Public bug reported: Original report: https://github.com/ubuntu/WSL/issues/493
On WSL with systemd disabled (wsl1 or wsl2 without systemd enabled), systemd fails to upgrade. # Test Case WSL1 1. Install Ubuntu 24.04 with WSL from a Windows shell wsl --install --enable-wsl1 ubuntu-24.04 or wsl --install ubuntu-24.04 wsl --set-version ubuntu-24.04 1 => Verify that 24.04 is using version 1 NAME STATE VERSION Ubuntu-22.04 Stopped 2 Ubuntu-24.04 Running 1 2. Start the distro if it is not already running ubuntu2404.exe 3. In the distro run the following command: sudo apt install --reinstall systemd # Expected result systemd is reinstalled without any issue # Actual result systemd postinst script fails and the following error is displayed to the user: ``` root@drenec:~# apt install --reinstall systemd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 3470 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 systemd amd64 255.4-1ubuntu8.4 [3470 kB] Fetched 3470 kB in 1s (2816 kB/s) (Reading database ... 40771 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../systemd_255.4-1ubuntu8.4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking systemd (255.4-1ubuntu8.4) over (255.4-1ubuntu8.4) ... Setting up systemd (255.4-1ubuntu8.4) ... Failed to take /etc/passwd lock: Invalid argument dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure): installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-4ubuntu4.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: systemd E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ``` There is no easy way to recover from the error. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2080257 Title: [WSL] systemd fails to upgrade on WSL1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/2080257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
