systemd user instance does not work in 2.5.x and 2.6.x with RedHat

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.7462]

WSL Version

2.5.10

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

RedHat 9.7

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

I'm still having the same problem like others before where they go with 2.5.x.
I tried several WSL versions, jumping between 2.4 and 2.6. 2.4 was fine as I remember, but nothing really works since 2.5.x.

• systemctl --user status errors out
• /run/user/1000/bus missing
• podman complains
• systemctl restart user@1000 doesn't help
• disabling wslg has no effect
• I don't see the double mount of /run/user/1000 in any WSL release
  The symptoms are the same like in all earlier posts.
  Ubuntu 24 seem to work with regard to systemctl --user
  I have the same problems with RH9 and RH10.

I have to avoid 6.x now because that breaks podman. At least the 5.x is working so-so with the above problems.
I don't remember any of those problems in 4.x.

Expected Behavior

Have proper user session , dbus

Actual Behavior

No user session and bus
Errors in journalctl:
pam_systemd(sudo:session): Failed to connect to system bus: No such file

Diagnostic Logs

No response

Reproduce on WSL 2.5.10 or 2.6 with RedHat 9.7 using systemctl --user status, and inspect /run/user/1000/bus plus the reported journalctl error. Compare the behavior with WSL 2.4 and Ubuntu 24. Done means a proper user session and dbus are available without the listed errors, and podman no longer fails.