Where are Profile Manager Configuration Profiles Stored on OS X?

Question

I ask because I configured and installed a profile for a network account on my Macbook Air (10.9) to create a synchronized Mobility Home on a Mac Mini server (10.8).

However, I cannot login as this user on the server or my Air, because I receive the message that the home already exists. This occurs even though I have removed the devices from profile manager and the user from the group.

I expect this is because I have not updated the configuration profile on the account, but I cannot do so because I cannot log in as that user.

So, I'd like to purge any instance of these configurations. So far, I've tried the following:

1. Deleting /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/
2. Clearing the MCX Cache as per this Apple KB article

I am asking specifically how to clear these configs, but if it comes up, yes, I have deleted the home folder on the Air and the Mini, and no, neither have a local account with the same name.

Answer 1

The profiles appear to be stored in

/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Store/ConfigProfiles.binary

I'd not recommend tampering with it, though.

To see what profiles are installed, and then remove one, assuming you can sudo to the user, you could try:

root$ sudo -u chymb profiles -L
chymb[1] attribute: profileIdentifier: com.stackexchange.apple.test
There are 1 user configuration profiles installed for 'chymb'
root$ sudo -u chymb profiles -R -p com.stackexchange.apple.test

Answer 2

If you haven't restricted System Preferences in the Profile Manager it should be an option in System Preferences > Profile.

Delete it from there and reboot.