Jeffrey, This can be done for sure with 10g or later databases. First, get the DBID from the catalog (sqlplus) SELECT db_key, dbid, name from rc_database; You can connect to the catalog only rman catalog=<yourconnectstring> SET DBID=<dbid>; unregister database; That should do it. Bradd Piontek "Next to doing a good job yourself, the greatest joy is in having someone else do a first-class job under your direction." -- William Feather On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Jeffrey Beckstrom <JBECKSTROM@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Assume database A is on server A and server A dies. How can I unregister > database A from the recovery catalog if the database no longer exists? > > > Jeffrey Beckstrom > Database Administrator > Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority > 1240 W. 6th Street > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 >