WSL2 always running

[ekrogh]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
With WSL 2 the mounted remote network drives are unmounted when the last shell is closed.
On my system it takes a long time to mount the network drives (I guess that is why mountFsTab = true in wsl.conf doesn't work though fstab is configured and sudo mount -a is working)

Describe the solution you'd like
It would be nice if it was possible to let wsl2 run in the background (I know I can let the last shell run, but if wsl2 could mount the network drives at windows boot time that would be nice).

Best
Eigil

[therealkenc]

If you start any service (daemon) on WSL it will run forever. "sudo service cron start" will do but pick any. WSL shuts itself down by-design to conserve resources unless there is at least one process running.

[yzgyyang]

Any ideas on how to keep it (a WSL 2 distro) running utilizing a dummy daemon without sudo privilege? Hoping to automate the process a bit without having to type the password everytime ;)
@therealkenc

[therealkenc]

utilizing a dummy daemon without sudo privilege?

sudoers

[aagha]

@therealkenc Has this functionality changed? It seems it's no longer the case that WSL will run forever giving the example you just cited.

[plashenkov]

@aagha I can confirm, I have the Docker service running (service docker start), but VmmemWSL closes after a while if there is no activity like Terminal or VS Code are open.

[ovidiupruteanu]

Same here. I have nginx and mariadb running but it shuts off after I close the shell.

WSL version: 1.0.0.0
Kernel version: 5.15.74.2
WSLg version: 1.0.47
MSRDC version: 1.2.3575
Direct3D version: 1.606.4
DXCore version: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version: 10.0.22621.819