Aeson exception: Error in $: Missing required field, either ByronGenesisFile or GenesisFile

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Hi All
please does anyone know what this error means ?

It is very vague ?

Aeson exception:
Error in $: Missing required field, either ByronGenesisFile or GenesisFile

I have an Ubuntu VM running on VirtualBox, folowed the step by step guid but am unable to start the node.
I have tried hard coding the Path to the config files, nohiing seems to work.

thanks

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Check of you have both the --topology and --config files paths mixed-up!