The following instructions for TextEdit are now deprecated. See the new ones as stated above.
- TextEdit. To edit the hosts file in TextEdit we must do so from within the root account. In OS X the root account is disabled by default so the first step is to enable the root user in OS X. Quit all Adobe apps, then;
1. Open Directory Utility (/Applications/Utilities)
2. Enable the Root User (Edit > Enable Root User)
4. Logout of your admin account.
5. Login to the root account. Select ‘Other’ in the Login Window. The name of the account is root (lowercase).
6. In Finder menu > Go > Go To Folder. Type /etc and click ‘OK’
7. Ctrl-click the hosts file and ‘Open With’ TextEdit.
8. Copy/Paste the following entries to the hosts file, making sure all the copied entries are pasted in between the ebtries “255.255.255.255 broadcasthost”
and “::1 localhost” (see pic):
127.0.0.1 adobe.activate.com
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
9. The hosts file will now look something like this (note how the entries were pasted between “255.255.255.255 broadcasthost” and “::1 localhost”):
10. Save the changes. Quit TextEdit.
11. Logout of the root account.
12. Login to your admin account
13. Open Directory Utility (/Applications/Utilities)
14. Disable the Root User (Edit > Disable Root User)
15. Quit Directory Utility
16. Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities) and type:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache (10.5)
sudo lookupd –flushcache (10.4)
17. Enter your admin password when prompted.
18. Relaunch Adobe apps. Enter your serial. Done.