Admin user does not see a Ubuntu installation

[toncho11]

Version

Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.19042.1706]

WSL Version

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.10.102.1

Distro Version

Ubuntu-20.04

Other Software

Docker version 20.10.12, build e91ed57

Repro Steps

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 as either normal user or Administrator.

Expected Behavior

wsl -l -v to list "Ubuntu" as available distro after installation.

Actual Behavior

wsl -l -v does NOT list "Ubuntu" as available distro after installation when using the administrative account. Even if I install it as an administrator it still does not appear. It only lists Ubuntu when using a non-administrative account.

I need to run usbipd wsl attach --busid 2-14 as an administrator user, but when I use an admin cmd or powershell wsl does not see Ubuntu 20.04. It only sees some docker distros.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[benhillis]

WSL distros are per-user. Are you running a separate user account, or the same user account as Elevated?

[toncho11]

This is the problem. It seems it only works if you login as an administrator and not as an elevated administrator account.

[dorssel]

I need to run usbipd wsl attach --busid 2-14 as an administrator user

Not true. Only the binding part has to be run as an admin. You can first --bind as an admin, and then wsl --attach as a normal user.

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