title: How to resolve ORA-011033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress
body: <p>When trying to connect to an <code>ORACLE</code> user via TOAD (Quest Software) or any other means (<code>Oracle Enterprise Manager</code>) I get this error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><code>ORA-011033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress</code></p>
  </blockquote>