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WSL integration timeout: docker-desktop-user-distro proxy failed to start after 4 minutes on Ubuntu 24.04 #749

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Bug report

Bug description

WSL integration with the Ubuntu-24.04 distro unexpectedly stops working. The Docker Desktop GUI outputs an error stating that the proxy service failed to start within the initialization window.

Error Message:
running wsl distro proxy in Ubuntu-24.04 distro: running proxy: docker-desktop-user-distro proxy has not started after 4 minutes, killing it

Reproduction steps

  1. Open Docker Desktop settings.
  2. Navigate to Resources -> WSL Integration.
  3. Enable integration for the 'Ubuntu-24.04' distribution.
  4. Apply and restart. The proxy initialization times out at 4 minutes.

Platform

Windows

Version information

Client:
 Version:           28.5.1
 API version:       1.51
 Go version:        go1.24.8
 Git commit:        e180ab8
 Built:             Wed Oct  8 12:19:16 2025
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Context:           desktop-linux
Client:
 Version:    28.5.1
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.9.11
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-ai.exe
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.29.1-desktop.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
  cloud: Docker Cloud (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.4.39
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-cloud.exe
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.40.0-desktop.1
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.44
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.31
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.24.0
    Path:     C:\Users\saady\.docker\cli-plugins\docker-mcp.exe
  model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.42
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-model.exe
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.18.3
    Path:     C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe

Diagnostics ID

80AB4885-D85E-439D-9733-6AF267004411/20261016033757

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