PHD and Home Sync Error

I am running Snow Leopard server 10.6.4 and all clients are running Snow Leopard 10.6.4.
When a user with a PHD network account opens a datafile such as Word or Excel, a home sync errors ocurrs. As soon as the file is closed the error disappears but it is very frustrating to have these messages pop up whenever a file is in use by the user. I don't recall this being a problem under Leopard.
Is there a setting which can disable these pop ups when the user is user the file?

Well I posted here not giving to much info so I should probably give some more. This is a post I posted else where I have copied!
Here are some more details:
It would seem that when a user logs on their Portable Home Directory is mounted under the /Volumes directory (in my case /Volumes/groupname/username/). We all know this already. We also know that with stuff like this and mobile homes etc clients make preferences (like .GlobalPreferences) on a per-computer basis, if you look in myhomefolder/Library/Preferences/ByHost we can see many .GlobalPreferences files each ending with the MAC Address of a machine we have logged onto. So for my students there are many entries for the different machines they work at.
It would seem (as far as I can tell) that when a student logs on we create a temporary .GlobalPrefernces file in our mounted home directory at /Volumes/teachers/james/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.fstemp.PHD-R-R9FKAzSqm_-james52hfaStqfe4.noindex
(Note here that during the time I or anyone else if logged on, this file doesn't actually seem to exist its not in the folder?)
And when we logoff we rename the temporary file to replace the actual .GlobalPreferences file located on the server, which for my example user was /Volumes/teachers/james/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPrefernces.0011223344 5566.plist
So, when my students logoff they get:
"Unknown error:[1] rename('/Volumes/teachers..../.fstemp.PHDR_R9FKAzSqm-james52hfaStqfe4.noindex', '/Volumes/teachers...Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist')".
So my question is, why would that be? Am I on the right lines? Does any one have any idea why this is happening?
All input is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help so far.
Regards,
r00tb00t

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Hey Guys,
My users are receiving the samw error "Home Sync Error" with their PHD set up. It not all of them, but I haven't found a pattern that is causing it though? No relation in workstations etc.
There are various errors like "Unknown Error:[1]rename('/Volumes/...." and also one for deleting a file. Most of them seem like temp files but the .GlobalPreferences is also in there?
Has anyone else had any experiance with this issue, or can shed any light? Any help would be greatly appreceated.
Regards,
r00tb00t

Well I posted here not giving to much info so I should probably give some more. This is a post I posted else where I have copied!
Here are some more details:
It would seem that when a user logs on their Portable Home Directory is mounted under the /Volumes directory (in my case /Volumes/groupname/username/). We all know this already. We also know that with stuff like this and mobile homes etc clients make preferences (like .GlobalPreferences) on a per-computer basis, if you look in myhomefolder/Library/Preferences/ByHost we can see many .GlobalPreferences files each ending with the MAC Address of a machine we have logged onto. So for my students there are many entries for the different machines they work at.
It would seem (as far as I can tell) that when a student logs on we create a temporary .GlobalPrefernces file in our mounted home directory at /Volumes/teachers/james/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.fstemp.PHD-R-R9FKAzSqm_-james52hfaStqfe4.noindex
(Note here that during the time I or anyone else if logged on, this file doesn't actually seem to exist its not in the folder?)
And when we logoff we rename the temporary file to replace the actual .GlobalPreferences file located on the server, which for my example user was /Volumes/teachers/james/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.GlobalPrefernces.0011223344 5566.plist
So, when my students logoff they get:
"Unknown error:[1] rename('/Volumes/teachers..../.fstemp.PHDR_R9FKAzSqm-james52hfaStqfe4.noindex', '/Volumes/teachers...Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist')".
So my question is, why would that be? Am I on the right lines? Does any one have any idea why this is happening?
All input is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help so far.
Regards,
r00tb00t

