Create symlink to win .ssh folder#6
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Add automatic SSH key sharing via symlink
Summary
WSL distros now automatically share Windows SSH keys by symlinking
/home/admin/.sshto the Windows user's.sshdirectory (/mnt/c/Users/{username}/.ssh). This enables git operations and Ansible deployments without manual key copying.Changes
USERNAMEenv var./home/admin/.ssh→/mnt/c/Users/{username}/.sshif Windows .ssh directory exists/home/admin/.sshdirectory if no Windows .ssh found (for Ansibleknown_hostsmodule)Benefits
ln -scommand vs complex file iteration/copyingTechnical Details
The symlink is created during bootstrap in
pkg/wsl/manager.go:ln -s "/mnt/c/Users/{username}/.ssh" /home/admin/.ssh chown -h admin:admin /home/admin/.ssh