[2832828493] Upstream Reporter: Mario Loriedo
Upstream issue status: Closed
Upstream description:

Issue Description

Podman tries to import the machine-os into WSL even when it's impossible because the Windows features Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux and VirtualMachinePlatform aren't enabled.

This is a regression observed with the latest version of the WSL client (2.3.26.0 or later).

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Make sure to have latest version WSL (wsl --update)
2. Disable the Windows features Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux and VirtualMachinePlatform
3. Run podman machine init

Describe the results you received

Unable to find source-code formatter for language: log. Available languages are: actionscript, ada, applescript, bash, c, c#, c++, cpp, css, erlang, go, groovy, haskell, html, java, javascript, js, json, lua, none, nyan, objc, perl, php, python, r, rainbow, ruby, scala, sh, sql, swift, visualbasic, xml, yaml

Extracting compressed file: podman-machine-default-amd64: done
Importing operating system into WSL (this may take a few minutes on a new WSL install)...
Import in progress, this may take a few minutes.
The operation could not be started because a required feature is not installed.
Error code: Wsl/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/HCS/HCS_E_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE
Error: the WSL import of guest OS failed: command C:UsersmarioAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsAppswsl.exe [--import podman-machine-default C:Usersmario.localsharecontainerspodmanmachinewslwsldistpodman-machine-default C:Usersmario.localsharecontainerspodmanmachinewslpodman-machine-default-amd64 --version 2] failed: exit status 0xffffffff

Describe the results you expected

The command should NOT try to import the machine OS in WSL and propose to install WSL to the user:

Unable to find source-code formatter for language: log. Available languages are: actionscript, ada, applescript, bash, c, c#, c++, cpp, css, erlang, go, groovy, haskell, html, java, javascript, js, json, lua, none, nyan, objc, perl, php, python, r, rainbow, ruby, scala, sh, sql, swift, visualbasic, xml, yaml

WSL is not installed on this system, installing it.

NOTE: A system reboot will be required as part of this process. 
If you prefer, you may abort now, and perform a manual installation using the "wsl --install" command.

podman info output

OS: windows/amd64
provider: wsl
version: 5.4.0-dev

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

None

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

Additional environment details

Additional information

Additional information like issue happens only occasionally or issue happens with a particular architecture or on a particular setting