Is it possible to use a 10.9 server for authentication to apple clients without providing a network home?

We are testing 10.9 server with 2 10.9 clients.  We would like to get away from Network Homes completely, but still provide authentication from our servers.  All users homes need to be on the local Workstations.  So far we have had no success.  Test user accounts that we have created with homes on the 10.9 server login fine.  However, user accounts that we have created with no homes get the infamous shake.  I havent been able to find anything in the logfiles on the server that indicate what the problem might be.  Im thinking this setup may not even be possible.
ddh

Firstly not only is this more than possible but it really should be easy.
Let's pretend the local account on one of your workstation's is 'dwayne' and has a password to match. You'd create a user account using the Server App with the same credentials (username and password). On configured shares add that user account to the share as an ACL (not a POSIX user), apply desired permissions and propagate.
Alternatively create an account that is not related to the dwayne local account in any way. Let's call it 'user' instead with a password to match. You use that instead to connect to the server.
Treat every other user in the same way.
By connect I mean "Connect to Server" from the Go Menu. When using the Go Menu you can either use the server's IP address (eg: 172.16.16.254) or it's FQDN (assuming DNS is set up correctly) or even it's Bonjour name (eg: server.local).
It really makes no difference whether you create a user with a network home or for services only. It's all about how you connect to the Server. If you've gone for networked homes you could bind client workstations to the server if you wish (although there's no real requirement for you to do so) and providing the required network elements are in place and functioning correctly (we're rmostly talking about DNS here) users with networked accounts will be able to log in and access their home folders on any workstation that's been bound to the mac server. But you could just as easily not bind client workstations and use the same account details to access a properly configured server shares (and additionally the user's network home folder) by selecting "Connect to Server" from the Go Menu instead.

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