CMake Error 'Operation not permitted' in new WSL Ubuntu session

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We have just installed WSL Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows and installed CMake v.3.20.5. Our CMake project is known to work but we see:

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.20/Modules/CheckIncludeFile.cmake:57 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/local/share/cmake-3.20/Modules/FindThreads.cmake:146 (CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE)
  Kernel/CMakeLists.txt:80 (find_package)

where CMakeLists.txt:80 contains:

find_package(Threads REQUIRED)

The build-essential package is installed so pthreads should be there.

Any ideas what may be wrong please?

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I guess this is a WSL issue.

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Can you get logs as to what operation was not permitted?

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@ben.boeckel Thanks for your reply. The problem seems to be fixed after a laptop reboot.

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Here are my complete logs from Clion

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake:193 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)


-- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.4.0
CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake:226 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)


-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.4.0
CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake:226 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)


-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - works
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:85 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)


-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - failed
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - works
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake:78 (configure_file):
  Operation not permitted
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:2 (project)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/mnt/c/Users/Altay/AppData/Local/Temp/cmake_check_environment/_build1400723743840371038/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/mnt/c/Users/Altay/AppData/Local/Temp/cmake_check_environment/_build1400723743840371038/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

Error code: 1
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Also works:

wsl --shutdown
wsl --list --verbose

Output:

NAME STATE VERSION
* Ubuntu-22.04 Running 2
docker-desktop-data Stopped 2
Ubuntu-20.04 Stopped 2
AlmaLinux-8 Stopped 2
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Rebooting fixed it for me, too. I had uninstalled and reinstalled WSL prior.

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I meet the same problem after moving WSL from C: to D:.
The solution in the link below works.
Mounted filesystem issue on Debian WSL when running CMake · Issue #4257 · microsoft/WSL · GitHub.