sudo systemctl start mssql-server -- on WSL2 Ubuntu

Question

$ sudo systemctl start mssql-server System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. I installed mssql server by following https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu?view=sql-server-ver15 on WSL2 on Windows 10 pro. Can someone help me resolve this issue.

Answer 1

Hi @Ramesh Chandra RC ,

Quote from the blog Dealing with SQL Server on Linux on WSL2,

I would say you can use your new fresh installed SQL Server instance, but it requires to manually start / stop it because there are no systemctl commands to handle it. A good alternative could be to rely on init scripts and start-stop-daemon wrapped into LSB-compliant init scripts.

Suggest you read the blog to get the detail steps to resolve the issue.

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Answer 2

Thank you for the response - I removed mssql packages. I re installed a fresh copy. By following https://blog.developpez.com/mikedavem/p13196/sql-server-2012/dealing-with-sql-server-on-linux-on-wsl2
I get error at below point.