Hello Drawningadmin
1. You changed the CIFS symlink-properties from "enable, read-only" to what? Just enable? or "Hide or “ “ (null)"? --> symlinks
2. Have you experienced any adverse reactions to the change? Yes, some clients lost the connection to the share. After a reboot of the client the issue was resolved. NetApp Support said you can do it online without a problem, but that was wrong.
Regards, Andrin