Mobile Account Preferences visible on Menubar for Network Accounts

On Mobile Accounts (setup with Profile Manager), acting as network account (home folder in server), the mobile account preferences are shown on the menubar. In addion, it says "last home sync" incomplete. Both are wrong according to my understanding.
However it makes sense - and it if the case - if the account is really working as mobile account with local home folder on a e.g. macbook.
Does anyone has the same issue?

I have the same issue. No fix yet.
One of my machines has joined the network and seems to be ok in almost every way...clearly with the exception of this way.
I will post if / when I find a solution.
W

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