Fix docker permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock

Learn how to fix docker permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock

Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at `unix:///var/run/docker.sock`

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
 
docker ps # test connection

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KarChunT

Last Updated

Fri Mar 28 2025