`podman run` fails with WSL pre-release (v2.9.x)
Author: l0rdCreated Sep 10, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelskind/bugremotemachinewindows
Issue Description
The following error is returned when trying podman run hello on the pre-release version of WSL (v2.9.11 with kernel version 6.18.40.1-1):
Error: preparing container 175dfadfb2db1773aaeb9f82994a347e7fd0d8bff927d5223b5bd65f5e905017 for attach: crun:
controller `pids` is not available under /sys/fs/cgroup/wsl-user/distro-440/user.slice/user-1000.slice/[email protected]/user.slice/libpod-175dfadfb2db1773aaeb9f82994a347e7fd0d8bff927d5223b5bd65f5e905017.scope/container/cgroup.controllers: OCI runtime errorSteps to reproduce the issue
Steps to reproduce the issue
- wsl --update --pre-release # <-- this installs version 2.9.11
- podman machine init --now
- podman run hello
podman info output
Client:
APIVersion: 6.2.0-dev
Built: 1788887757
BuiltTime: Tue Sep 8 19:15:57 2026
GitCommit: c30add3f1ca485088750a73119dfb5f85312bcc1-dirty
GoVersion: go1.27.0
Os: windows
OsArch: windows/arm64
Version: 6.2.0-dev
host:
arch: arm64
buildahVersion: 1.45.0
cdiSpecDirs:
- /etc/cdi
- /var/run/cdi
cgroupControllers: []
cgroupManager: systemd
cgroupVersion: v2
conmon:
package: conmon-2.2.1-2.fc44.aarch64
path: /usr/bin/conmon
version: 'conmon version 2.2.1, commit: '
cpuUtilization:
idlePercent: 99.12
systemPercent: 0.72
userPercent: 0.16
cpus: 12
databaseBackend: sqlite
distribution:
distribution: fedora
variant: podman-machine-os
version: "44"
eventLogger: journald
freeLocks: 2047
hostname: rascarcapac
idMappings:
gidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1000
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 524288
size: 1000000
uidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1000
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 524288
size: 1000000
kernel: 6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
linkmode: dynamic
logDriver: journald
memAvailable: 15856488448
memFree: 15610957824
memTotal: 16512077824
networkBackend: netavark
networkBackendInfo:
backend: netavark
defaultNetwork: podman
dns:
package: aardvark-dns-2.1.0-1.20260811105353540362.main.6.g2d364eb.fc44.aarch64
path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
version: aardvark-dns 2.1.0
package: netavark-2.1.0-1.20260818222846495485.main.59.g9a10e462.fc44.aarch64
path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
version: netavark 2.1.0
ociRuntime:
name: crun
package: crun-1.29.1-1.20260909091116491877.main.173.g322729a7.fc44.aarch64
path: /usr/bin/crun
version: |-
crun version UNKNOWN
commit: 72748b64bf2828c558a955c66e0fe3f5ecd8ca59
rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
spec: 1.0.0
+SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +JSON_C
os: linux
pasta:
executable: /usr/bin/pasta
package: passt-0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc44.aarch64
version: |
pasta 0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc44.aarch64-pasta
Copyright Red Hat
GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
remoteSocket:
exists: true
path: unix:///run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
rootlessPortForwarder: rootlessport
security:
apparmorEnabled: false
capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
rootless: true
seccompEnabled: true
seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
selinuxEnabled: false
serviceIsRemote: true
swapFree: 4294967296
swapTotal: 4294967296
uptime: 0h 2m 20.00s
variant: v8
plugins:
authorization: null
log:
- k8s-file
- none
- passthrough
- journald
network:
- bridge
- macvlan
- ipvlan
volume:
- local
registries:
search:
- docker.io
store:
containerStore:
number: 1
paused: 0
running: 0
stopped: 1
graphDriverName: overlay
graphOptions:
overlay.mountopt: nodev
graphRoot: /home/user/.local/share/containers/storage
graphRootAllocated: 1081101176832
graphRootUsed: 1112948736
graphStatus:
Backing Filesystem: extfs
Native Overlay Diff: "true"
Supports d_type: "true"
Supports shifting: "false"
Supports volatile: "true"
Using metacopy: "false"
imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
imageStore:
number: 1
runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
transientStore: false
volumePath: /home/user/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
APIVersion: 6.2.0-dev
BuildOrigin: 'Copr: rhcontainerbot/podman-next'
Built: 1788825600
BuiltTime: Tue Sep 8 02:00:00 2026
GitCommit: 5affbadb26ee52ebe205051368f16921c9497b43
GoVersion: go1.26.8-X:nodwarf5
Os: linux
OsArch: linux/arm64
Version: 6.2.0-devPodman in a container
No
Privileged Or Rootless
Rootless
Upstream Latest Release
Yes
Source: podman-container-tools/podman