React-native-windows: Building CLI app with Visual Studio 2019 hits certificate build error

[kmelmon]

On a fresh machine with only Visual Studio 2019 installed, I cannot successfully build a CLI app in VS 2019. I hit a certificate related build error.

Repro Steps:
react-native init helloworld --version 0.59.10
cd helloworld
yarn add rnpm-plugin-windows
react-native windows --template vnext
Open VS solution and build

RESULT
Build Error:
Certificate could not be opened: helloworld_TemporaryKey.pfx.The specified network password is not correct.

I'm pretty sure this is specific to VS 2019. I've not repro'ing this on my other machine which has VS 2017.

[enm10k]

I'm pretty sure this is specific to VS 2019. I've not repro'ing this on my other machine which has VS 2017.

I had the same issue and VS 2017 works fine for me too.

[kc97ble]

I had the same issue. Here is my temporary workaround:

1. Generate a new PFX file using MMC.

2. In windows/<ProjectName>, replace <ProjectName>_TemporaryKey.pfx by the new one.

3. Update <ProjectName>.csproj as follows:

<PackageCertificateKeyFile>(((ProjectName)))_TemporaryKey.pfx</PackageCertificateKeyFile>
<PackageCertificateThumbprint>(((ThumbprintOfTheCertificate)))</PackageCertificateThumbprint>
<PackageCertificatePassword>(((PasswordOfThePFXFile)))</PackageCertificatePassword>

To get (((ThumbprintOfTheCertificate))), go to MMC, navigate to the certificate, and right-click, choose Properties.

1. Build the project using Visual Studio 2019.

Note that the command react-native run-windows does not work yet, because it does not use the .csproj file and does not know (((PasswordOfThePFXFile))).

[ddalp]

Fix merged.