Updater-Mac (Macintosh Updates)
These preferences control how the Updater works for the
Acrobat family of products 9.2 and 8.1.7 and later. Earlier product
versions used the Adobe Update Manager (AUM).
For a related Quick Key, see the
Quick Key Library.
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This preference category contains the following subfeature(s):
Updater Configuration
These preferences control logging, when the Updater is
invoked, how and when a check for updates should be made, and other
behaviors.
Summary table
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| Data type |
integer: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
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| Default |
0 |
| Version # |
9.2 and later |
| HKLM Path |
Not lockable |
| Summary |
Sets the log level to either brief (0) or verbose
(1). |
| Details |
The log file is a file generated and appended to at
runtime with status, operational, and error information describing
what the Updater is doing. This information helps diagnose runtime
problems and should be included with any support requests. Logging
behaves as follows:
- Logging cannot be disabled.
- Logs reside at
${HOME}/Library/Logs/Adobe/{application name} Updater.log
- Log file size is not limited during an
update.
- Log files are appended to each time the
Updater
runs. If an existing log is bigger than 1 MB, the Updater
truncates the log. There is a 1MB limit on old logs.
- Old log files are backed up once as Adobe
Acrobat/Reader Updater-old.log and overwrites any existing
old.log. There should never be more than two logs on the
system.
Set the log level as follows:
- Brief: defaults write com.adobe.ARM.plist
LogLevel -int 0
- Verbose: defaults write com.adobe.ARM.plist
LogLevel -int 1
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| Data type |
integer: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
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| Default |
135 |
| Version # |
10.0 and later |
| HKCU Path |
AdobeARMOverrides.plist |
| HKLM Path |
Not lockable |
| Summary |
Sets the time that can elapse without a successful update
before the Watchdog dialog appears suggesting the user manually
update. |
| Details |
When the Updater successfully obtains a manifest it
records the download date. The noServerContactDays preference
specifies the time interval that is allowed to pass from that
download date to a a successful update. The default is 135 days. If
thetime has elapsed, a dialog appears suggesting the user might
want to manually get an update from adobe.com. |
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| Data type |
integer: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
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| Default |
null |
| Version # |
9.2 and later |
| HKLM Path |
Not lockable |
| Summary |
Records the last time the Updater checked for
updates. |
| Details |
By default, the Updater checks for updates every 3 days.
When invoked, it reads the value in this key. If more than 3 days
have elapsed, it checks for updates. The 3 day default can be
overridden via the StartInterval key (A Mac key).
LastCheck is really LastCheck-XXX where "XXX" is a hash of
the folder containing the application. |
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| Data type |
boolean: DWORD value > REG_DWORD
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| Default |
1 |
| Version # |
8.0 < 10.0 |
| HKLM Path |
Not lockable |
| Summary |
Specifies whether to check for updates on
startup. |
| Details |
This per user setting was used by the Adobe Update Manager
and is now used by the new Updater.
- 0: Don't check for updates.
- 1: Check for updates.
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| GUI mapping |
Preferences > Updater |
