compile code required signing from unexisting user

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Created Sep ’25

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Hi, This is my first time developing for iPhone, and I believe I have encountered an unusual edge case related to user management.

Background: I work at a very small company currently in the proof-of-concept stage of building an iOS app. We created an Apple account under the company name: Green Vibe, using our corporate email. Initially, I developed the app under the free account on my local iPhone, and everything worked smoothly.

When NFC functionality became necessary, we upgraded to a paid Apple Developer account. At that point, I enrolled as a developer under my personal name (Or Itach) while logged in with the Green Vibe Apple account. I want to emphasize that only one Apple account was created — the Green Vibe account.

The Issue: When attempting to add NFC, I was able to create the required certificate under the name Or Itach. However, when compiling the project, Xcode prompts me to enter the login password for the user Or Itach. This is problematic because there is no Apple ID associated with that name — only the Apple Developer enrollment under Green Vibe exists.

Request: Could you please advise on the proper way to resolve this situation? Specifically:

Should the developer enrollment be tied directly to the Green Vibe account rather than to an individual name?

How can I correctly configure the account so that Xcode no longer requires a nonexistent Apple ID password?

Thank you very much for your support and clarification.

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’25

Can post a screenshot of the log in dialog? I suspect that this is a Keychain authentication dialog, which means it's a password for the macOS user account, not your Apple Developer account.

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

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Answer 2

GreenVibe OP

Sep ’25

Dear Ed Ford The prompt is the standard macOS Keychain authentication dialog, exactly as you described. you can take a look at the picture

This Mac is currently signed in under our company account, “Green Vibe.” There is no local macOS user named “Or Itach.” Could you please confirm whether creating a separate macOS user account for Or Itach is required and would resolve the issue?

Thank you, Or Itach

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Answer 3

GreenVibe OP

Sep ’25

Hi, i attempted to use my macOS login password during the code signing process, but it was not accepted. My macOS user account is “greenvibe”, whereas the certificate prompt refers to “Or Itach.” Could this difference be the root cause of the issue? Should I create a macOS account under the name “Or Itach” using the same email address?

As an additional note, after speaking with the Apple Support team I learned that the Apple Developer account under greenvibe33@gmail is associated with “Or Itach.” I reset the password for this Apple account and attempted the build again using the new credentials, but the problem persists.

Could you please advise on the correct next steps to resolve this?

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Answer 4

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’25

Hello. Ed asked me to look into this question as I handle a lot of iOS Code Signing questions.

Reading through the conversation so far it sounds like your App ID may have inadvertently gotten registered to one of the other accounts you are using (most likely the account with the name 'Or Itach' associated with it). Please login directly to developer.apple.com using your other accounts and verify that the App ID you are trying to use is not registered in any of your non-company accounts. If you find the App ID in any of your other accounts, delete it. Once you have done that, you should be able to add it to your Green Vibe account.

If this does not help then I'd like to review the settings on your machine, check App IDs registered to your account(s), and help you get this set up right. So we can work on that together in private, please start a code level support request. Here's a link for starting a code level support request:

https://developer.apple.com/support/technical/

If you start a code level support request, please include a reference to this forums thread so the support request will be directed to my attention.

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