ora-01033: oracle initialization or shutdown in progress

cause: an attempt was made to log on while oracle is being started up or

shutdown.

action: wait a few minutes. then retry the operation.

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ora-00223: convert file is invalid or incorrect version

cause: an oracle7 to oracle8 convert file contains invalid data or was

created with an different version of the migration utility. this error can also be
caused by incorrect oracle_home environment variable when alter database convert
command is issued.

action: use a correct version of the convert file or regenerate it with the
migration utility. make sure that the migration utility is the same version as the
oracle8 rdbms executable and that the oracle_home environment variable is properly
set.

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ora-01093: alter database close only permitted with no sessions connected

cause: there is at least one more session other than the current one logged
into the instance. alter database close is not permitted.

action: find the other sessions and log them out and resubmit the command

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ora-01507: database not mounted

cause: a command was attempted that requires the database to be mounted.

action: if you are using the alter database statement via the sqldba startup
command,

specify the mount option to startup; else if you are directly doing an alter
database dismount,

do nothing; else specify the mount option to alter database. if you are
doing a backup or copy,

you must first mount the desired database. if you are doing a flashback
database, you must first mount the desired database.

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ora-01081: cannot start already-running oracle - shut it down first

cause: obvious

action: none

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ora-02231: missing or invalid option to alter database

cause: an option other than add, drop, rename, archivelog, noarchivelog,

mount, dismount, open, or close is specified in the statement.

action: specify only legal options.

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ora-01531: a database already open by the instance

cause: during alter database, an attempt was made to open a database on an

instance for which there is already an open database.

action: if you wish to open a new database on the instance,

first shutdown the instance and then startup the instance and retry the
operation.

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ora-01034: oracle not available

cause: oracle was not started up. possible causes include the following:

- the sga requires more space than was allocated for it.

- the operating-system variable pointing to the instance is improperly

defined.

action: refer to accompanying messages for possible causes and correct the
problem mentioned in the other messages.

if oracle has been initialized, then on some operating systems, verify that
oracle was linked correctly.

see the platform specific oracle documentation.