UID user collision between different WSL distributions
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Description
### Windows Version
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26220.7344]
### WSL Version
2.6.2.0
### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1
### Kernel Version
6.6.87.2-1
### Distro Version
Archlinux
### Other Software
systemd 259-1
### Repro Steps
- Enable systemd in my Arch WSL
- Start `podman machine start`
- Start my work WSL
- My Arch work WSL can't start systemd because of UID collision with the user UID of the podman VM
### Expected Behavior
I can start the two VMs independently. I'd argue that two VMs should not interfere between each other.
### Actual Behavior
The `user@1000.service` can't start because it's already running in the other VM. Why are they conflicting?
```
wsl: Failed to start the systemd user session for 'rdb'. See journalctl for more details.
```
Changing the uid manually in one of the distributions solves the problem, but I'd assume the distributions would be isolated?
### Diagnostic Logs
```
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD unknown: WSL (2 - Interop) ERROR: operator():2755: systemctl is-active user@1000.service returned: failed
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_is_feature_enabled: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -2
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_is_feature_enabled: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -22
Dec 25 15:51:47 CiD kernel: misc dxg: dxgk: dxgkio_query_adapter_info: Ioctl failed: -2
```
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Research direction
Reproduce the collision using the reported Arch Linux WSL 2 setup: enable systemd, start the Podman machine, then start the work distribution. Inspect the systemd user-session startup path and the reported `user@1000.service` failure; done means both distributions can start independently without sharing or blocking each other's UID session.
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Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100