wslpath -u resolves to Docker WSL bind-mount path instead of expected Ubuntu WSL path in a multi-WSL environment

[gsusI]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.3527]

WSL Version

2.2.1.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.150.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

Docker Desktop 4.29.0 (145265) with WSL2 containers

Repro Steps

1. Navigate to the Relevant Directory:

   • Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the Docker file is located.

2. Run the Docker File:

   • Ensure Docker Desktop is running.
   • Execute the Dockerfile by running the appropriate Docker command (e.g., docker build -t myimage .).

   ARG PHP_VERSION=7.4
   FROM php:${PHP_VERSION}-cli
   
   # Install necessary packages
   RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git unzip
   
   # Install Composer
   RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
   
   # Set the working directory inside the container
   WORKDIR /app

3. Close All Terminals:

   • After the Docker operation completes, close all open terminal windows to ensure a fresh environment for the next steps.

4. Open PowerShell (pwsh):

   • Open PowerShell on your Windows system.

5. Navigate to the Affected Directory Using WSL Command:

   • In PowerShell, navigate to the affected directory using the command:

     wsl
     

   • This command opens the directory within the Docker bind-mount context due to the existing issue.

6. Manually Change Directory to the Affected Directory:

   • Within the WSL environment that opened, manually change to the affected directory using cd command to ensure you are in the correct context.

7. Verify Directory Path with pwd:

   • Run pwd to confirm that the terminal is in the correct directory. This should return the expected directory path.

8. Run wslpath -u .:

   • Still in the same directory, run the command:

     wslpath -u .
     

   • Observe that the output incorrectly points to the Docker bind-mount directory instead of reflecting the output of pwd.

Expected Behavior

• wslpath -u . result from wsl should match pwd.
• wsl from PowerShell should open WSL in the current path as it is, not in the Docker bind-mount.

Actual Behavior

wslpath -u . incorrectly resolves to a Docker bind-mount path instead of matching the pwd

Diagnostic Logs

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[gsusI]

This ticket should not have been closed

Marking a task as #needs-author-feedback without asking for feedback is not acceptable.

Especially since you've closed a lot of duplicated tasks referring to this one.

[gsusI]

Solution: docker/for-win#13947 (comment)