Try using until time. From Metalink Note 216465.1: fact: Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition 8 fact: Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition 9 fact: Recovery Manager (RMAN) symptom: Rman recovery fails symptom: Rman incomplete recovery fails symptom: Rman statement recover database until logseq <last sequence> thread 1; fails symptom: RMAN-20206 : log sequence not found in the recovery catalog cause: The statement recover database until logseq <last sequence> thread 1; fails due to a bug fixed in 9.2 fix: Either perform a manual incomplete recovery SQL> recover database [using backup controlfile] until cancel; or use the Rman statements RMAN> set until scn <scn matching logfile>; or (date is an example) RMAN> set until time "2002-SEP-07 11:05:00"; # Assumes correct corresponding NLS_DATE_FORMAT _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------