Activating TOAD s Read-Only Mode

Activating TOAD's "Read-Only" Mode

Most people don't realize that TOAD comes with two modes of operation entirely under their control. TOAD can operate in either read/write or read-only mode, simply controlled by the license files in the TOAD install directory. When the TOAD.LIC file is a copy of the FULLTOAD.LIC file (default), TOAD operates in read/write mode. And when the TOAD.LIC file is a copy of the READONLY.LIC file, TOAD operates in read-only mode. Note that read-only refers to the fact that users cannot save or commit anything to the database. However, read-only users are still permitted to create, modify, and save other files on the local PC. They cannot do anything but read database data.

Note that this was the original method by which TOAD supported a read-only mode of operation. Beginning in version 7.3, TOAD's entirely new advanced security offering (see the following section) offers a much cleaner and simpler method for making TOAD read-only.