Alexander,
The issue you are experiencing with the "/var/home/admin" error message is related to Bug #820968. To resolve this issue perform the following on each node in the cluster:
1. Login to systemshell: *Note:* You might need to unlock the diag account. For more information, see 1012484 https://kb.netapp.com/support/index?page=content&id=1012484: Data ONTAP 8: How to unlock the diag user account ::> set diag ::*> systemshell -node <node_name> % cd /var/home % sudo mkdir diag % sudo mkdir admin % sudo chown diag:nogroup diag % sudo chown admin:nogroup admin
Dan Burkland
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