I am preparing to use rman in nocatalog mode for my daily backups. I know that the control file will record information about the backups which I have done. Should I plan to purge information about old backups from the control files at regular intervals? Thanks, Peter Schauss ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------