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March 9, 2017
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.plist generator for Acrobat DC on Mac?

  • March 9, 2017
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Hi,

I normally work in the Windows side of Adobe deployment, so I'm having trouble figuring out how to use the Customization Wizard for Mac.

I need a way to generate a plist for Acrobat that indicates the customizations listed below. I've expressed them the way Windows ACW handles it, so maybe they're not all necessary. These are all of the things that I need which are not handled in the Mac ACW:

  • Remove previous version of Acrobat
  • Run Installation: Unattended (with no user interaction, only a progress bar)
  • Suppress reboot
  • Disable Upsell
  • Disable SignOut
  • Disable all services

I can see the existing plist for the Acrobat DC installation on the workstation, but it doesn't have all of those customizations. Even if it did, I would have a hard time adapting them to the correct syntax and sequence. Is there a tool that I should be using to generate a plist with the customizations I need? Thanks for your help!

-GB

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Correct answer Steve Cordero

In Q & A order:

  • Remove previous version of Acrobat

Response:  This has to be scripted and the ETK has the syntax of the commands you can use for a silent removal.

Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide

  • Run Installation: Unattended (with no user interaction, only a progress bar)

What is supported is ARD (Apple Remote Desktop) but I don't believe it offers what you are looking for in an uninstall progress bar.

Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide​

  • Suppress reboot

That's not available in the Adobe Customization Wizard DC and I don't think that is available via ARD.

  • Disable Upsell

This setting is documented in the ETK's Preference Reference

Lockable Settings

Note:  The settings show the Windows side of things bug they are reciprocated on the MacOS PLIST side.

  • Disable SignOut

Lockable Settings

  • Disable all services

Is actually quite a few settings but it is documented in the ETK

Lockable Preferences

Now the discussion of the PLIST files is here:  Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide .

Now for editing it's any Mac UNIX savy text editor should do but if you like TextWrangler, or BBEdit those will work from a Text perspective.  If you like a graphic interface Apple has XCode available for PLIST editing.

I'll send you a private message with a sample set of PLIST files.

I hope this helps.

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Steve CorderoCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
March 9, 2017

In Q & A order:

  • Remove previous version of Acrobat

Response:  This has to be scripted and the ETK has the syntax of the commands you can use for a silent removal.

Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide

  • Run Installation: Unattended (with no user interaction, only a progress bar)

What is supported is ARD (Apple Remote Desktop) but I don't believe it offers what you are looking for in an uninstall progress bar.

Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide​

  • Suppress reboot

That's not available in the Adobe Customization Wizard DC and I don't think that is available via ARD.

  • Disable Upsell

This setting is documented in the ETK's Preference Reference

Lockable Settings

Note:  The settings show the Windows side of things bug they are reciprocated on the MacOS PLIST side.

  • Disable SignOut

Lockable Settings

  • Disable all services

Is actually quite a few settings but it is documented in the ETK

Lockable Preferences

Now the discussion of the PLIST files is here:  Macintosh Deployments — Enterprise Administration Guide .

Now for editing it's any Mac UNIX savy text editor should do but if you like TextWrangler, or BBEdit those will work from a Text perspective.  If you like a graphic interface Apple has XCode available for PLIST editing.

I'll send you a private message with a sample set of PLIST files.

I hope this helps.

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