Xcode attempted to locate or generate matching signing assets and failed to do so

ios xcode xcode6 provisioning-profile adhoc
liquidpenguins picture liquidpenguins · Sep 18, 2014 · Viewed 39.7k times · Source

So I'm trying to create an ad-hoc build using existing provisioning profile (that worked before) with Xcode 6.0.1 on Mavericks, but after trying to export this archive, I keep getting the following error:

Do I need to re-create my certificates and provisioning profiles, or is there a better solution? Thanks!

Answer

Tico Ballagas picture Tico Ballagas · Sep 26, 2014

I'm also facing this issue as a 'Team Member' role. The 'You are not allowed to perform this operation' warning leads me to believe that XCode is more strictly enforcing the roles defined here: https://developer.apple.com/programs/roles/

Even though I have access to the signing assets (certificate and provisioning profile), XCode won't allow me to specify them. Try upgrading your role to Team Admin.

Updated 2014-09-29: After extensive research, I've found it is possible to generate the .ipa using xcodebuild from the command line even as a 'Team Member' role using the following:

xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath $projectname.xcarchive -exportPath $projectname -exportFormat ipa -exportProvisioningProfile "Provisioning Profile Name"

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Note: As pointed out in the linked article, the "Provisioning Profile Name" is the name specified in the name field of the certificate (viewable from developer.apple.com).

You can automate the process in xcode by including the call into your project build script.

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