Plex unreachable after disk full

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.16.1.1291

The VM where my PMS is running ran out of disk space. I stopped the server, cleared some space (~3GB free currently) and restarted the server only to find that it is not reachable anymore.
I removed the file /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml (I created a back up first) hoping this would do a “soft-reset” and allow to go through the initial setup again.

However, when I access localhost:32400 (I’m using an SSH Tunnel for this), I get redirected back to the normal server list page, and am unable to setup the server again.
I then read that there could be an issue with duplicate server entries in the Authorized Devices list, so I removed the VM from there.

I’m still unable to reach the setup wizard, is there anything else that I should be looking into?

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Maybe this one:

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This worked perfectly, thank you so much!
I’m curious as to what caused the issue of not being able to claim the server, is there a post or more info regarding this?

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When you nuked the prefs.xml file, it became unknown and unclaimed

Your browser could for some unknown reason not detect the PMS broadcasting as been avail for claiming => reason why I wrote the script

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It is very likely that your Plex database became corrupted due to the disk full condition.
You should perform the database repair procedure as a precaution.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/201100678-repair-a-corrupt-database/

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