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Entitlements are not valid

Asked 2009-10-13T07:17:30.993
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Recently, I have upgraded my iPhone SDK OS from version 2.2.1 to 3.0 version. After that, while building my application, I get an error that the provisioning profile has expired. So I created a new provisioning profile.

Then I made the distribution of my application with the provisioning profile. But I get an error in iTunes while synchronising my application into an iPhone device. The error message is "The application 'iGVA' was not installed on the iPhone because the entitlements are not valid."

I checked the code signing Entitlements contains the correct entitlement plist file.

How can this be solved?

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Michael's answer above is spot on (or the link he points to is). Here are the steps I had to take to get it to work:

  • Have an ad-hoc certificate for which the device UDID is checked. Install that cert by dragging it onto the XCode icon.
  • On the project, create a distribution configuration and set your build params to the appropriate device | distribution. Right now, we build for Device 3.0 | Distribution.
  • My project did not include an Entitlements.plist file - I had to add it by selecting from the menu File | Add File | IPhone OS | Entitlements, and call the new file Entitlements.plist
  • The new plist file has only one row - set the value of that row to unchecked.
  • In the project build configuration, in the line for Code Signing Entitlements, enter the Entitlements.plist filename as the value.
  • In the Code Signing Identity, select the ad-hoc certificate identity (though I have found that you can also use your distribution certificate identity)
  • NOW BUILD :)
  • Deliver the resulting app file plus the ad-hoc cert to the person who gave you their UDID. Should work :).
answered 2009-11-12T01:41:46.663

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