Windows IL2CPP build failing to activate intermittently

Bug description

Trying to build with Windows IL2CPP for Unity 2022.3.x. I am intermittently getting this error during the activate step:

User *** logged in successfully
[UnityConnect::TryLogin] Request Succeeded.
[Licensing::Module] Trying to connect to existing licensing client channel...
[Licensing::IpcConnector] Connection attempt to the License Client on channel: "LicenseClient-ContainerAdministrator" failed because channel doesn't exist; code: "0x80000002"
[Licensing::Module] Successfully launched the LicensingClient (PId: 6364)
[Licensing::IpcConnector] Connection attempt to the License Client on channel: "LicenseClient-ContainerAdministrator" failed because channel doesn't exist; code: "0x80000002"
[Licensing::Module] Timed-out after 5.01s, waiting for channel: "LicenseClient-ContainerAdministrator"
IPC channel to LicensingClient doesn't exist; aborting
Exiting without the bug reporter. Application will terminate with return code 199Activation failed, with exit code 199

How to reproduce

Use this workflow: https://github.com/finol-digital/Card-Game-Simulator/actions/runs/9119802902/workflow

Specifically this job:

buildWithWindows:
name: Build for ${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
runs-on: windows-2022
needs: [buildWithLinux, buildWithMac]
outputs:
  buildVersion: ${{ steps.buildStep.outputs.buildVersion }}
strategy:
  fail-fast: false
  matrix:
    targetPlatform:
      - StandaloneWindows
      - StandaloneWindows64
steps:
  - name: Checkout Repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4
    with:
      fetch-depth: 0
  - name: Create LFS file list
    run: git lfs ls-files -l | cut -d' ' -f1 | sort > .lfs-assets-id
  - name: Restore LFS cache
    uses: actions/cache@v4
    id: lfs-cache
    with:
      path: .git/lfs
      key: ${{ runner.os }}-lfs-${{ hashFiles('.lfs-assets-id') }}
  - name: Git LFS Pull
    run: |
      git lfs pull
      git add .
      git reset --hard
  - name: Cache Library
    uses: actions/cache@v4
    with:
      path: Library
      key: Library-buildWindows-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}-${{ hashFiles('Assets/**', 'Packages/**', 'ProjectSettings/**') }}
      restore-keys: |
        Library-buildWindows-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}-
        Library-buildWindows-
  - name: Build Unity Project
    id: buildStep
    timeout-minutes: 45
    uses: game-ci/unity-builder@main
    env:
      UNITY_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.UNITY_EMAIL_PERSONAL }}
      UNITY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.UNITY_PASSWORD_PERSONAL }}
      UNITY_SERIAL: ${{ secrets.UNITY_SERIAL_PERSONAL }}
    with:
      targetPlatform: ${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
      buildMethod: Cgs.Editor.BuildCgs.BuildOptions
  - name: Upload Build
    uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
    if: github.event.action == 'published' || contains(github.event.inputs.workflow_mode, matrix.targetPlatform) || (contains(github.event.inputs.workflow_mode, 'Steam') && contains(matrix.targetPlatform, 'StandaloneWindows'))
    with:
      path: build/${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
      name: cgs-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
  - name: Zip Build
    uses: vimtor/action-zip@v1.2
    if: github.event.action == 'published' && matrix.targetPlatform != 'WSAPlayer'
    with:
      files: build/${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}/
      dest: cgs-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}.zip
  - name: Upload Zip to GitHub Release
    uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
    if: github.event.action == 'published' && matrix.targetPlatform != 'WSAPlayer'
    with:
      repo_token: ${{ secrets.CGS_PAT }}
      asset_name: cgs-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}.zip
      file: cgs-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}.zip
      tag: ${{ github.ref }}
      overwrite: true
      body: ${{ github.event.release.body }}

Expected behavior

Build should succeed.

Additional details

https://github.com/game-ci/unity-builder/issues/569 may be related.

game-ci / unity-builder

Windows IL2CPP build failing to activate intermittently #651