wasp db migrate-dev fails with chdir: invalid argument (Bad file descriptor) on WSL (Ubuntu)
✅SolvedGeneral Wasp
Hi, I’m trying to run my Wasp app inside WSL (Ubuntu), but I’m getting the following error when running:
Error:
Environment:
OS: WSL2 (Ubuntu)
Node version: v20.x (installed via nvm)
Wasp version: 0.17.2
Wasp installed via: npm (global install)
Project location: /home/<username>/<project-folder> (not inside /mnt/c)
What I Already Tried:
Switched to Node 20 (not using Node 24 anymore)
Deleted .wasp folder
Deleted node_modules and package-lock.json
Ran wasp clean
Reinstalled dependencies
Ensured I am inside the correct folder containing main.wasp
The error still appears when running wasp db migrate-dev.
Error:
Environment:
OS: WSL2 (Ubuntu)
Node version: v20.x (installed via nvm)
Wasp version: 0.17.2
Wasp installed via: npm (global install)
Project location: /home/<username>/<project-folder> (not inside /mnt/c)
What I Already Tried:
Switched to Node 20 (not using Node 24 anymore)
Deleted .wasp folder
Deleted node_modules and package-lock.json
Ran wasp clean
Reinstalled dependencies
Ensured I am inside the correct folder containing main.wasp
The error still appears when running wasp db migrate-dev.
Solution
Hi @nodtem66 @Rajat sharma, in the end we have withdrawn the affected versions, and we just let you use the old installer for them.
This means that if you're in Wasp 0.19 or earlier, you should keep using the legacy installer.
When you upgprade to Wasp 0.20.2 or greater, you can migrate to the npm version of Wasp.
This means that if you're in Wasp 0.19 or earlier, you should keep using the legacy installer.
When you upgprade to Wasp 0.20.2 or greater, you can migrate to the npm version of Wasp.
