“server login: local computer” error message for IBM SPSS Statistics v 28 on my MacBook with macOS Sonoma / 14.1.1.

Hi there,

When opening IBM SPSS Statistics v28 on my MacBook with macOS Sonoma / 14.1.1, I’m getting this error message “server login: local computer”. I’ve downloaded the IBM fix and have followed the instructions in the accompanying readme.txt file. 

The file libplatdep.dylib is nowhere on my harddrive, as can be seen in the below screen print:

The Statistics 28 Desktop installation path does not contain a folder named “lib” as can be seen in the below screen print:

The readme.txt file included in the downloaded fix from IBM  (28.0.1.1-IM-S28STATC-MAC-IF008)  contains the following steps, in the screen print below:

Step 2 in the above screen print, “Navigate to the ../lib subdirectory in the Statistics 28 Desktop installation path”, which is /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/ in my case, does not contain a folder “lib” (as can be seen in the second screen print). Is “SPSS Statistics.app” a folder, as in the second screen print it shows as an application and this makes me wonder if I’m missing something?

Please can you help me? Thanks.