Unable to manage mobile account settings

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.

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

Solution 1:

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:

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