR-2013 08:00:32
    BP Key: 11784509 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: LEVEL1D
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fto626s5_1_1.BAK
    List of Datafiles in backup set 11784497
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    2 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/sysaux.259.810123299
    7 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/users.264.810123317
    8 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_mds.273.810135793
    10 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_soainfra.275.810135795
    11 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_oim.276.810135797
    12 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_biplatform.277.810135797
    13 1 Incr 17547912 02-APR-2013 08:00:06 +POR02P_DATA/por02p/datafile/lfgprod_ias_opss.278.810135797
    List of Backup Sets
    ===================
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11784501 60.89M DISK 00:00:09 02-APR-2013 08:00:53
    BP Key: 11784513 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g1o626tc_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11784501
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    2 147 17279219 02-APR-2013 00:45:13 17549976 02-APR-2013 08:00:35
    4 149 17279360 02-APR-2013 00:45:13 17549980 02-APR-2013 08:00:35
    1 179 17279579 02-APR-2013 00:45:15 17549968 02-APR-2013 08:00:34
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11784499 26.99M DISK 00:00:04 02-APR-2013 08:00:48
    BP Key: 11784511 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g2o626tc_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11784499
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    3 149 17279600 02-APR-2013 00:45:15 17549971 02-APR-2013 08:00:34
    1 180 17549968 02-APR-2013 08:00:34 17549996 02-APR-2013 08:00:40
    3 150 17549971 02-APR-2013 08:00:34 17549999 02-APR-2013 08:00:40
    2 148 17549976 02-APR-2013 08:00:35 17550003 02-APR-2013 08:00:41
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11784500 2.00K DISK 00:00:01 02-APR-2013 08:00:52
    BP Key: 11784512 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g3o626tj_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11784500
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    4 150 17549980 02-APR-2013 08:00:35 17550007 02-APR-2013 08:00:41
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11798434 28.77M DISK 00:00:05 02-APR-2013 11:45:28
    BP Key: 11798442 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g7o62k2j_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11798434
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 181 17549996 02-APR-2013 08:00:40 17687415 02-APR-2013 11:45:05
    3 151 17549999 02-APR-2013 08:00:40 17687418 02-APR-2013 11:45:05
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11798432 20.40M DISK 00:00:03 02-APR-2013 11:45:27
    BP Key: 11798440 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g8o62k2k_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11798432
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    2 149 17550003 02-APR-2013 08:00:41 17687399 02-APR-2013 11:45:03
    4 151 17550007 02-APR-2013 08:00:41 17687403 02-APR-2013 11:45:03
    2 150 17687399 02-APR-2013 11:45:03 17688884 02-APR-2013 11:45:15
    4 152 17687403 02-APR-2013 11:45:03 17688895 02-APR-2013 11:45:15
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11798433 66.00K DISK 00:00:00 02-APR-2013 11:45:27
    BP Key: 11798441 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g9o62k2n_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11798433
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 182 17687415 02-APR-2013 11:45:05 17688871 02-APR-2013 11:45:14
    3 152 17687418 02-APR-2013 11:45:05 17688875 02-APR-2013 11:45:14
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11834701 54.22M DISK 00:00:08 02-APR-2013 19:45:32
    BP Key: 11834709 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_gdo63g6k_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11834701
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 183 17688871 02-APR-2013 11:45:14 17982647 02-APR-2013 19:45:04
    3 153 17688875 02-APR-2013 11:45:14 17982641 02-APR-2013 19:45:04
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11834699 44.18M DISK 00:00:07 02-APR-2013 19:45:31
    BP Key: 11834707 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: ARCHIVE_BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_geo63g6k_1_1.BAK
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 11834699
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    2 151 17688884 02-APR-2013 11:45:15 17982650 02-APR-2013 19:45:04
    4 153 17688895 02-APR-2013 11:45:15 17982653 02-APR-2013 19:45:04
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    Recovery must be done beyond SCN 17548424 to clear datafile fuzziness
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    Here is a summary of the files it lists:
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130331_e6o5su46_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130401_f2o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fuo626s5_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130331_e5o5su45_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130401_f1o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fto626s5_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g1o626tc_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g2o626tc_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g3o626tj_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g7o62k2j_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g8o62k2k_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_g9o62k2n_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_gdo63g6k_1_1.BAK
    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_geo63g6k_1_1.BAK
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    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 945201152 Mar 31 08:03 POR02P_20130331_e5o5su45_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 110231552 Mar 31 08:00 POR02P_20130331_e6o5su46_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1261568 Mar 31 08:00 POR02P_20130331_e7o5su4v_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 81559552 Apr 1 08:00 POR02P_20130401_f1o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 128909312 Apr 1 08:00 POR02P_20130401_f2o5vig5_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1277952 Apr 1 08:00 POR02P_20130401_f3o5vigv_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 75161600 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_fto626s5_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 125640704 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_fuo626s5_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 1294336 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_fvo626su_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 63847936 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_g1o626tc_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 28300800 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_g2o626tc_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 2560 Apr 2 08:00 POR02P_20130402_g3o626tj_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 30164480 Apr 2 11:45 POR02P_20130402_g7o62k2j_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 21393920 Apr 2 11:45 POR02P_20130402_g8o62k2k_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 68096 Apr 2 11:45 POR02P_20130402_g9o62k2n_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 56855552 Apr 2 19:45 POR02P_20130402_gdo63g6k_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 46324224 Apr 2 19:45 POR02P_20130402_geo63g6k_1_1.BAK
