"Open in Windows Terminal" doesn't work correctly when WSL directories are mounted into Windows
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Description
Version
10.0.19043.1348
WSL Version
- WSL 2
- WSL 1
Kernel Version
5.10.60.1
Distro Version
Ubuntu 20.04
Other Software
Windows Terminal 1.11.2921.0
Repro Steps
- Have Ubuntu 20.04 installed as WSL and \wsl$ mounted as a "Network disk".
- In Windows Explorer go to some folder in WSL mounted disk (e. g. Z:\home\rajsky\ali).
- Click with right mouse button to open context menu and select "Open in Windows Terminal" (my default one is Ubuntu)
Expected Behavior
Windows terminal should open at the exact folder.
Actual Behavior
Windows Terminal opens in /home directory instead. This only occures in the mounted Ubuntu disk (e.g. if I would open any folder on my C: disk, it would work correctly).
Diagnostic Logs
[Fri Nov 19 07:27:05 2021] init: (21) ERROR: CreateProcessParseCommon:849: Failed to translate Z:\home\val\bin
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. First reproduce the issue using a WSL 2 Ubuntu 20.04 directory mounted as a Windows network disk, then inspect the handling of the Explorer "Open in Windows Terminal" action and the CreateProcessParseCommon diagnostic. Done means Windows Terminal opens in the exact mounted WSL folder rather than /home.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100