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# In elevated CMD switch WSL distro default user to root (adjust distro name as necessary)
ubuntu2204 config --default-user root
# Open WSL session - it will be opened with root user, set password for your user
passwd username
# Switch your default distro user back to your user from elevated cmd window
ubuntu2204 config --default-user username
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