# suggestion for Toad signon screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227 "2010-02-10T08:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Anonymous1](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Anonymous1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/1 "2010-02-10T08:50:06Z")
Ever so often a message comes to the Toad list that suggests that a pointy haired boss has given a new employee (who knows nothing about sql) a PC with Toad on it and told him “this is a gui, it uses a mouse and has icons, therefore it must be easy to do work on the Oracle database, so start doing Oracle stuff”. Of course the person is overwhelmed. And comes to the Toad list for help. Yes we can help to a certain extent. After the person has floundered around and gotten the hang of things a bit they buy the DBA option and say “now that you have the DBA option do DBA stuff”. I suggest the signon screen have the following info on it. “you must know a minimum about Oracle databases, you must know a minimum of SQL. Show this message to your supervisor.” And only when the user has acknowledged does it go away. This might help the newbie. He or she might not get trained but at least they will know their lot will not be easy and maybe they should look for a better run company. ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/2 "2010-02-10T08:52:01Z")
Lol Erwin. That’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Patrick](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Patrick)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/3 "2010-02-10T08:55:27Z")
The signon screen message needs just a little bit more: “you must know a minimum about Oracle databases, you must know a minimum of SQL. Show this message to your supervisor and keep moving up and down the management chain until you find someone who knows what this message means.” LOL ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/4 "2010-02-10T08:58:06Z")
Hey, everyone has to start somewhere. I enjoy answering the questions. It’s just sometimes the questions asked scare me. Maybe a disclaimer: “Hey, I’m playing around in my local dev database….” Before you ask what TRUNCATE does would help. ---
**Author:** ![Bert\_Scalzo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/bert_scalzo/32/274_2.png) [@Bert\_Scalzo](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Bert_Scalzo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/5 "2010-02-10T09:14:04Z")
I have a new book coming out in about 60-90 for such people – it has a chapter on TOAD … ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/3/3ed1c2d8a3ed42e2e2ec52cb6ef99aa18fa00ff2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Anonymous1](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Anonymous1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/6 "2010-02-10T09:28:56Z")
That is the point. If the question asked the toad list scares you how many other questions will the person have which he does not ask and just tries. ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/1X/e8288ef7bf69daaab6959f752b25ca292478b911.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/7 "2010-02-10T09:37:04Z")
Hi Jeff, > > Hey, everyone has to start somewhere. I enjoy answering the > > questions. It's just sometimes the questions asked scare me. > > Me too! I remember my first day as a "DBA". I had been left instructions by the former DBA (now gone!) to remove a file from the server as we needed the space to create a new tablespace in the production database. That database held all the source code for our suite of applications. I did so. No space freed up. Hmmm. Ask a Unix guru I though. He said to shut down the database to free the file and the space would be restored to Unix. Now, I should have noticed a problem there and then - if the database still has the file open, why have I just dropped it? Something wrong here surely? Unfortunately, the penny didn't drop at that point. I shut the database, got the space freed up and then horror, the database wouldn't restart because of a missing file! Panic! I now have about 120 developers twiddling their thumbs until I can get it back up and running - and I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Someone out there on the internet took up the challenge and we got the database running by 02:00 in the AM. I sent him a bottle of whisky - of high quality malt as well - for saving my backside. That's one of the reasons I try and help out anyone out there in the internet when I can. It turned out that previous DBA had NOT dropped the tablespace when he left the instructions that he had. Duh! Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Anonymous1](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Anonymous1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/8 "2010-02-10T09:40:50Z")
This could be very useful. I know Oracle makes it possible to install a complete version of oracle on your PC and I believe it is even allowed with your license as long as you only use it for testing/training. But it is veeerrrrryyyy scary. Things happen. I remember doing it only once and most everything worked fine all automatically. But one thing did not. I called oracle support and they sent me info on using the installer to remove the problem then reinstall just that it worked fine. I then contacted them again abut that problem and said their instructions worked fine. I also asked why the particular piece failed to install properly and they said “yea sometimes there is a problem and you have to do that” Since I believe you can install your Toad on your home computer with the same license as your work computer seeing as you can’t use them both at the same time and since Toad requires the Oracle client I hope your book shows how to install an Oracle client on your home machine and Toad on your home machine. I have never had the nerve to do this. Oracle installs still scare me. I therefore use REMOTE DESKTOP for this purpose. ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/3/3ed1c2d8a3ed42e2e2ec52cb6ef99aa18fa00ff2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Anonymous1](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Anonymous1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/9 "2010-02-10T09:40:50Z")
