Hi I had these problems with the RMAN 8.0.5 that the backupsets were created with status 'DELETED' in the recovery catalog. I want to clear the control file records and the recreate the recovery catalog. Is there a way to clear the backup information from control file without recreating it. Any suggestions are appreciated... Ghenadie Z. Junior DBA -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Zvizdenco, Ghenadie INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).