Mobile Users - Sync Files Outside Home Folder?

Hi folks,
Regarding mobile user accounts...
On our server, we have a shared folder as follows:
/Volumes/Server HD/Business/
I want to configure my Mobile User account to sync this folder, but I cannot because it does not reside in my Home folder.
Presumably I could just move the folder to within my Home folder and then recreate the share point from there. But then, a second user would not be able to sync this folder on their Mobile User account.
Is there a workaround to allow syncing outside the Home folder? I tried using a symlink but this didn't work...
Thanks!!

Just modify the SHARE POINT setting of your BUSINESS folder. (SA>File Sharing > Share Points > List > Select your BUSINESS mount point folder)
Enable Automount > then tick Use as Home Folder and Group Folder
then go back to your users in WGM, assign the home folder to the newly mounted BUSINESS folder.
hope this helps.
Marlon

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