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new VM cloud-init error occurred when initializing this installation - Cloud config schema errors

I created a new VM from a machine image of a fully working VM. The VM was created successfully with no errors. But when I log into the new VM I see this message:

  !!!!! IMPORTANT: An error occurred when initializing this installation !!!!! 
  │ Please check the initialization logs to get more information: 
  │ sudo cat /var/log/cloud-init-output.log
  │ Please try and re-create this installation. If that does not fix your issue, 
  │ open a Bitnami support ticket at https://github.com/bitnami/vms/issues

In /var/log/cloud-init-output.log I see this:

2024-10-01 23:30:51,087 - schema.py[WARNING]: Invalid cloud-config provided: Please run 'sudo cloud-init schema --system' to see the schema errors.
Cloud-init v. 22.4.2 running 'modules:config' at Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:30:53 +0000. Up 10.81 seconds.

When I ran 'sudo cloud-init schema --system' I saw:
  # cloud-init schema --system
  Error:
  Cloud config schema errors: format-l1.c1: File None needs to begin with "#cloud-config"

 

 

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Some answers to this issue are found here:
https://github.com/bitnami/vms/issues/1669