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macOS doesn't run executable file anymore, after upgrade to Catalina/Monterey

Since I upgraded to Monterey (from Mojave), I cannot run anymore a local server that was installed under /Applications.

The app has no extension, the file type is "Unix Executable File". It was working perfectly before the update.

Now when I try to run it from shell it fails with

-bash: ./ManicTimeServer: cannot execute binary file

What's going on? Why the app doesn't run anymore?

And, mainly, how do I make it run again?


Additional info:

  • ls -la ManicTimeServer returns -rwxr-xr-x@ (not the additional xattr)
  • stat ManicTimeServer returns

16777220 96934799 -rwxr-xr-x 1 myusername staff 0 138736 "Nov 30 17:37:52 2021" "Sep 22 09:26:35 2021" "Nov 30 17:38:24 2021" "Sep 22 09:26:35 2021" 4096 272 0 ManicTimeServer

  • otool -L ManicTimeServer returns

ManicTimeServer: is not an object file

  • xattr ManicTimeServer returns

com.apple.lastuseddate#PS

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