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Update WSL docs to mention sleep workaround (#72839)
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Co-authored-by: Joseph Chambers <joe.chambers@lexisnexis.com>
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samdoran and jchambers-ln committed Dec 18, 2020
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# To enable Ansible on login, run the following
echo ". ~/ansible/hacking/env-setup -q' >> ~/.bashrc
If you encounter timeout errors when running Ansible on the WSL, this may be due to an issue
with ``sleep`` not returning correctly. The following workaround may resolve the issue:
.. code-block:: shell
mv /usr/bin/sleep /usr/bin/sleep.orig
ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/sleep
Another option is to use WSL 2 if running Windows 10 later than build 2004.
.. code-block:: shell
wsl --set-default-version 2
Can I use SSH keys to authenticate to Windows hosts?
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You cannot use SSH keys with the WinRM or PSRP connection plugins.
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