.wslconfig doesn't work: Unknown key ...

[yh-sb]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.2283]

WSL Version

2.0.0.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.123.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Remove /etc/wsl.conf file.
wsl --shutdown
Create .wslconfig file in C:\Users\<UserName> with the following content:

[boot]
systemd=true

[interop]
# Restrict launching Windows processes in WSL
enabled=false

# Do not appent Windows PATH to WSL $PATH
appendWindowsPath = false

NOTE: there is another issue that .wslconfig file should have LF line endings. Otherwise, with CRLF, it doesn't work in my setup.

Start the WSL and see output in Terminal:

wsl: Unknown key 'boot.systemd' in C:\Users\root\.wslconfig:2
wsl: Unknown key 'interop.enabled' in C:\Users\root\.wslconfig:6
wsl: Unknown key 'interop.appendWindowsPath' in C:\Users\root\.wslconfig:9

Also, see that, for example, docker inside WSL isn't accessible because systemd doesn't start due to broken .wslconfig.
Windows or WSL reboot doesn't fix this problem.

Expected Behavior

WSL configuration successfully loaded from C:\Users\<UserName>\.wslconfig file.

Actual Behavior

Errors when loading WSL configuration from C:\Users\<UserName>\.wslconfig file.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[yh-sb]

Or did I misunderstand something and the /etc/wsl.conf and C:\Users\<UserName>\.wslconfig configuration keys are not compatible?

[0xbadfca11]

.wslconfig is not a globalization of wsl.conf.

[yh-sb]

Understood. So, closing this issue.