Skip to main content
S
Schwerdti
Participant
March 12, 2025
Question

Adobe CC settings like BrowserBasedAuthentication via mobileconfig / PLIST (macOS)

  • March 12, 2025
  • 1 reply
  • 475 views

Our goal is to distribute the Adobe CC Installer in a current version via Intune. For automating this, we need to use the public available DMG (like Homebrew is doing: adobe-creative-cloud — Homebrew Formulae). Using Adobe Console would allow creating a custom PKG with settings like BrowserBasedAuthentication, but always requires active re-creation by an admin and manual monitoring of the version.

 

When using the standard DMG, is there a way to use issue settings via mobileconfig / PLIST files like?

 

  • AppsPanel
  • SelfServeInstalls
  • AppsAutoUpdate
  • SelfServePluginsInstall
  • FilesPanel
  • BrowserBasedAuthentication
  • AppsCategories

 

Goal is a simple configuration profile like this... This would be independent of the installer and does not require manual scripting.

 

1 reply

A
Community Manager
Anshul_NautiyalCommunity Manager
Community Manager
March 12, 2025

Hi @Schwerdti,

 

Thank you for reaching out. It looks like you are looking to deploy Adobe Creative Cloud on macOS via Intune. I would recommend reviewing the following documentation on deploying Adobe packages on macOS using Microsoft Intune: https://adobe.ly/3DKRHoA.

 

If you are looking for more control over updates, you can create policies that manage the applications your users can install and update. For more information, please refer to the following guide: https://adobe.ly/3XNRJTs.

 

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need further assistance.

Regards,
^AN

S
SchwerdtiAuthor
Participant
March 12, 2025

Thanks @Anshul_Nautiyal. Yes, generating the PKG via Adobe Admin Console is known. There are several points why this is not suitable for automation:

  • active re-creation of package required by an admin for new versions
  • no automatic monitoring of the version possible (no public download URL available)
  • huge file size (1.3GB compare to DMG with only 0.3GB)
  • no uninstall possible (Intune only supports this for DMG)

 

That's why homebrew is also using the DMG: adobe-creative-cloud — Homebrew Formulae
For an automatic packaging pipeline the generic DMG suits better.

 

The missing piece is allowing configuration of settings like BrowserBasedAuthentication via mobileconfig / PLIST. That's the common way other apps are using like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Zoom, ... They all offer a generic installer and customization is done via mobileconfig / PLIST.

A
Community Manager
Anshul_NautiyalCommunity Manager
Community Manager
March 12, 2025

Hi @Schwerdti,

 

Thank you for reaching out. I will look into this and follow up with you shortly.

Regards,

^AN
Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices