Adobe Reader 2017 Classic Track Lockdown

Create a plist as described by Adobe.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/mac.html#disabling-updates

Either deploy the file, (test first) or import it to a config profile (more with the testing.)

I actually missed that. I will take a look and test. Thanks.

So I believe I created and edited the files correctly. UpdateMode was already 0 in the com.adobe.reader.2017.plist file.
For anyone that's successfully done this can you share the plists for the 2017 track?
And how do you test if the settings are correct?
I see:

<key>UpdateCycle</key>
<integer>4320</integer>

So my guess is I can edit to shrink the update check wait time here for testing yet I can't find any info.

Thanks for any help.

For reference:

Enterprise Toolkit » Enterprise Administration Guide » Preference Basics » next: Service and Online Feature Configuration

@donmontalvo - very helpful. Thanks.

Since Adobe doesn't give you the actual command, assuming you want to script this...

bash-3.2# defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>FeatureLockdown</key><dict><key>bUpdater</key><false/></dict></dict></dict>'
bash-3.2# defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader
{
    2017 =     {
        FeatureLockdown =         {
            bUpdater = 0;
        };
    };
}
bash-3.2#

Ran up against this last week, may as well disable EULA and that stupid splash screen...

#!/bin/sh  
# Adobe Reader 2017 (classic) disable updates, splash screen, and EULA.. 20180326 DM  

over500=$( dscl . list /Users UniqueID | awk '$2 > 500 { print $1 }' )  

# Computer wide  
/usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>FeatureLockdown</key><dict><key>bUpdater</key><false/></dict></dict></dict>'  

# User level  
for USER in ${over500};  
do  
    /bin/echo "Setting for ${USER}..."
    /usr/bin/defaults write /Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>ShowSplashScreen</key><false/><key>EULAAccepted</key><true/></dict></dict>'  
    /usr/sbin/chown ${USER} /Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist 
done  

exit 0

We had some issues that were resolved by setting Local, and User, and User Template levels.

#!/bin/sh
# Adobe Reader 2017 (classic) disable updates, splash screen, and EULA.
# Sets at Local, and User, and User Template levels, since Adobe can't get their act together. 20180405DM

over500=$( dscl . list /Users UniqueID | awk '$2 > 500 { print $1 }' )

# Set pref User Template
/bin/echo "Setting User Template..."
/usr/bin/defaults write /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>EULAAccepted</key><true/><key>FeatureLockdown</key><dict><key>bUpdater</key><false/></dict><key>ShowSplashScreen</key><false/></dict></dict>'
/bin/chmod 700 /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
/bin/echo "Done setting for User Template..."

# Computer wide
/bin/echo "Setting for all users..."
/usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>EULAAccepted</key><true/><key>FeatureLockdown</key><dict><key>bUpdater</key><false/></dict><key>ShowSplashScreen</key><false/></dict></dict>'
/bin/chmod 755 /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
/usr/sbin/chown root:admin /Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
/bin/echo "Done setting for all users..."

# User level
for USER in ${over500};
do
    /bin/echo "Setting for ${USER}..."
    /usr/bin/defaults write /Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader '<dict><key>2017</key><dict><key>EULAAccepted</key><true/><key>FeatureLockdown</key><dict><key>bUpdater</key><false/></dict><key>ShowSplashScreen</key><false/></dict></dict>'
    /bin/chmod 755 /Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
    /usr/sbin/chown ${USER} /Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Reader.plist
    /bin/echo "Done setting for ${USER}..."
done

exit 0