Timeline for WSL-Debian won't start? Lingering WSL-Debian?
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| Apr 16, 2023 at 4:49 | vote | accept | Wolfpack'08 | ||
| Apr 14, 2023 at 3:45 | comment | added | Wolfpack'08 | @NotTheDr01ds You need the root password for that to work. I think it's not possible to use admin priv in Windows to change the Debian WSL password: I wish I could force this to be possible. Instead, I am going to start using KeePass and just accept that my memory is twack. | |
| Apr 7, 2023 at 19:22 | comment | added | NotTheDr01ds |
@Ramhound It's not advisable (see my answer for why), but it is possible to set or reset a root password on WSL with wsl -u root -e passwd.
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| Apr 7, 2023 at 19:07 | answer | added | NotTheDr01ds | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 6, 2023 at 0:16 | comment | added | Ramhound |
You can't reset root on Linux without the ability to go into a boot mode that doesn't exist with WSL. If your user is in the sudo group then you could in theory replace the password hash for root. I assume you have tried wsl --unregister Debian before trying to reinstall Debian?
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| Apr 5, 2023 at 23:58 | history | asked | Wolfpack'08 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |