"System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate" when i run timedatectl command in WSL1

[ZihaoXingUP]

[shawnz]

That is expected. Timedatectl only works with systemd which is not used in WSL1.

[therealkenc]

This is effectively dupe #1579 ➡️ #994. The systemd-timesyncd service is not running (on WSL1 or WSL2). This ask has different specifics than systemctl(1), but any out-of-box solution for WSL2 systemd would in all likelihood address both. In the event #1579 flips status but timedatectl(1) is still not supported out of the box we can revisit/reopen.

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!