How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06430: recovery catalog USERID cannot be SYS?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06430: recovery catalog USERID cannot be SYS with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06430: recovery catalog USERID cannot be SYS

Reason for the Error RMAN-06430: recovery catalog USERID cannot be SYS

A recovery catalog connection was made to USERID SYS. The recovery catalog must be created in a USERID other than SYS.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06430: recovery catalog USERID cannot be SYS ?

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

Specify a different USERID in the CATALOG connect string.