    -rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 3072 Apr 2 19:45 POR02P_20130402_gfo63g6r_1_1.BAK
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    allocate auxiliary channel a1 type disk;
    allocate auxiliary channel a2 type disk;
    allocate auxiliary channel a3 type disk;
    allocate auxiliary channel a4 type disk;
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    GROUP 2 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 3 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 4 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 5 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 6 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 7 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    GROUP 8 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M;
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    2> allocate auxiliary channel a1 type disk;
    3> allocate auxiliary channel a2 type disk;
    4> allocate auxiliary channel a3 type disk;
    5> allocate auxiliary channel a4 type disk;
    6> set until time = "to_date('02-APR-2013:15:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY:HH24:MI:SS')";
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    9> NOFILENAMECHECK
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    12> GROUP 2 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    13> GROUP 3 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    14> GROUP 4 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    15> GROUP 5 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    16> GROUP 6 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    17> GROUP 7 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M,
    18> GROUP 8 ('+DB_REDO') SIZE 512M;
    19> }
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    channel a1: SID=49 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a2
    channel a2: SID=98 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a3
    channel a3: SID=146 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a4
    channel a4: SID=194 device type=DISK
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    contents of Memory Script:
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    Oracle instance shut down
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    Oracle instance started
    Total System Global Area 2137886720 bytes
    Fixed Size 2221336 bytes
    Variable Size 503319272 bytes
    Database Buffers 1610612736 bytes
    Redo Buffers 21733376 bytes
    allocated channel: a1
    channel a1: SID=98 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a2
    channel a2: SID=146 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a3
    channel a3: SID=194 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a4
    channel a4: SID=242 device type=DISK
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    sql statement: alter system set db_unique_name = ''POR02X'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile
    Oracle instance shut down
    Oracle instance started
    Total System Global Area 2137886720 bytes
    Fixed Size 2221336 bytes
    Variable Size 503319272 bytes
    Database Buffers 1610612736 bytes
    Redo Buffers 21733376 bytes
    allocated channel: a1
    channel a1: SID=98 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a2
    channel a2: SID=146 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a3
    channel a3: SID=194 device type=DISK
    allocated channel: a4
    channel a4: SID=242 device type=DISK
    Starting restore at 23-APR-2013 14:23:02
    channel a2: skipped, AUTOBACKUP already found
    channel a3: skipped, AUTOBACKUP already found
    channel a4: skipped, AUTOBACKUP already found
    channel a1: restoring control file
    channel a1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:10
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    Finished restore at 23-APR-2013 14:23:12
    database mounted
    channel a1: starting datafile backup set restore
    channel a1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00001 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00003 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00004 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00005 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00006 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00009 to +por02u_data
    channel a1: restoring datafile 00014 to +por02u_data
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    channel a2: starting datafile backup set restore
    channel a2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00002 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00007 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00008 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00010 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00011 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00012 to +por02u_data
    channel a2: restoring datafile 00013 to +por02u_data
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    channel a1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:55
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    channel a2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:05:05
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    channel a1: piece handle=/backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fuo626s5_1_1.BAK tag=LEVEL1D
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    channel a2: piece handle=/backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130402_fto626s5_1_1.BAK tag=LEVEL1D
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    released channel: a2
    released channel: a3
    released channel: a4
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    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
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    Piece Name: /backup_rman/backupset/por02p/POR02P_20130331_e9o5subf_1_1.BAK
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    ORA-15001: diskgroup "POR02P_DATA" does not exist or is not mounted
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    ORA-15001: diskgroup "POR02P_DATA" does not exist or is not mounted
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    allocated channel: ORA_DISK_2
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    archived log for thread 1 with sequence 182 is already on disk as file +DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_1_seq_182.2358.813591247
    archived log for thread 1 with sequence 183 is already on disk as file +DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_1_seq_183.3637.813591249
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    archived log for thread 2 with sequence 150 is already on disk as file +DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_2_seq_150.9570.813591241
    archived log for thread 2 with sequence 151 is already on disk as file +DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_2_seq_151.6148.813591247
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    archived log for thread 4 with sequence 153 is already on disk as file +DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_4_seq_153.9610.813591249
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    archived log file name=+DB_ARCH/por02x/archivelog/2013_04_24/thread_2_seq_150.9570.813591241 thread=2 sequence=150
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