OSX Server Mobile Account Greyed out after initial setup?

I just setup a new install of Mountain Lion on an iMac and installed Server.app to set it up as a server.  I activated Open Directory and configured it for a few users (with NFS mounted home directories from a Linux NFS server).  I then logged into the iMac with one of these users and it asked me if I wanted to make them a mobile user.  I did as this will activate the Portable Home Directory function.  It asked me what I would like to sync and then setup the user as normal.  Now the issue I have is with any subsequent login of that user if I go to the Users & Groups sys pref panel the Mobile Account "Configure" button is greyed out.  Syncing can still work from the menu bar pull down but I can no longer change any of my sync preferences.  I've gone through the settings in default read com.apple.homeSync but nothing in there seems to affect that button being greyed out.  To eliminate the NFS server as a possible cause I setup a local network user with local storage on the server and it acts the same way after setting up as a mobile account. Any ideas on what causes this?

I solved this myself. The user ended up have a folder on his desktop that contained a backup home folder from an old powerbook that he was trying to save. It was a complete home folder, Documents, Library, etc and I thought it might be interfering with the sync of the normal home folder. So I created a folder called Bad Stuff in the home folder and copied the old powerbook home folder into it. Then opened up the Sync Settings and excluded the Bad Stuff folder from the sync. And it worked, the sync when fine and is resyncing fine.
Hope that helps with other people with a similar problem.

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