SystemCTL doesnt work

[Arios509]

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• Your Windows build number: (Type ver at a Windows Command Prompt)
  Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]

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• What's wrong / what should be happening instead:
  I wish to run a self host server with using the bash, but it couldnt use systemctl and enable it so everytime i start the PC and dont need to self type it again.
  I wish this could add in it as soon as possible, cause it really helpful.

[sunjoong]

@Arios509 - It looks like a regular issue of systemd. In short.... (quote from #1990 (comment) )

The command, systemctl, looks like a part of systemd.

systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It provides a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts the rest of the system. -- What is this?

PID 1 in WSL is /init, not systemd.
I think, "/etc/init.d/apache2 restart" or alike might be helpful; traditional service start/stop/restart method.

And... #1579 (comment)

Starting dbus (sudo service dbus start) will get you a little further but in short no systemd no systemctl

And... #994

[Arios509]

@sunjoong But i would rather systemctl add in, it make things easier.

[sunjoong]

@Arios509 - I mean... You could vote https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/266908-command-prompt-console-bash-on-ubuntu-on-windo/suggestions/16571479-support-for-running-systemd or join discussion of #994, but you cannot use systemd on current WSL; Indeed systemctl doesn't work on WSL, and there is no solution or workaround for systemd itself just now.

[seadonfrank]

You may want to try using Upstart to run and manage third-party services
Also, Follow me on linkedIn , I am going to publish an article very soon on WSL and running opensource project with WSL. Hopefully, it should give you a comprehensive guide while you start working with WSL

[therealkenc]

#1579

[fenchu]

service works (/etc/init.d/*), but does not autostart after reboot, so you need to manually start everything.

[JacobDB]

@fenchu couldn't you write a script that runs at startup to do this?

[guillobits]

A solution for this problem has been found ?

[gmanroney]

has a solution for this been found? experiencing problem on ubuntu WSL on Windows 10
Linux DESKTOP-0JO2PLS 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[jrodd96]

no solution from what I have seen as of today. using debian subsystem on windows 10 dell pc

[hshar7]

Please fix systemd! Really would make Wsl more useful!

[oxfos]

Same problem here when trying to create systemd socket and service files for gunicorn (I'm working on Django projects in WSL):

$ sudo systemctl start gunicorn.socket
System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.

[anandejju]

this is still problem , on window 10 Dell , ubuntu subsystem
systemctl status jenkins
System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.

[rayj00]

I would really like to run LXD on WSL. Please don't suggest HyperV or vBox. I am working on an application that uses LXD on my VPS under Ubuntu 16.04 and I can at least run LXD and create containers. On WSL, I can't do squat as LXD will not start because of that systemd issue! Please fix!

[therealkenc]

LXD will not start because of that systemd issue

Actually lxd has bigger problems than that. But yes. systemd would be a start, assuming the distro in the container required systemd.

[samayo]

Any news on this?

[hshar7]

I think even in wsl2 it won't work..

[samayo]

I got it working using this #1579 (comment) but nginx and php refused to work together in WSL so at the end, I say stay away from WSL

[rosalesjahaziel]

There is a workaround for WSL2 using genie