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jscottCMD
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March 26, 2014
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how do creative cloud apps get installed without asking for administrator?

  • March 26, 2014
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The title says it all but I'll reiterate. How do CC apps downloaded with the Creative Cloud desktop app get installed without asking for administrator user/password? Its the sam on both Mac and Windows and I don't understand how its doing it. This seems like a security hole to me.

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    Jeffrey_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Jeffrey_A_WrightCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 26, 2014

    JscottCMD are you installing the Adobe Creative applications with a Creative Cloud Individual subscription?  If so please see Install and update apps - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/install-apps.html for information on how to install the applications and updates included with your membership.

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    jscottCMDAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    March 26, 2014

    Hi Jeff,

    No this a CC for teams subscription. I noticed today while installing apps via the CC desktop app on Windows 8.1 that the initial installation of the desktop app required admin authentication but apps downloaded from it installed without asking for authentication. The user account I was logged in as is NOT an admin, just a regular domain user.

    psmudger
    psmudger
    Inspiring
    October 25, 2017

    Hi psmudger

    Can you please elaborate your complete workflow.

    Did you use creative cloud packager to create a package and deploy it ?

    ~Rohit


    Hi,

    No, did not use Creative Cloud Packager to deploy.

    Non Admin user (Standard user) on a Mac, CC control panel used to install required apps. All installs, not just Adobe apps, should require an admin authentication to actually do the install, which is what used to happen installing apps through the CC Control panel.

    It is now not asking for Admin authentication to do the installs. It's just installing. All other (non Adobe apps) continue to ask for an admin to authorise an install. Went through an online chat with Adobe support a week ago, providing a video screen grab. Not heard anything back. In the online chat we checked certain folder and file permissions and all were exactly as they should be. A little bit annoyed (a lot annoyed) that I have not heard anything back from Adobe support.

    Thanks

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