When using RMAN and Netbackup without a RMAN Catalog database, how do you set retention for 5 years -- eg if the controlfile is backed-up as autobackup. How do you restore a database as of a specific day [e.g. 3 months ago] ? Hemant K Chitale http://web.singnet.com.sg/~hkchital -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l