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Many websites says I should use lxrun /setdefaultuser, but this command is deprecated:
C:WINDOWSsystem32>lxrun /setdefaultuser foo
Warning: lyrun.exe is only used to configure the legacy Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution.
How can I change the default username which is in my case root. I would like it to be the same username as I use with my Windows account.
Btw I am using mintty to run WSL:
%LOCALAPPDATA%wslttybinmintty.exe --WSL= -h err --configdir="%APPDATA%wsltty" -~
windows-subsystem-for-linux
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Many websites says I should use lxrun /setdefaultuser, but this command is deprecated:
C:WINDOWSsystem32>lxrun /setdefaultuser foo
Warning: lyrun.exe is only used to configure the legacy Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution.
How can I change the default username which is in my case root. I would like it to be the same username as I use with my Windows account.
Btw I am using mintty to run WSL:
%LOCALAPPDATA%wslttybinmintty.exe --WSL= -h err --configdir="%APPDATA%wsltty" -~
windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
Could be but there is no/setdefaultuseroption :(
– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28
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Many websites says I should use lxrun /setdefaultuser, but this command is deprecated:
C:WINDOWSsystem32>lxrun /setdefaultuser foo
Warning: lyrun.exe is only used to configure the legacy Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution.
How can I change the default username which is in my case root. I would like it to be the same username as I use with my Windows account.
Btw I am using mintty to run WSL:
%LOCALAPPDATA%wslttybinmintty.exe --WSL= -h err --configdir="%APPDATA%wsltty" -~
windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
Many websites says I should use lxrun /setdefaultuser, but this command is deprecated:
C:WINDOWSsystem32>lxrun /setdefaultuser foo
Warning: lyrun.exe is only used to configure the legacy Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution.
How can I change the default username which is in my case root. I would like it to be the same username as I use with my Windows account.
Btw I am using mintty to run WSL:
%LOCALAPPDATA%wslttybinmintty.exe --WSL= -h err --configdir="%APPDATA%wsltty" -~
windows-subsystem-for-linux
windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
asked Nov 9 '17 at 10:52
nowoxnowox
83711632
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Could be but there is no/setdefaultuseroption :(
– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28
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Could be but there is no/setdefaultuseroption :(
– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28
Could be but there is no
/setdefaultuser option :(– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
Could be but there is no
/setdefaultuser option :(– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28
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Microsoft has documented how this is done on Fall Creators Update and later. The commands suggested are only an example and might vary based on the WSL instance you are using.
This question was asked in 2017, so the name of the WSL instance, might no longer be applicable to a newer version of Ubuntu WSL or if a different WSL distribution is being used. The commands that are suggested will work with any WSL distrubition on the Windows Store.
To see what commands are available for a particular distribution, run
[distro.exe] /?.
For example, with Ubuntu installed:
C:> ubuntu.exe /?
Which means in order to change the default user to root in Ubuntu you would use the following command.
C:> ubuntu config --default-user root
The documentation indicates the following:
Source: User Accounts and Permissions
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
21.6k156288
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
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Microsoft has documented how this is done on Fall Creators Update and later. The commands suggested are only an example and might vary based on the WSL instance you are using.
This question was asked in 2017, so the name of the WSL instance, might no longer be applicable to a newer version of Ubuntu WSL or if a different WSL distribution is being used. The commands that are suggested will work with any WSL distrubition on the Windows Store.
To see what commands are available for a particular distribution, run
[distro.exe] /?.
For example, with Ubuntu installed:
C:> ubuntu.exe /?
Which means in order to change the default user to root in Ubuntu you would use the following command.
C:> ubuntu config --default-user root
The documentation indicates the following:
Source: User Accounts and Permissions
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
21.6k156288
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
add a comment |
Microsoft has documented how this is done on Fall Creators Update and later. The commands suggested are only an example and might vary based on the WSL instance you are using.
This question was asked in 2017, so the name of the WSL instance, might no longer be applicable to a newer version of Ubuntu WSL or if a different WSL distribution is being used. The commands that are suggested will work with any WSL distrubition on the Windows Store.
To see what commands are available for a particular distribution, run
[distro.exe] /?.
For example, with Ubuntu installed:
C:> ubuntu.exe /?
Which means in order to change the default user to root in Ubuntu you would use the following command.
C:> ubuntu config --default-user root
The documentation indicates the following:
Source: User Accounts and Permissions
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
21.6k156288
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
add a comment |
Microsoft has documented how this is done on Fall Creators Update and later. The commands suggested are only an example and might vary based on the WSL instance you are using.
This question was asked in 2017, so the name of the WSL instance, might no longer be applicable to a newer version of Ubuntu WSL or if a different WSL distribution is being used. The commands that are suggested will work with any WSL distrubition on the Windows Store.
To see what commands are available for a particular distribution, run
[distro.exe] /?.
For example, with Ubuntu installed:
C:> ubuntu.exe /?
Which means in order to change the default user to root in Ubuntu you would use the following command.
C:> ubuntu config --default-user root
The documentation indicates the following:
Source: User Accounts and Permissions
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
21.6k156288
Microsoft has documented how this is done on Fall Creators Update and later. The commands suggested are only an example and might vary based on the WSL instance you are using.
This question was asked in 2017, so the name of the WSL instance, might no longer be applicable to a newer version of Ubuntu WSL or if a different WSL distribution is being used. The commands that are suggested will work with any WSL distrubition on the Windows Store.
To see what commands are available for a particular distribution, run
[distro.exe] /?.
For example, with Ubuntu installed:
C:> ubuntu.exe /?
Which means in order to change the default user to root in Ubuntu you would use the following command.
C:> ubuntu config --default-user root
The documentation indicates the following:
Source: User Accounts and Permissions
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
21.6k156288
edited yesterday
answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
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answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
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answered Nov 9 '17 at 16:09
RamhoundRamhound
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I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
add a comment |
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
I wouldn't have been able to find the documentation page if it wasn't for this answer so be sure to give it an upvote.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:10
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
How to set default user to root in WSL also submitted a similar answer but I didn't find it until after I submitted my answer.
– Ramhound
Nov 9 '17 at 16:13
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
My answer was correct when it was submitted in 2017. According to the article it still is valid.
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
This question and answer is from 2017. Newer versions of WSL instances would come with it own executable. In this case it’s specific to the instance from 2017 not 2018. The commands suggested are examples and specifically geared towards the author’s question. This answer is absolutely correct in the context of the author’s question
– Ramhound
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
Thanks for updating the question to reflect this, it will save people time explicitly stating that in the question as you have (especially noobs like me!). Thanks again!
– rmcsharry
yesterday
add a comment |
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Could be but there is no
/setdefaultuseroption :(– nowox
Nov 9 '17 at 12:32
@Ramhound: Why did you post a bounty when your own answer is accepted?
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 15:24
@Ramhound: I have the exact same question :)
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:27
Does the accepted answer solve your issue?
– nowox
Jan 22 '18 at 15:45
@Ramhound: What do you expect to achieve? Do you intend to never award the bounty, so nobody gets more than half the bounty and that also only if at least two voters happen to like the answer in the next 5-6 days? You know well that most voters will only look at the accepted answer and go away uninterested.
– harrymc
Jan 22 '18 at 16:28