Failing to flash an image from WSL directory

[nilay994]

Configuration:

• Windows 11
• balenaEtcher 2.1.0
• Image to be flashed: .wic file present inside a WSL directory
• Target: SD card placed inside the inbuilt SD card reader

Observation:

• Admin login prompt appears after pressing flash
• After accepting the credentials, the progress bar stays stuck at 0% and doesn't proceed
• A workaround was to copy the entire .wic image file from the WSL directory to windows 11, and then flash into the SD card

[lurch]

This is probably because the Etcher GUI is running as a "normal" user who can see the "WSL directory", but the flashing-part of Etcher is using an "elevated" user who can't see the WSL directory? The same thing often happens with SUBST drives or Network drives.

[nilay994]

Etcher is using an "elevated" user who can't see the WSL directory?

Indeed the case I think, the filepath could be valid, but might not have access to the image in principle. Should such an issue raise a warning? Should I close this issue?