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*Home Sync* (Home Sync preferences)
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*Background Sync On* (Set to true to sync in the background.)
*Background Sync Interval* (Background sync interval in seconds.)
*Override Home Sync Prefs* (Set to true to replace the user's Home Sync preferences with managed preferences. Set to false to combine with managed preferences.)
*Override Preference Sync Prefs* (Set to true to replace the user’s Preference Sync preferences with managed preferences. Set to false to combine them with managed preferences.)
*Home Sync Items* (Include items to sync in the background while the user is logged in.)
*Managed Home Sync Items* (Include managed items to sync in the background while the user is logged in.)
*Preference Sync Items* (Include items to sync when a user logs in or logs out.)
*Managed Preference Sync Items* (Include managed items to sync when a user logs in or logs out.)
Description (Description of file or folder to sync.)
Path (Path of file or folder to sync.)
*Home Sync Exclusions* (List items to exclude from Home Sync.)
*Managed Home Sync Exclusions* (List managed items to exclude from Home Sync.)
*Preference Sync Exclusions* (List items to exclude from Preference Sync.)
*Managed Preference Sync Exclusions* (List managed items to exclude from Preference Sync.)
Comparison (Comparison type.)
Value (Comparison value.)
*Managed Home Sync Union Policy* (Managed Home Sync union policy)
*Managed Preference Sync Union Policy* (Managed Preference Sync union policy)
*Managed Background Exclusions Union Policy* (Managed Background exclusions union policy)
*Managed Preference Exclusions Union Policy* (Managed Preference exclusions union policy)
*Login Preference Sync Conflict Resolution* (This setting affects syncing ~/Library at login. Set to “mobileHomeWins” to merge homes and have the local (mobile) home win conflicts, “mobileHomeCopy” to copy the local home to the network home, “automatic” or “networkHomeWins” to merge homes and have the network home win conflicts, or “networkHomeCopy” to copy the network home to the local home.)
*Login Non-preference Sync Conflict Resolution* (This setting affects syncing everything besides ~/Library at login. Set to “showConflictDialogs” to show dialogs when conflicts occur, “mobileHomeWins” to merge homes and have the local (mobile) home win conflicts, “mobileHomeCopy” to copy the local home to the network home, “automatic” or “networkHomeWins” to merge homes and have the network home win conflicts, or “networkHomeCopy” to copy the network home to the local home.)
*Logout Preference Sync Conflict Resolution* (This setting affects syncing ~/Library at logout. Set to “mobileHomeWins” to merge homes and have the local (mobile) home win conflicts, “mobileHomeCopy” to copy the local home to the network home, “networkHomeWins” to merge homes and have the network home win conflicts, or “networkHomeCopy” to copy the network home to the local home.)
*Logout Non-preference Sync Conflict Resolution* (This setting affects syncing everything besides ~/Library at logout. Set to “showConflictDialogs” to show dialogs when conflicts occur, “automatic” or “mobileHomeWins” to merge homes and have the local (mobile) home win conflicts, “mobileHomeCopy” to copy the local home to the network home, “networkHomeWins” to merge homes and have the network home win conflicts, or “networkHomeCopy” to copy the network home to the local home.)
*Home Sync Conflict Resolution* (This setting affects syncing everything besides ~/Library in the background. Set to “automatic” or “showConflictDialogs” to show dialogs when conflicts occur, “mobileHomeWins” to merge homes and have the local (mobile) home win conflicts, “mobileHomeCopy” to copy the local home to the network home, “networkHomeWins” to merge homes and have the network home win conflicts, or “networkHomeCopy” to copy the network home to the local home.)
*Sync Preferences During Login* (This setting allows you to sync preferences during login. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync preferences at login, or “dontSync” to not sync preferences at login.)
*Sync Preferences During Logout* (This setting allows you to sync preferences during logout. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync preferences at logout, or “dontSync” to not sync preferences at logout.)
*Sync Preferences During Manual Sync* (This setting allows you to sync preferences during a manual sync. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync preferences during a manual sync, or “dontSync” to not sync preferences during a manual sync.)
*Sync Preferences in the Background* (This setting allows you to sync preferences during a background sync. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync preferences in the background, or “dontSync” to not synchronize preferences in the background.)
*Sync Home Sync Items During Login* (This setting allows you to sync Home Sync items during login. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync Home Sync items at login, or “dontSync” to not sync Home Sync items at login.)
*Sync Home Sync Items During Logout* (This setting allows you to sync Home Sync items during logout. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync Home Sync items at logout, or “dontSync” to not sync Home Sync items at logout.)
*Sync Home Sync Items During Manual Sync* (This setting allows you to sync Home Sync items during a manual sync. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync Home Sync items during a manual sync, or “dontSync” to not sync Home Sync items during a manual sync.)
*Sync Home Sync Items in the Background* (This setting allows you to sync Home Sync items during a background sync. Set to “automatic” or “sync” to sync Home Sync items in the background, or “dontSync” to not synchronize Home Sync items in the background.)
*Suppress Login Preference Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during login sync of ~/Library.)
*Suppress Login Non-preference Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during login sync of everything besides ~/Library.)
*Suppress Logout Preference Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during logout sync of ~/Library.)
*Suppress Logout Non-preference Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during logout sync of everything besides ~/Library.)
*Suppress Initial Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during initial sync.)
*Suppress Home Sync Errors* (Set to true to suppress error dialogs during a home sync.)
*Login Dialog Timeout* (Maximum seconds to display login error or conflict dialogs. Set to 0 for no time limit.)
*Logout Dialog Timeout* (Maximum seconds to display logout error or conflict dialogs. Set to 0 for no time limit.)
*Disable First Time Sync Cancel* (Set to True to disable canceling a first time sync.)
*Disable Login Sync Cancel* (Set to True to disable canceling a login sync.)
*Disable Logout Sync Cancel* (Set to True to disable canceling a logout sync.)
*Time To Delay Progress Dialog* (The time in whole seconds that the progress dialog delays for various reasons. The default is set to 0.5 seconds if you don't set this key)
*Alert On Failed Mounts* (Set to True if you want an alert if the network home mount fails.)

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I have a Mac Pro running 10.6.4 and MacBook running same rev level. Seemed to have successfully configured Open Directory on the Mac Pro to manage mobile accounts. Mac Pro OD also is configured with AFP file sharing turned "on" and /Network share for storing portable home folders for the mobile accounts.
When logging into a managed mobile account on the MacBook, Home Sync fires up fine and completes its work. Created a file and saved it. Log out and Home Sync places file back into the Mac Pro repository for the Home Folders (under /Network). All seems well, until....
I decide to do some work on the MacPro with the managed mobile account. The login completes fine. I work with the file I originally created while on the MacBook. The problem occurs when I logout from this session. A message pops up indicating, and I paraphrase, that a Sync would not be necessary if I were to use /Network location. I click ok and the system proceeds to perform a Home Sync that then runs forever (ok all night or 8 hours after which time I click cancel).
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Please disregard my earlier post. I found what my problem is. I had the incorrect IP address setup on my client (long story).
Message was edited by: Dave Razorsek

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We are a school who are currently using OS X 10.7.4 across the board. We are looking into a solution whereby the kids will have a network home folder to store their work, however, we need the work to be local on the machine whilst they are working on it, therefore want to use Portable Home Directories and Home Sync to acheive this goal.
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**** MirrorAgent-99.9.7 (8R218) (pid 646) starting Wed Sep 12 15:29:32 2007
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MHD: **** MirrorAgent-99.9.7 (8R218) (pid 658) starting Wed Sep 12 15:30:04 2007
MHD: =============================================================================== =====================
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