ORA-01033: Oracle initialization or shutdown in progress
most of our databases are on Oracle 9i. Suddenly i’m not able to start oracle or use any application that uses oracle, though all related services are working. i’m getting the error : ora-01033 oracle initialization or shutdown in progress i tryed to connect as sysdba but the user i’ve been given the password has [...]

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2009  9:49 AM
ORA-01033, Oracle 9i, Oracle 9i error messages, SYSDBA

connect sys as sysdba
how to connect sys as sysdba in toad software and in isqlplus. When i tried in isqlplus and in toad by connecting as “sys as sysdba” i got the error. please give me a solution.

Answer Question   |  April 25, 2008  4:00 PM
connect sys as sysdba, iSQL*Plus, SYSDBA, TOAD