App Store Submission, Validation Error

Question

I've been trying to submit a new application to App Store for the past 17 hours or so. It's not the first one to submit. If I click on the Distribute button on the Organizer window to submit a binary to App Store , I get an error message that says Application failed code sign verification. The signature was invalid, contains disallowed entitlements, or it was not signed with an iPhone Distribution Certificate . I've read a dozen topics regarding this error. What I have so far is

1. I have the right distribution certificate.
2. The build configuration is set to 'Release.'
3. I have no entitlements to begin with, by the way.
4. The right code signing identity as well as the application are selected. Plus, I have the right username and password to connect iTunes Connect.
5. I've downloaded and reinstalled the distribution certificate for the application in question.
6. I've even created a new App ID and a bundle identifier to submit this application under a different name. And I get the same validation error.

Do you have any idea as to what I am doing wrong? I've run out of choices.

Thank you.

Answer 1

I got it. The solution is to remove garbage files. I used a terminal command as described in the following link. https://superuser.com/questions/319553/mac-terminal-script-to-remove-hidden-files