PLS: "Plex Media Server failed to turn on" message upon startup on ReadyNas 516

Server Version#: 1.16.2.1297-4b7ace214
Player Version#:

Hello:

I am running v 1.16.2.1297-4b7ace214 of PLS on a ReadyNas 516 host running the most recent firmware (6.10.1). Recently, I have been unable to start the Plex Media Server app. I receive the following message upon an attempt to start: “Plex Media Server failed to turn on.”

Here is a snippet from the systemd-journal log file. These messages loop repeatedly before failing once and for all:

Jul 16 08:32:15 BigBox systemd[1]: Starting Plex Media Server…
Jul 16 08:32:15 BigBox systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server.
Jul 16 08:32:17 BigBox kernel: e1000e: eth1 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx
Jul 16 08:32:18 BigBox systemd[1]: [/lib/systemd/system/fvapp-plexmediaserver.service:10] Invalid escape sequences in line, correcting: “/bin/sh -c ’ PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_VENDOR=Netgear PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_DEVICE=”$(rn_nml -g systeminfo | grep “” | awk -F “[<>]” “{print $3}”)" PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_MODEL=“$(uname -m)” PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_PLATFORM_VERSION=“ReadyNAS OS $(rn_nml -g systeminfo | grep “<Firmware_Version>” | awk -F “[<>]” “{print $3}”)” /apps/plexmediaserver/Binaries/Plex\ Media\ Server’"
Jul 16 08:32:21 BigBox sh[3314]: Plex Media Server is already running. Will not start…
Jul 16 08:32:21 BigBox systemd[1]: fvapp-plexmediaserver.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jul 16 08:32:21 BigBox systemd[1]: fvapp-plexmediaserver.service: Control process exited, code=killed status=3
Jul 16 08:32:21 BigBox systemd[1]: fvapp-plexmediaserver.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 16 08:32:21 BigBox systemd[1]: fvapp-plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘signal’.
Jul 16 08:32:26 BigBox systemd[1]: fvapp-plexmediaserver.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 16 08:32:26 BigBox systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.

Any ideas what might be causing this problem or how to correct? Thanks for all help that anyone can provide!

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