SQLPlus and TOAD give two different results on the same server
I support an Oracle 12c (12.2.0.1) database on a Linux 7 server (2 node RAC). I recently was using TOAD to access the database. I was able to access tables, procedures, packages, etc., but when I access the database via SQLPlus, on the server, I get Connected to an idle instance. This database server is part of our Production database, so I don't want to reboot, or whatever, unless I know it is the only way to fix it. I have found numerous "solutions" with Google; my $ORACLE_HOME doesn't have the extra /, oratab has the correct info, etc. I