In addition, each work area contains an identification file, _ccmwaid.inf (for Windows users) and .ccmwaid.inf (for UNIX users), which contains the path name to the database of the project. Rational® Synergy uses this file to ensure that only one database updates a work area. If you move a database, the work area identification file seems to be for a different database, making the work areas unusable.
Use the /dbpath option of the work_area command to identify and update work area identification files to account for changes in database location.