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When I attempt to start WSL from a scheduled task, I get "Action completed" showing:
Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\WSL init script" , instance "{99d75e3f-a917-4eee-80b5-36f2023c29d7}" , action "C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe" with return code 2147942401.
and WSL is not running.
How can I overcome this issue?
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Hello there,
Try the workaround posted in this thread https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/8835
The scheduled task will only work if the MSA account is in the Administrators group. If it is, then I can restart the server and the task will successfully kick off WSL and run that script.
Hope this resolves your Query !!
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I tried with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE and my personal domain account, each added to the Administrators groups, and none of them helped.
Each time, the task failed when triggered manually. For built-in accounts I get
and with my personal domain account I get
When I run the command directly it works fine
PS C:\Users> wsl --list -v
NAME STATE VERSION
* Ubuntu-20.04 Stopped 2
PS C:\Users> C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe -u kmw /etc/init-wsl.sh
PS C:\Users> wsl --list -v
NAME STATE VERSION
* Ubuntu-20.04 Running 2
PS C:\Users>