How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06123: operation not supported without the recovery catalog or mounted control file?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06123: operation not supported without the recovery catalog or mounted control file with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06123: operation not supported without the recovery catalog or mounted control file

Reason for the Error RMAN-06123: operation not supported without the recovery catalog or mounted control file

A command was used which requires a connection to a recovery catalog database or the target database to be mounted. The command cannot be used when no backup repository is available.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06123: operation not supported without the recovery catalog or mounted control file ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

If a recovery catalog database is available, then connect to the recovery catalog and retry the command, otherwise enter a different command.