This could be very useful. I know Oracle makes it possible to install a complete version of oracle on your PC and I believe it is even allowed with your license as long as you only use it for testing/training. But it is veeerrrrryyyy scary. Things happen. I remember doing it only once and most everything worked fine all automatically. But one thing did not. I called oracle support and they sent me info on using the installer to remove the problem then reinstall just that it worked fine. I then contacted them again abut that problem and said their instructions worked fine. I also asked why the particular piece failed to install properly and they said “yea sometimes there is a problem and you have to do that” Since I believe you can install your Toad on your home computer with the same license as your work computer seeing as you can’t use them both at the same time and since Toad requires the Oracle client I hope your book shows how to install an Oracle client on your home machine and Toad on your home machine. I have never had the nerve to do this. Oracle installs still scare me. I therefore use REMOTE DESKTOP for this purpose. ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/1X/e8288ef7bf69daaab6959f752b25ca292478b911.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/10 "2010-02-10T09:49:37Z")
Am I understanding this correctly: you help out so that they will send you a bottle of fine whiskey? Mercenary! Pirate! 😉 Dan Daniel B Madvig Computer Technologies Northwestern College & Northwestern Media 3003 Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55113 www.nwc.edu 651.631.5323 ![image001.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/e116b4c84f27bd77fd3220f8a4f05f089f0a582f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/11 "2010-02-10T10:04:04Z")
Hi Dan, > > Am I understanding this correctly: you help out so that they > > will send you a bottle of fine whiskey? > > Ah, yes, I see what you mean! No, I never touch the stuff myself. What I meant was "I help out now because someone helped me way back then". Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/12 "2010-02-10T12:37:52Z")
And the PHB would ask: “does it go away when you select ‘OK’?” And the poor newbie would say: “yup” And the PHB would say: “then get to work” In short… nice try Erwin… but it’s my experience you can’t protect newbies from PHB’s 😉 Roger S. ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/13 "2010-02-10T12:44:41Z")
> > I remember my first day as a "DBA". I had been left instructions by the > > former DBA (now gone!) to remove a file from the server as we needed the > > space to create a new tablespace in the production database. Heh, there’s a line Unix Admins give to newbie Unix Admins to help them learn as well: “ok, as root, type in ‘rm –fR / \*’” If the newbie is fool enough to do that, that is usually followed with: “Ok, now see that box of tapes over there? That’s the backup, now you’ll learn about the restore process!” One really should, even as a newbie, learn about what one is about to do before one does 😉 RAS ---
**Author:** ![dboussebha\_123807095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@dboussebha\_123807095](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dboussebha_123807095)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/14 "2010-02-11T02:16:18Z")
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**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/15 "2010-02-11T05:40:54Z")
Do you have the DB Admin module? If, so, there are several screens that allow this assuming you have SYSOPER or SYSDBA Privs. The Instance Manager and Database Browser both allow for a Shutdown and Open of the database. ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/16 "2010-02-11T05:57:29Z")
> > Do you have the DB Admin module? If, so, there are several > > screens that allow this assuming you have SYSOPER or SYSDBA > > Privs. The Instance Manager and Database Browser both allow > > for a Shutdown and Open of the database. If you don't have the DBA module and you can connect as SYSOPER/SYSDBA from Toad to your database, then the various startup and shutdown commands will work. Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at [www.environment-agency.gov.uk](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk) ---
**Author:** ![dboussebha\_123807095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@dboussebha\_123807095](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dboussebha_123807095)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/17 "2010-02-11T06:41:56Z")
Hi; I have change some oracle 10g parametres (like db\_cache\_size, large\_pool\_size, etc…) from Toad GUI 9.7 and I would like to restart the oracle server. Its possible to stop, start and restart the oracle server directly from Toad GUI ? regards ---
**Author:** ![MGainty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@MGainty](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/MGainty)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/18 "2010-02-11T07:14:05Z")
if the use you logged in as has shutdown privs sqlplus\>shutdown immediate; caveat: dont do this on any db which has live connections Martin Gainty * * * Please do not alter/modify or disrupt this transmission…Thank You ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/19 "2010-02-11T07:44:05Z")
Really, from the editor? I thought our F5 script engine didn’t support hose commands…I’ll have to try that out! ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227/20 "2010-02-11T07:45:56Z")
Parameter file is the old pfile, as in Startup pfile=$ORACLE\_HOME/…/jeff10gR2\_init.ora You don’t always have to reference the startup file on a system, esp if you only have one home and one instance, so maybe there’s an ER there somewhere. [Next page](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/suggestion-for-toad-signon-screen/9227.md?page=2)