Home folder for AD users?

I'm upgrading the servers from 10.6.8 to 10.7.. am running some testing before i do the final upgrade, i have noticed something.. I couldn't assign home folder for Active directory users.. I'm running Mac OSX 10.7.2
The Open Directory server is bound to Active directory server and when i open the Server app, and under users.. I clicked on + sign to add users and select the type as "imported user from another directory".. I can see all the active directory users and i can import them but then it doesn't allow me to create home folder for them.. while it works fine for the open directory users..
This what perfectly working under 10.6.8 but not under 10.7.2, unless there is a work around that I dont know about..
Any idea ?

Hi,
Could still do with trying to work out if this is possible. If anyone has any ideas / suggestions it would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
LSDWho

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