Does iRAPP TS Support Adobe CS4, CS5 & CS6?

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Yes!  We have tested Adobe CS5 and CS6 with our latest version of iRAPP 1.9 and are happy to announce that it runs smoothly in both single-user and multiple user modes.  

 

For Adobe CS4, we experienced an issue during testing that caused an unexpected end to the FNPLicensingService when Adobe CS4 was launched from a user session.  So we have created a patch to resolve this issue, which can easily be installed using our step-by-step installation instructions below.  This patch does not infringe upon any of Adobe's copyright or licensing agreements and does not change any files associated with Adobe CS4.  It simply allows iRAPP to register FNPLicensingService executable as a system-level daemon, but not as user-level service, which solves the issue.   

 

Please download the patch file here: iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch.tar.gz

 

Here are the details from the readme file:

 

THIS IS A PATCH FOR ADOBE CS FLEXNET LICENSING SERVICE.
 
This patch was created by Code Rebel development team to resolve a known FLEXnet service issue that prevents use of Adobe CS products in multiuser mode.
 
1. Problem description:
 
Adobe CS FLEXnet service must be launched for each Adobe CS product that is started in the user session. However, Adobe service manager cannot launch more than one instance of the FNPLicensingService executable file.
This collision causes an unexpected end of FNPLicensingService process and abnormal termination of Adobe CS products that are launched in a second user session.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: This problem is not caused by iRAPP and can be reproduced
without the iRAPP server installed, just by using the "Switch User" feature.
 
2. Affected products:
 
- Adobe CS 4 for Mac OS X - Problem confirmed and patch should be applied.
- Adobe CS 5 for Mac OS X - Problem is not confirmed, but patch can be applied without issue.
 
3. Patch description:
 
The main approach to fix this problem is to register FNPLicensingService executable as a system-level daemon, but not as user-level service. Technically, the given script just creates the daemon configuration and stores it to the "/System/Library/LaunchDaemons" directory.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: This patch does not infringe upon any copyright or license agreement, and does not change any original AdobeCS file.
 
4. Side effects:
 
When no Adobe product is launched, FNPLicensingService can be relaunched periodically by "launchd" service with the appropriate report to the system log:
"Started - This service performs licensing functions on behalf of FLEXnet enabled products."
 
5. How to install/remove the patch:
 
  - Download iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch.tar.gz
  - Open Terminal and go to directory where the patch is downloaded e.g:
  
    cd ~/Downloads
  
  - Type the following command to unpack the patch:
  
    gunzip iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch.tar.gz ; tar xf iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch.tar
 
  - Type the following command to install the patch, and follow the instructions:
  
    sudo ./iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch install
 
  - Type the following command to check the currently installed patch.
  
      sudo ./iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch status
 
  - Type the following command to uninstall all installed patches.
  
      sudo ./iRAPP_AdobeCS_Patch uninstall
 
  NOTE: You can repeat any step many times without any damage to Adobe products.
 
 
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