Fixed: Error 150:30 (Adobe CS4 licensing problem) – MAC
The following script will solve the often and randomly occuring problem with Adobe CS4 Mac “licensing for this product has stopped working… Error:150:30”
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Copy and paste this to Terminal.app, enter your user password when prompted and follow the instructions on the screen. During this process, as ~40MB Liscense recovery file provided by Adobe will be downloaded, executed and deleted afterwards. Make sure to view and agree with the license agreement for this piece of code before you run the script (chances are it will fail otherwise).
if [ "$(grep -o activate.adobe.com /etc/hosts)" = "activate.adobe.com" ];
then echo "/etc/hosts is already modified"
else
echo "127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "/etc/hosts was successfully modified"
fi
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Application Support/adobe/adobe PCD/cache/cache.db"
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher"
say "Now, please wait for the download to finish."
curl -o LicenseRecovery111.dmg http://download.macromedia.com/pub/support/tools/LicenseRecovery111.dmg
sudo hdiutil attach LicenseRecovery111.dmg
sudo python '/Volumes/LicenseRecovery 11.6.1/LicenseRecovery/'LicenseRecover.py
sudo rm -rf ~/AdobeLicensingFilesBackup
sudo hdiutil detach "/Volumes/LicenseRecovery 11.6.1"
sudo rm LicenseRecovery111.dmg
say "Done! now start CS4 and enter your serial"
exit 0
This will perfom the steps suggested by Erik’s Brain and Jake’s Computer Blog. After completing these steps, you will need to re-enter your serial number, and CS4 will work again.
Be aware that this is not a crack! You will need a valid serial number.
If this doesn’t work for you:
- let me know
- check if Adobe’s Liscense Recovery tool was updated to a version other than 11.6.1 and if so, modify this script accordingly, then let me know
- check if you are using a Mac and if not, follow the advice given here.
- remember that this is not a crack, you will need a valid serial number







3. Februar 2010 um 20:06 Uhr
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This worked amazing!!!!!!!!!!
10. Februar 2010 um 20:35 Uhr
Hey, you’re welcome.
I just enjoyed having a closer look at your nice Website!
I get about 100 hits per day for this post, but you are the fist one to comment. Would be nice to hear from others, if there are any problems. IF.
(And if not: I always appreciate the gddmm common courtesy Ignacio showed here…)
Oh, I forgot to mention in the post: As this uses sudo, you will be prompted for your user password.
7. März 2010 um 22:44 Uhr
Adobe couldnt fix this problem, thank you very much. it worked!
7. März 2010 um 23:11 Uhr
You’re welcome!
8. April 2010 um 21:22 Uhr
This worked perfectly for me, thank you!
23. Mai 2010 um 06:34 Uhr
THANKS! Linus It Worked !!!!! Now I can get back to work.
4. Juli 2010 um 18:59 Uhr
it works perfectly,thanks alot