Mask systemd-networkd-wait-online.service during boot (#13611)
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Nov 20, 2025 at 17:23 UTC
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src/linux/init/init.cpp
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@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ int GenerateSystemdUnits(int Argc, char** Argv)
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File.reset();
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}
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+ // Mask systemd-networkd-wait-online.service since WSL always ensures that networking is configured during boot.
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+ // That unit can cause systemd boot timeouts since WSL's network interface is unmanaged by systemd.
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+ THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(symlink("/dev/null", std::format("{}/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service", installPath).c_str()) < 0);
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// Only create the wslg unit if both enabled in wsl.conf, and if the wslg folder actually exists.
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if (enableGuiApps && access("/mnt/wslg/runtime-dir", F_OK) == 0)
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{
test/windows/UnitTests.cpp
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@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ class UnitTests
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auto revert = EnableSystemd();
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VERIFY_IS_TRUE(IsSystemdRunning(L"--system"));
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+ // Validate that systemd-networkd-wait-online.service is masked.
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+ auto [out, _] =
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+ LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"systemctl status systemd-networkd-wait-online.service | grep -iF Loaded:");
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+ VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(out, L" Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit systemd-networkd-wait-online.service is masked.)\n");
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}
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TEST_METHOD(SystemdUser)