Code Sign error with Xcode 4.2

Question

I am getting this error;

Code Sign error: Provisioning profile '98745F54-634Y-882B-A56T-5EFE760C3EE6' can't be found

I googled and found out that I have to remove this line from project.pbxproj . When I searched for Provisioning profile I get 6 hits. I need to know which line of Provisioning profile I should delete?

note: my xcode version 4.2

I went through a SO question , which shows a sequence of lines as in which line to edit, but I can't find that sequence in my project.pbxproj .

1.)

            PROVISIONING_PROFILE = "CC34F5T6-5765-465R-8VB9-FF98766D17H7";
            "PROVISIONING_PROFILE[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "DF98RRED-DE88-0986-869B-037B6345E664";
            SDKROOT = iphoneos;

2.)

OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1";
                PROVISIONING_PROFILE = "CC34F5T6-5765-465R-8VB9-FF98766D17H7";
                "PROVISIONING_PROFILE[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "DF98RRED-DE88-0986-869B-037B6345E664";
                SDKROOT = iphoneos;

3.)

            PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
            PROVISIONING_PROFILE = "98745F54-634Y-882B-A56T-5EFE760C3EE6";
            WRAPPER_EXTENSION = app;

4.)

            PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
            PROVISIONING_PROFILE = "98745F54-634Y-882B-A56T-5EFE760C3EE6";
            WRAPPER_EXTENSION = app;

Answer 1

According to my knowledge you should not touch project.pbxproj file directly. Your error happended because you try to sign the application with a provioning profile that is not exist on your machine. Please do the following:

1. Go to Apple Developer Portal and make sure you have a valid provisioning profile.
2. in Xcode go to Build Settings -> Code Signing -> Code Signing Identity
3. make sure that you sign the application with a valid provisioning profile from step 1.
4. make sure the Scheme you use (Debug, Release) is signed correctly.
5. Clean the project
6. Build and Run

Answer 2

I have heard directly editing that file has dangerous consequences, but I had to do it once for the same reason.

To find out which profile is valid, go in to the Organizer (WINDOW--> ORGANIZER) and select the valid provisioning profiles. When you select the profile, it shows up on top with PROFILE IDENTIFIER which is the code you are looking for.

Answer 3

On Build Settings search for code signing . You will find it.

Answer 4

According to highest ranking answer of your linked question you should remove all references to the old/invalid profile. You don't need to be affraid to manually edit project.pbxproj. Just don't forget two things to do first:

• backup your existing file
• shut down xcode before editing