Relocation in progress, sync can't continue

Symptom

Attempts to create or synchronize a replica even when there is not a relocate running results in the error:

multitool: Error: Relocation in progress, sync can't continue

Example:

Update packet (syncreplica)

Generating synchronization packet f:\ccstore\Shipping\ms_ship
\outgoing\sync_original_27-Jul-99.22.00.01_1
- shipping order file is f:\ccstore\Shipping\ms_ship\outgoing
\sh_o_sync_original_27-Jul-99.22.00.01_1
multitool: Error: Relocation in progress, sync can't continue.
multitool: Error: Element with oid ("0274bb35.dbad11d2.849d.00:10:4b:48:29:2b"), is being relocated.
multitool: Error: Could not get statistics of the version data file for this operation.
751:
op= checkin
replica_oid= fd2a1c8f.3f6811d3.8587.00:10:4b:48:24:e7
oplog_id= 511
op_time= 07/22/99 07:09:09  create_time= 07/22/99 07:09:09
version_oid= 0274bb38.dbad11d2.849d.00:10:4b:48:29:2b
event comment= "made from flat file"
data size= 108  data= 0x576960
------------
ver_oid= 0274bb38.dbad11d2.849d.00:10:4b:48:29:2b
ver_num= 1
ver_fstat= ino: 0; type: 1; mode: 00; uid: 4294967294; gid: 4294967294
nlink: 0; size: 5130; blsz: 0; blks: 0 fsid: 0; rdev 0
atime: Thu Jan 01 01:00:00 1970
mtime: Wed Feb 03 12:08:12 1999
ctime: Wed Feb 03 12:08:12 1999
ckout_ver_oid= 1134b983.3ff111d3.8588.00:10:4b:48:24:e7
multitool: Error: Synchronization update terminated prematurely due to error -- aborting.

Replica Creation packet (mkreplica)

$ multitool mkreplica -nc -export  -work /tmp/wrk -fship  -vob /vobs/myvob  hosta:my_rep
Enabling replication in VOB.
Generating replica creation packet
/var/adm/atria/shipping/ms_ship/outgoing/repl_rep1_27-
Jul-99.12.50.44_1
- shipping order file is
/var/adm/atria/shipping/ms_ship/outgoing/sh_o_repl_rep1_27-
Jul-99.12.50.44_1
multitool: Error: VOB has sync-locked element (dbid:3969), a replica cannot be created while relocate is in progress.
multitool: Error: Replica creation terminated prematurely due to error -- aborting.