CreateProcessEntryCommon:508: Create process not expected to return

[lansman]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4112]

WSL Version

2.2.4.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Linux version 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (root@941d701f84f1) (gcc (GCC) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.37) #1 SMP Fri Mar 29 23:14:13 UTC 2024

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

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Repro Steps

I'm trying to execute sh script by wsl
hello_world.sh

#!/usr/bin/env sh

echo Hello world!

C:\Users\my_user\my_dir>wsl -e hello_world.sh
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:505: execvpe hello_world.sh failed 2
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:508: Create process not expected to return

Entering wsl and executing there works:

C:\Users\my_user\my_dir>wsl.exe
$ ./hello_world.sh
Hello world!

Also proper WSL is selected:

>wsl -l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)
docker-desktop

Expected Behavior

Script should run

Actual Behavior

Script doesn't run, error appears:

<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:505: execvpe hello_world.sh failed 2
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:508: Create process not expected to return

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2024-09-01_22-27-15.zip

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Diagnostic information

Issue was edited and new log file was found: https://github.com/user-attachments/files/16829910/WslLogs-2024-09-01_22-27-15.zip
Detected appx version: 2.2.4.0

[lansman]

The problem is still here

[DHerrmannP]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4112]

WSL Version

2.2.4.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Linux version 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (root@941d701f84f1) (gcc (GCC) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.37) #1 SMP Fri Mar 29 23:14:13 UTC 2024

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

I'm trying to execute sh script by wsl hello_world.sh

#!/usr/bin/env sh

echo Hello world!

C:\Users\my_user\my_dir>wsl -e hello_world.sh
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:505: execvpe hello_world.sh failed 2
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:508: Create process not expected to return

Entering wsl and executing there works:

C:\Users\my_user\my_dir>wsl.exe
$ ./hello_world.sh
Hello world!

Also proper WSL is selected:

>wsl -l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)
docker-desktop

Expected Behavior

Script should run

Actual Behavior

Script doesn't run, error appears:

<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:505: execvpe hello_world.sh failed 2
<3>WSL (64252) ERROR: CreateProcessEntryCommon:508: Create process not expected to return

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2024-09-01_22-27-15.zip

No response

I also have this problem, have you managed to fix it?

[lansman]

@DHerrmannP no