MacOS – Unable to manage mobile account settings

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I'm trying to manage my mobile account settings after migrating my local account to a network account.

The problem is that the settings button is greyed out.

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How can I change this in order to get my local account syncing with my home server?

note: the lock icon is "locked" in the screenshot, however even unlocked the settings button is still grey

Best Answer

This is something you'll have to change in Workgroup Manager on your home server (assuming you're using Mac OS X Server).

What you'll need to do is:

  1. Open Workgroup Manager from /Applications/Server

  2. Authenticate as a server administrator

  3. Find your user account and go to the Preferences tab

  4. Go to Mobility

  5. Change all the managed preferences from Once or Always to Never:

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Log out and log back in on your client computer and you should be good to go!

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