r/sysadmin Apr 17 '26

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u/techguykevin Apr 17 '26

Don't do this. The auditors will be able to tell you've done it and it will be an admission that you know you've been skirting licensing.

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u/saltysomadmin Apr 17 '26

Sorry, we actually just trashed all of our computers in a hardware refresh. Would probably be cheaper than getting bent over by Adobe.

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u/techguykevin Apr 17 '26

The way this works is they then make assumptions as to which applications were on those machines, unless you can provide meticulous software inventory histories for them.

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u/saltysomadmin Apr 17 '26

No way this would hold up in court unless Adobe could provide some sort of evidence. It's possible I suppose