Jeff, Follow the method for unregistering 9i databases? Connect as the repository owner and run as sqlplus: Declare L_dbkey number; L_dbid number; begin select db_key,dbid into l_dbkey,l_dbid; from rc_database where name = 'dbname'; dbms_rcvcat.unregisterdatabase(l_dbkey,l_dbid); End; Hope this helps. Tom ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:26 PM To: oracle-l-freelists; oracle-db-l Subject: How remove database from catalog if server dies 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