gbash

Bash wrapper shell to run shell inside systemd pam session

This a temporary hack to enable systemd user session in WSL when using wsl-distrod.

Notice: Official microsoft support for systemd is available from WSL version 0.67.6

Here is the official announcement article. If you are running windows 11 and able to upgrade WSL to latest versions, I highly recommend using the official wsl systemd. I'd recommend using this only for windows 10 users.

Usage

make config will compile, install it to /bin/gbash, then configure shell using chsh and run distrod enable. make unconfig to undo.

After running make config open a new terminal tab, you should be placed inside a systemd user session enabled shell. To verify

$ env | grep XDG
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_ID=c53
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000

You can see XDG env variables are set. You can also run systemctl --user status.

Known Issue

1. It fails when terminal is launched for the first time, as it can't find systemd.You can close the failed and open new tabs. It works from now on. No longer an issue, workaround implemented.