Create Mac Computer Mobile Account Manually

Open Terminal

Sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/ManagedClient.app/Contents/Resources/createmobileaccount –v –P –n networkusername

usage: createmobileaccount -n username [-h homepath] [-P | [-p password]] [-e] [-q] [[-x] | [-X]] [[-s] | [-S]] [-u syncURL] [-t urlPath] [-d] [-v]
-n username : user record name.
-h homepath : user home path; Default is “/Users/<username>”.
-p password : user password.
-P : prompt for user password. A user password is required to create a FileVault home.
-e encrypt : encrypt new home with FileVault.
-q quota : max size in bytes of FileVault home.
-x : create as external account on non-boot volumes. Default.
-X : create as mobile account account non-boot volumes.
-d : disable external account creation.
-s : set home sync on if home created.
-S : set home sync off if home created. Default.
-u syncURL : server target of home synchronization.
-t urlPath : additional path after syncURL.
-v : verbose output.
Examples:
createmobileaccount -n testname
createmobileaccount -v -P -n testname
createmobileaccount -vsxn jsmith -h /Volumes/HD3/jhome
createmobileaccount -vsxn jsmith -h /Volumes/HD3/jhome -u nfs:/server.apple.com/bigs/homes -t myusers/macos/jhome
Notes:
– createmobileaccount must run as root.
– If you do not specify a password, the account’s cached password will be created during the account’s first log in.