Losing 'Other...' login option on OD master

I have a mac mini running Lion Server which is an OD master. It is setup to authenticate against it's own OD service. However I can only do this when the machine first boots up. If I go back to the login window after the first login event, either logging out or using the fast user switching menu, the 'Other...' option dispears leaving me with option to login as the local admin & the currently logged in network user (if a network user is logged). I can't find any reason for this behavior & in all honesty I have no idea where to start looking to solve this problem.
A possibly related thing is I'm currently unable to get a ubuntu file server authenticate against the OD server. However, I've not put any effort into fixing this as it's not a serious problem.

I don't believe so. Perhaps you could create a local user with a home folder that exists on your network share?
It's a stretch, but it might be possible.
In system prefs. Create a new user. Ensure that they're an administrator.
Open up Server.app In the file sharing section, you'll need to give your new user full access to the home directory in question.
Back in System Prefs.
Right click on your new users' name.
Choose advanced options.
Under the home folder location field, type the path to your user's new home folder.
Click okay, and restart.
Hope it works!
-Graham

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