SOLVED: XML Error On Startup

[.koskinas.]

Log:

Code:

System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (1, 1).
---> System.Xml.XmlException: '.', hexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 1, position 1.
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args)
  at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace()
  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.MigrationRunner.RunPreStartup(ServerApplicationPaths appPaths, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartApp(StartupOptions options)
  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(String[] args)

[TheDreadPirate]

Can you provide more context? What OS is the server running and how is Jellyfin installed?

[.koskinas.]

Running on windows, installed using the windows installer. Sorry for not providing that info in the thread.

[theguymadmax]

Ensure Jellyfin is not running. Then, navigate to C:\ProgramData\Jellyfin\Server\config  and either move the migrations.xml and system.xml files out of the directory or rename their extensions to .xml.bak. After that, restart the server.

[.koskinas.]

Ensure Jellyfin is not running. Then, navigate to C:\ProgramData\Jellyfin\Server\config  and either move the migrations.xml and system.xml files out of the directory or rename their extensions to .xml.bak. After that, restart the server.

Thanks man, worked a treat. Tried replacing the whole config file and it didnt work before, so that's weird.