Cache Path change triggers AxiosError 500

[asavage]

New JF install two days ago: 10.11.2
Installed via:

Code:

curl -s https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash

When attempting to change either the Cache Path or Meta path, when I select Save the below presents:

Code:

AxiosError

Request failed with status code 500

ne@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:27502
h@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:36970

83202/wr/i/<@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:60742
83202/Sr/Sr/i/<@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:61674
Or@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:61787
u@http://192.168.0.13:8096/web/node_modules.axios.bundle.js?34929ce4fe96c283cbb6:2:63272

/var/log/jellyfin/jellyfin20251117.log :

Code:

[2025-11-17 14:11:04.723 -08:00] [FTL] Unhandled Exception
System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (0, 0).
---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
  at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
  at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderMigrationOptions.Read4_MigrationOptions()
  at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Void** arguments, Signature sig, Boolean isConstructor)
  at System.Reflection.MethodBaseInvoker.InvokeWithNoArgs(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr)
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
  at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader)
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Serialization.MyXmlSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(Type type, Stream stream)
  at Emby.Server.Implementations.Serialization.MyXmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(Type type, String file)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Migrations.JellyfinMigrationService.CheckFirstTimeRunOrMigration(IApplicationPaths appPaths)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.ApplyStartupMigrationAsync(ServerApplicationPaths appPaths, IConfiguration startupConfig)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartApp(StartupOptions options)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(String[] args)