A couple of things to check (you probably have done this thought)... - Make sure the entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf reads: automount: files sss - Also, do you have a "local" account entry in /etc/passwd? That may confuse things... Tom <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Dean Hunter <<a href="mailto:deanhunter@comcast.net" target="_blank">deanhunter@comcast.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I have successfully configured FreeIPA to auto-mount the home directory for FreeIPA users. But on those occasions when I need to login as the local administrator I can not get a home directory: [root@host ~]# ssh local@fedora19 local@fedora19's password: Could not chdir to home directory /home/local: No such file or directory -bash-4.2$ logout Connection to fedora19 closed. [root@host ~]# where local is a member of the wheel group. Where do I start? _______________________________________________ Freeipa-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Freeipa-users@redhat.com">Freeipa-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users</a> </blockquote></div>