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Update all installed Adobe product install metadata to suppress the "Sign into Adobe CC" dialog box. This will likely make its way into https://github.com/timsutton/make-adobe-cc-license-pkg/
#!/usr/bin/python
# pylint: disable=locally-disabled, line-too-long
from __future__ import print_function
import os
import re
import sys
from glob import glob
from xml.etree import ElementTree
def main():
pcf_root = '/Library/Application Support/Adobe/PCF'
if sys.platform == 'win32':
pcf_root = os.path.join(os.environ['SYSTEMDRIVE'],
'\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\PCF')
xmls = glob(os.path.join(pcf_root, '*.xml'))
for xml_file in xmls:
# Sanity-check the filename and basic XML structure
# (ADBE.. string is only present for HyperDrive-installed products)
# TODO: we should skip products like SPRK, which is not eligible for serial- or
# device-based licensing
match = re.match(r'^({.*?ADBE.*?}).*$', os.path.basename(xml_file))
if not match:
sys.stderr.write("Skipping file '%s', does not match a PCF file pattern\n" % xml_file)
continue
adbe_code = match.groups()[0]
root = ElementTree.parse(xml_file)
payload = root.find("./Payload[@adobeCode='%s']" % adbe_code)
if payload is None:
sys.stderr.write("Didn't find expected Adobe code %s in any 'Payload' element"
" in file %s\n" % (adbe_code, xml_file))
continue
# Check and skip if the serial override key already exists
if payload.find("Data[@key='REG_SERIAL_OVERRIDE']") is not None:
continue
# Finally, make a new element and append it to the Payload element
new_element = ElementTree.Element('Data', attrib={'key': 'REG_SERIAL_OVERRIDE'})
new_element.text = 'Suppress'
payload.append(new_element)
try:
root.write(xml_file, encoding='utf-8', xml_declaration=True)
print("Wrote modified PCF XML file: '%s'" % xml_file)
except IOError:
sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Can't write to file '%s'. Make sure you have "
"sufficient privileges to write to this location. "
% xml_file)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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