Read `wsl-distribution.conf` and `wsl.conf` from `/usr/lib` if not present in `/etc`
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Immutable/hermetic Distros may choose to only provide a `/usr` directory and mount other dirs like `/etc` as a tmpfs in which case it is not possible to ship the above config files in their original location
**Describe the solution you'd like**
WSL should fallback to reading the config from `/usr` if it cannot find it in `/etc`. Even better would be to merge the configs if both files are present
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Do not support hermetic distros
**Additional context**
The most popular example of such a distro is likely the impermanence mode of NixOS but there many custom, specialized distros which go this route. E.g. most immutable distros only provide a `/usr` and only populate `/etc` upon first boot
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Research direction
Start by locating the WSL code that reads /etc/wsl-distribution.conf and /etc/wsl.conf, then inspect any configuration-loading tests. Verify fallback to /usr when the files are absent from /etc; the desired precedence or merge behavior when both locations exist needs clarification before coding.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100