Failed to start service Docker on WSL2

[rsrini7]

**Trying to setup docker with real linux kernel. Followed wsl2 migration steps for WLinux. Post migration installed docker. Docker daemon not starting. ** A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Migrate to wsl2
2. install latest docker
3. sudo service docker start
4. See error

time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.385197200+05:30" level=warning msg="Running modprobe bridge br_netfilter failed with message: modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:586 kmod_search_moddep() could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard/modules.dep.bin'\nmodprobe: WARNING: Module bridge not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard\nmodprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:586 kmod_search_moddep() could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard/modules.dep.bin'\nmodprobe: WARNING: Module br_netfilter not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard\n, error: exit status 1" time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.386495900+05:30" level=warning msg="Running modprobe nf_nat failed with message: modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:586 kmod_search_moddep() could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard/modules.dep.bin'\nmodprobe: WARNING: Module nf_nat not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard, error: exit status 1" time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.387748100+05:30" level=warning msg="Running modprobe xt_conntrack failed with message: modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:586 kmod_search_moddep() could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard/modules.dep.bin'\nmodprobe: WARNING: Module xt_conntrack not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.43-microsoft-standard, error: exit status 1" time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.410128900+05:30" level=info msg="stopping event stream following graceful shutdown" error="" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.410615600+05:30" level=info msg="stopping event stream following graceful shutdown" error="context canceled" module=libcontainerd namespace=plugins.moby time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.410643100+05:30" level=info msg="stopping healthcheck following graceful shutdown" module=libcontainerd time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.411191200+05:30" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc420644480, TRANSIENT_FAILURE" module=grpc time="2019-07-06T12:35:24.411214100+05:30" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc420644480, CONNECTING" module=grpc Error starting daemon: Error initializing network controller: error obtaining controller instance: failed to create NAT chain DOCKER: iptables failed: iptables --wait -t nat -N DOCKER: iptables v1.8.2 (nf_tables): CHAIN_ADD failed (No such file or directory): chain PREROUTING

Expected behavior Docker daemon should start successfully and should be able to pull images from registry

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Basic Troubleshooting Checklist

[Yes] I have searched Google for the error message. [Yes] I have checked official WSL troubleshooting documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/troubleshooting#confirm-wsl-is-enabled. [ Yes] I have searched the official Microsoft WSL issues page: https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues. [ Yes] I have searched the Pengwin issues page: https://github.com/WhitewaterFoundry/Pengwin/issues. [ Yes] I have reset Pengwin: Settings->Apps->Apps & features->Pengwin->Advanced Options->Reset. [ Yes] I have disabled and re-enabled WSL in Windows Features. [ Yes] I have run Windows 10 updates and restarted.

What other troubleshooting have you attempted?

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Pengwin Version

Find: Settings->Apps->Apps & features->Pengwin->Advanced Options->Version.

Version 1.2.5.0

Windows Build

Run 'systeminfo | findstr /C:"OS"' in Command Prompt and insert here: OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Insider Preview Single Language OS Version: 10.0.18932 N/A Build 18932 OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. E16P5IMS.108, 23-04-2018

For help on retrieving: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/troubleshooting#check-your-build-number

[Biswa96]

Exactly same as https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4165.

[sirredbeard]

Thank you @Biswa96, I ran across an answer of yours on some other topic on Stack Overflow a few days ago. Always so helpful.

[blemis]

The docker installer uses iptables for nat. Unfortunately Debian uses a modified version of nftables. You can convert the entries over to nftables or just setup Debian to use the legacy iptables.

sudo update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy sudo update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy

dockerd, should start fine after switching to iptables-legacy.

sudo service docker start

-blemis

[C0coleplub0]

Thx a lot @blemis ! I had the same issue and now it's fixed !

[crramirez]

Incredible that this solution still works. Also you can check this: https://github.com/WhitewaterFoundry/Pengwin/discussions/734