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Mac App Store Signing Fails With ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink

See original GitHub issue

Version: 21.2.0

Target: Mac App Store (MAS)

When I run electron-builder, and I specify that I want to create a Mac App Store version:

        "mac": {
            "type": "distribution",
            "target": [
                {
                    "target": "pkg"
                },
                {
                    "target": "dmg"
                },
                {
                    "target": "zip"
                },
                {
                    "target": "mas"
                }
            ],
            "hardenedRuntime": true,
            "gatekeeperAssess": false,
            "entitlements": "certs/entitlements.mac.plist",
            "entitlementsInherit": "certs/entitlements.mac.plist",
            "provisioningProfile": "embedded.provisionprofile",
            "category": "public.app-category.productivity",
            "icon": "desktop/icon.icns",
            "files": [
                "icon.icns",
                "tray.png",
                "tray@2x.png"
            ]
        }
        "mas": {
            "type": "distribution",
            "category": "public.app-category.productivity",
            "entitlements": "certs/entitlements.mas.plist",
            "entitlementsInherit": "certs/entitlements.mas.plist",
            "provisioningProfile": "embedded.provisionprofile",
            "icon": "desktop/icon.icns",
            "files": [
                "icon.icns",
                "tray.png",
                "tray@2x.png"
            ]
        },

The standalone mac version signs just fine. But when it gets to the MAS version, it fails with the following error:

• signing         file=electronbuild/mas/myapp.app identityName=Developer ID Application.......... provisioningProfile=embedded.provisionprofile
  ⨯ ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/var/folders/rp/rvsxk1sx5l199p96hxtncflj2v3g7p/T/c4268fc22b00dab5be25354ae494f3b70fa01b40.plist'  stackTrace=
                                                                                                                                                   Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/var/folders/rp/rvsxk1sx5l199p96hxtncflj2v3g7p/T/c4268fc22b00dab5be25354ae494f3b70fa01b40.plist'
                                                                                                                                                       at runCallback (timers.js:694:18)
                                                                                                                                                       at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:665:5)
                                                                                                                                                       at processImmediate (timers.js:647:5)
                                                                                                                                                   From previous event:
                                                                                                                                                       at module.exports.getProvisioningProfileAsync (/Users/erickm/work/broadvoice.communicator/node_modules/app-builder-lib/electron-osx-sign/util-provisioning-profiles.js:66:6)
                                                                                                                                                       at module.exports.preEmbedProvisioningProfile (/Users/johndoe/work/myapp/node_modules/app-builder-lib/electron-osx-sign/util-provisioning-profiles.js:153:14)
                                                                                                                                                       at /Users/johndoe/work/myapp/node_modules/app-builder-lib/electron-osx-sign/sign.js:327:15
(node:16971) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Command failed: codesign --sign D6BBB06A458F54EF7753EE9E20B62DA7B7B67DB6 --force --keychain /var/folders/rp/rvsxk1sx5l199p96hxtncflj2v3g7p/T/459f55100f305cd801c67e4b6f88c408f2899ac54a69abffa33deed71e0337ee.keychain --options runtime --entitlements ### certs/entitlements.mac.plist
error: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.

It seems to be trying to generate a temp plist file, but then the file can’t be found. I tested my directory, it’s not requiring sudo to create files in it. The file seems to not be created when it should be?